LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Wednesday, October 14: #897

The ladder, rung by rung

1. Pleasant, or the name of a city in FranceShow

   Crossclimb #897 clue 1: Pleasant, or the name of a city in France → NICE

   NICE

   Nice means pleasant, and Nice is also a city on the south coast of France.

2. Computer peripherals used for clickingShow

   Crossclimb #897 clue 2: Computer peripherals used for clicking → MICE

   MICE

   Mice are the hand-held devices you move and click to control a computer.

3. Medieval club, often with spiky bitsShow

   Crossclimb #897 clue 3: Medieval club, often with spiky bits → MACE

   MACE

   A mace is a medieval club with a heavy head, often covered in spikes.

4. Like a bull or ram, but not a cow or eweShow

   Crossclimb #897 clue 4: Like a bull or ram, but not a cow or ewe → MALE

   MALE

   Male describes a bull or ram, the he-animal rather than the cow or ewe.

5. Critter that digs tunnelsShow

   Crossclimb #897 clue 5: Critter that digs tunnels → MOLE

   MOLE

   A mole is a small furry animal that digs tunnels underground.

Top and bottom rungs

The top + bottom rows = A hyphenated word describing a golf course that's half as long as usual. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.

Show top and bottom

Opens after the five rungs above.

NINEHOLE

1. NINE is the other half of the golf-course description: it is the count that makes a course half the usual length of eighteen.
2. HOLE is one half of the golf-course description: it is the cup in the ground that players aim their ball at.

Crossclimb #897 letter changes

• NINE → NICE: letter 3, N → C
• NICE → MICE: letter 1, N → M
• MICE → MACE: letter 2, I → A
• MACE → MALE: letter 3, C → L
• MALE → MOLE: letter 2, A → O
• MOLE → HOLE: letter 1, M → H