LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Sunday, October 11: #894
LinkedIn Crossclimb #894 is the puzzle for Sunday, October 11, 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 Sunday, October 11
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together describe ordinary, non-managing workers in an organisation, and one rung in between is a container for pet fish.
Where to keep pet fish
Crossclimb #894 clue 1: Where to keep pet fish → TANK
TANK
A tank is a glass container where pet fish are kept.
Pep ___ (motivational speech)
Crossclimb #894 clue 2: Pep ___ (motivational speech) → TALK
TALK
A pep talk is a motivational speech given to encourage a team.
Like prominent buildings
Crossclimb #894 clue 3: Like prominent buildings → TALL
TALL
Prominent buildings are tall, meaning they rise high above their surroundings.
Plunge
Crossclimb #894 clue 4: Plunge → FALL
FALL
To fall is to plunge downward.
Pack until nothing else will fit
Crossclimb #894 clue 5: Pack until nothing else will fit → FILL
FILL
To fill is to pack a space until nothing else will fit.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A row and a column of a chessboard, or non-managing workers as in the phrase "___ and ___." Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
RANKFILE
“rank and file”
RANK is the first word and FILE the second, the two words of “rank and file” in the set phrase rank and file, the ordinary non-managing workers.
FILE sits at the bottom and is the second word in “rank and file”, the two words of the set phrase rank and file, after RANK at the top.
