LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Thursday, September 10: #863
LinkedIn Crossclimb #863 is the puzzle for Thursday, September 10, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:14 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Thursday, September 10
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words are a type of flower and a container for it, and one rung is a thick cord used on boats.
Gripping tool with two jaws
Crossclimb #863 clue 1: Gripping tool with two jaws → VISE
VISE
A vise is a tool with two jaws that grips something tightly in place.
“A word to the ___” (helpful hint)
Crossclimb #863 clue 2: “A word to the ___” (helpful hint) → WISE
WISE
In the saying, a word to the wise is a helpful hint for someone sensible.
Clean with a rag, as a pane of glass
Crossclimb #863 clue 3: Clean with a rag, as a pane of glass → WIPE
WIPE
To wipe a pane of glass is to clean it by rubbing it with a rag.
Ready to eat, like fruit
Crossclimb #863 clue 4: Ready to eat, like fruit → RIPE
RIPE
Ripe fruit is fully grown and ready to eat.
What you use to tie up a boat at a pier
Crossclimb #863 clue 5: What you use to tie up a boat at a pier → ROPE
ROPE
A rope is the thick cord used to tie a boat to a pier.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A type of flower and what you might put it in. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
VASEROSE
A vase is a container for cut flowers, so it answers the half of the clue about what you might put a flower in.
A rose is a popular garden flower, so it answers the half of the clue about a type of flower.