LinkedIn Crossclimb #918 Answer
Puzzle #918 · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
LinkedIn Crossclimb #918 answer: top to bottom: TANK → BANK → BALK → BALL → FALL → FULL → FUEL.
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 container that an engine draws from in order to run.
- tankTop row
- bankPlace to deposit or withdraw money
- balkShow reluctance about an idea
- ballFormal dance, like the one Cinderella attended
- fallOpposite of "rise," as a noun or a verb
- fullHalf-___ (like an optimist's water glass)
- fuelBottom row
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5 rungs of 4 letters in Crossclimb #918, every step one letter apart. One clue is a fill-in-the-blank, like "Half-___ (like an optimist's water glass)"; those usually go first.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
Start with "Half-___ (like an optimist's water glass)": it's a 4-letter word beginning with F.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
Below the top word, BANK is the first clued rung, and FULL is the last one above the bottom word; between them the swaps happen at positions 3, 4, 1 and 2.
Hint 3: nearly there
Top: TANK, one letter off BANK. Bottom: FUEL.