LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Monday, October 19: #902
LinkedIn Crossclimb #902 is the puzzle for Monday, October 19, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:36 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Monday, October 19
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words are both things used in games of chance, one being a six-sided solid shape, and one rung in between means to peel fruit.
Completely get rid of, as an illness
Crossclimb #902 clue 1: Completely get rid of, as an illness → CURE
CURE
To cure an illness is to completely get rid of it by treating it.
___ and simple (no more, no less)
Crossclimb #902 clue 2: ___ and simple (no more, no less) → PURE
PURE
Pure means having nothing else mixed in, as in "pure and simple", meaning no more and no less.
Peel the skin off of, as fruit
Crossclimb #902 clue 3: Peel the skin off of, as fruit → PARE
PARE
To pare fruit is to peel the skin off it with a knife.
Be boldly courageous
Crossclimb #902 clue 4: Be boldly courageous → DARE
DARE
To dare is to be boldly courageous and willing to take a risk.
Desperate, as a situation or a need
Crossclimb #902 clue 5: Desperate, as a situation or a need → DIRE
DIRE
Dire describes a situation or a need that is desperate or very serious.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Objects rolled during some board games, and a common shape for them. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
CUBEDICE
Cube answers the second half of the clue: it is the common shape of the objects rolled in board games, with six square faces.
Dice answers the first half of the clue: they are the small objects rolled in some board games.
