LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Thursday, October 15: #898
LinkedIn Crossclimb #898 is the puzzle for Thursday, October 15, 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, October 15
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name a music genre built on acoustic guitars and socially aware lyrics, and one rung in between is a chess piece.
Drop out of a poker hand
Crossclimb #898 clue 1: Drop out of a poker hand → FOLD
FOLD
To fold in poker is to drop out of the hand by giving up your cards.
What many farms generate
Crossclimb #898 clue 2: What many farms generate → FOOD
FOOD
Food is what farms produce, such as crops, meat and milk.
Robin ___ (legendary outlaw)
Crossclimb #898 clue 3: Robin ___ (legendary outlaw) → HOOD
HOOD
Hood is the surname in Robin Hood, the legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest.
It's at the end of a fishing line
Crossclimb #898 clue 4: It's at the end of a fishing line → HOOK
HOOK
A hook is the bent piece of metal at the end of a fishing line that catches the fish.
Game piece that moves up and down and side to side, but not diagonally
Crossclimb #898 clue 5: Game piece that moves up and down and side to side, but not diagonally → ROOK
ROOK
A rook is the chess piece that moves in straight lines along rows and columns, never diagonally.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a music genre that often features acoustic guitars and socially conscious lyrics. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
FOLKROCK
“folk rock”
FOLK sits at the top and is the first word in “folk rock”, with ROCK at the bottom as the second word.
FOLK is the first word and ROCK the second, making “folk rock”, a genre with acoustic guitars and socially conscious lyrics.
