LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Saturday, October 17: #900
LinkedIn Crossclimb #900 is the puzzle for Saturday, October 17, 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 Saturday, October 17
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words combine into a compound for a bound collection of lyrics, and one rung in between is a metal disc you strike.
Percussion instrument resembling a very large cymbal
Crossclimb #900 clue 1: Percussion instrument resembling a very large cymbal → GONG
GONG
A gong is a large, round metal percussion instrument that looks like a very big cymbal.
Missing
Crossclimb #900 clue 2: Missing → GONE
GONE
Gone means missing or no longer present.
Alternative to a cup in an ice cream parlor
Crossclimb #900 clue 3: Alternative to a cup in an ice cream parlor → CONE
CONE
A cone is the crisp, edible holder some people choose instead of a cup for ice cream.
___ out (break down or fall asleep)
Crossclimb #900 clue 4: ___ out (break down or fall asleep) → CONK
CONK
To conk out means to break down or to fall asleep suddenly.
Their job might require an apron
Crossclimb #900 clue 5: Their job might require an apron → COOK
COOK
A cook is someone who prepares food for a living and might wear an apron on the job.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a volume that holds lots of lyrics. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
SONGBOOK
SONG answers the second half of the clue: it is a piece of music with lyrics, so a volume of lots of lyrics is full of it.
BOOK answers the first half of the clue: it is a volume of bound pages, the kind that holds a collection of lyrics.
