LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Thursday, September 24: #877
LinkedIn Crossclimb #877 is the puzzle for Thursday, September 24, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 1:08 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Thursday, September 24
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together form a Latin expression for something real and genuine, and one rung in between means built or produced.
Part of a skeleton
Crossclimb #877 clue 1: Part of a skeleton → BONE
BONE
A bone is one of the hard pieces that make up a skeleton.
___ of one's existence (nemesis)
Crossclimb #877 clue 2: ___ of one's existence (nemesis) → BANE
BANE
A bane is a cause of constant trouble or misery, the thing that ruins your life.
Hair on a horse's neck
Crossclimb #877 clue 3: Hair on a horse's neck → MANE
MANE
A mane is the long hair growing on a horse's neck.
Created
Crossclimb #877 clue 4: Created → MADE
MADE
Made means created or built by someone.
Gradually become invisible
Crossclimb #877 clue 5: Gradually become invisible → FADE
FADE
To fade is to slowly lose strength or colour until it can no longer be seen.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word Latin phrase meaning "genuine" or "authentic." Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
BONAFIDE
“bona fide”
BONA sits at the top and is the first word in “bona fide”, with FIDE at the bottom as the second word.
BONA is the first word and FIDE the second, making “bona fide”, a Latin phrase meaning genuine or authentic.