LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Friday, October 16: #899
LinkedIn Crossclimb #899 is the puzzle for Friday, October 16, 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 16
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name working animals that pull people or loads across snow, and one rung in between is what a farmer sows in spring.
A tree may grow from it
Crossclimb #899 clue 1: A tree may grow from it → SEED
SEED
A seed is the small part of a plant that a tree may grow from.
Give a supply of nutrients
Crossclimb #899 clue 2: Give a supply of nutrients → FEED
FEED
To feed is to give someone or something the food they need to live and grow.
Charges for professional services
Crossclimb #899 clue 3: Charges for professional services → FEES
FEES
Fees are the charges that doctors, lawyers and other professionals ask for their services.
Opposing forces
Crossclimb #899 clue 4: Opposing forces → FOES
FOES
Foes are enemies, the opposing forces in a fight or contest.
Weather patterns that may be described as "pea soup"
Crossclimb #899 clue 5: Weather patterns that may be described as "pea soup" → FOGS
FOGS
Fogs are thick low clouds of water droplets, and the densest ones are often called pea soup.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for animals that may work in snowy conditions. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
SLEDDOGS
“sled dogs”
SLED sits at the top and is the first word in “sled dogs”, with DOGS at the bottom as the second word.
SLED is the first word and DOGS the second, making “sled dogs”, animals that may work in snowy conditions.
