LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Tuesday, November 3: #917
LinkedIn Crossclimb #917 is the puzzle for Tuesday, November 3, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:11 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Tuesday, November 3
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name the woody, scaled fruit of a conifer, and one rung in between is a warning shouted on a golf course.
High-quality, like some dining
Crossclimb #917 clue 1: High-quality, like some dining → FINE
FINE
Fine means of high quality, as in a fine dining restaurant.
Source of warmth in cold weather
Crossclimb #917 clue 2: Source of warmth in cold weather → FIRE
FIRE
A fire is a source of warmth in cold weather.
Warning a golfer yells
Crossclimb #917 clue 3: Warning a golfer yells → FORE
FORE
Fore is the warning a golfer yells when a ball might hit someone.
Accidentally did damage to, as a page of a book
Crossclimb #917 clue 4: Accidentally did damage to, as a page of a book → TORE
TORE
Tore is the past tense of tear, meaning accidentally damaged a page of a book.
___ of voice (indicator of emotion)
Crossclimb #917 clue 5: ___ of voice (indicator of emotion) → TONE
TONE
Tone is the quality of the voice that shows emotion, as in “tone of voice”.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a certain evergreen tree's seed-bearing organ. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
PINECONE
“pine cone”
PINE is the first word and CONE the second, making “pine cone”, the seed-bearing organ of a certain evergreen tree.
CONE sits at the bottom and is the second word in “pine cone”, after PINE at the top.
