LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Sunday, November 1: #915

The ladder, rung by rung

1. ___ and responseShow

   Crossclimb #915 clue 1: ___ and response → CALL

   CALL

   In “call and response”, the call is the first part, which is answered by a response.

2. Remove, as the least useful partShow

   Crossclimb #915 clue 2: Remove, as the least useful part → CULL

   CULL

   To cull is to remove the least useful part, such as weak animals from a herd.

3. Male elephantShow

   Crossclimb #915 clue 3: Male elephant → BULL

   BULL

   A bull is a male elephant, as well as the male of cattle and some other large animals.

4. Majority portionShow

   Crossclimb #915 clue 4: Majority portion → BULK

   BULK

   The bulk of something is its majority, the largest portion of it.

5. Attempt to throw a rider offShow

   Crossclimb #915 clue 5: Attempt to throw a rider off → BUCK

   BUCK

   To buck is to jump and kick in order to throw a rider off, as a horse does.

Top and bottom rungs

The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for what some people do when Daylight Saving Time ends. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.

Show top and bottom

Opens after the five rungs above.

FALLBACK

“fall back”

1. FALL is the first word and BACK the second, making “fall back”, what some people do with their clocks when Daylight Saving Time ends.
2. BACK sits at the bottom and is the second word in “fall back”, after FALL at the top, what some people do when Daylight Saving Time ends.

Crossclimb #915 letter changes

• FALL → CALL: letter 1, F → C
• CALL → CULL: letter 2, A → U
• CULL → BULL: letter 1, C → B
• BULL → BULK: letter 4, L → K
• BULK → BUCK: letter 3, L → C
• BUCK → BACK: letter 2, U → A