LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Sunday, July 26: #817
LinkedIn Crossclimb #817 is the puzzle for Sunday, July 26, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 11:48 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Sunday, July 26
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together form a phrase meaning to refrigerate, and one rung in between is the past tense of a verb meaning to narrate.
Very interested in something
Crossclimb #817 clue 1: Very interested in something → KEEN
KEEN
Keen means eager and very interested in something.
Someone older than twelve but younger than twenty
Crossclimb #817 clue 2: Someone older than twelve but younger than twenty → TEEN
TEEN
A teen is a teenager, someone older than twelve but younger than twenty.
Ready to be hit, as a golf ball
Crossclimb #817 clue 3: Ready to be hit, as a golf ball → TEED
TEED
Teed describes a golf ball set on a tee, ready to be hit.
Open-___ shoes
Crossclimb #817 clue 4: Open-___ shoes → TOED
TOED
Toed fits “open-toed shoes”, which leave the toes uncovered.
Relayed, as a story
Crossclimb #817 clue 5: Relayed, as a story → TOLD
TOLD
Told means relayed, as when someone tells a story.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase meaning "to refrigerate." Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
KEEPCOLD
“keep cold”
KEEP is the first word and COLD the second, making “keep cold”, which means to refrigerate.
COLD sits at the bottom and is the second word in “keep cold”, after KEEP at the top, meaning to refrigerate.