LinkedIn Crossclimb #889 answer — October 6, 2026
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1Starting pointShow hint
Begin with an alcoholic beverage made from grapes.
2Building momentumShow hint
Think about words related to growing smaller, flowing water, and places where bats sleep as you progress.
3Final stretchShow hint
Your last few steps involve a tree's outer layer and things that spin at the end.
4First lettersShow hint
The words start with: W · W · W · C · C · C · C.
5Today's Crossclimb ladderShow answer
- WINE
- WANE
- WAVE
- CAVE
- CARE
- CORE
- CORK
Top to bottom — the first and last rungs unlock at the end.
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How to play Crossclimb
Crossclimb is a word ladder built from trivia clues: solve each clue, then drag the answers into an order where each word differs from the next by a single letter. The top and bottom rungs unlock last.