LinkedIn Crossclimb #917 Answer
Puzzle #917 · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
LinkedIn Crossclimb #917 answer: top to bottom: CONE → TONE → TORE → FORE → FIRE → FINE → PINE.
The answer
5 rungs of 4 letters, then the top and bottom words. 7 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished ladder, top to bottom: 5 rungs of 4 letters, and every word is one letter away from the next.
Top and bottom rows: A two-word phrase for a certain evergreen tree's seed-bearing organ.
- coneTop row
- tone___ of voice (indicator of emotion)
- toreAccidentally did damage to, as a page of a book
- foreWarning a golfer yells
- fireSource of warmth in cold weather
- fineHigh-quality, like some dining
- pineBottom row
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Today's ladder climbs through 5 words of 4 letters, plus a top and a bottom word that are not clued at all. 3 different letter positions change across the ladder.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
"___ of voice (indicator of emotion)" gives way first; the answer starts with T and ends with E.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
Once sorted, the clued rungs start at TONE and end at FINE; the letters that change are positions 3, 1, 2 and 3.
Hint 3: nearly there
The top word is CONE; the bottom is PINE.