LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Friday, October 9: #892
LinkedIn Crossclimb #892 is the puzzle for Friday, October 9, 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 Friday, October 9
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name a musical symbol worth two beats in common time, and one rung in between is a day on the calendar.
___ and hearty (in good physical condition)
Crossclimb #892 clue 1: ___ and hearty (in good physical condition) → HALE
HALE
Hale means in good physical condition, as in “hale and hearty”.
Long-eared animal related to the rabbit
Crossclimb #892 clue 2: Long-eared animal related to the rabbit → HARE
HARE
A hare is a long-eared animal related to the rabbit.
Challenge to do something risky
Crossclimb #892 clue 3: Challenge to do something risky → DARE
DARE
A dare is a challenge to do something risky.
10/10/26, for example
Crossclimb #892 clue 4: 10/10/26, for example → DATE
DATE
A date is a calendar day, and 10/10/26 is one written in numbers.
To dote on someone is to show them lavish affection.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for something that lasts for two beats in a piece of music in 4/4 time. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
HALFNOTE
“half note”
HALF sits at the top and is the first word in “half note”, with NOTE at the bottom as the second word.
HALF is the first word and NOTE the second, making “half note”, a note that lasts two beats in 4/4 time.
