LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Wednesday, November 4: #918
LinkedIn Crossclimb #918 is the puzzle for Wednesday, November 4, 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 Wednesday, November 4
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name the vessel that holds what an engine burns, and one rung in between is a place to keep your savings.
Half-___ (like an optimist's water glass)
Crossclimb #918 clue 1: Half-___ (like an optimist's water glass) → FULL
FULL
Full fits “Half-___”, as in the phrase “half-full glass”, the optimist's view of a glass holding some water.
Opposite of "rise," as a noun or a verb
Crossclimb #918 clue 2: Opposite of "rise," as a noun or a verb → FALL
FALL
Fall is the opposite of rise, and it works as both a noun and a verb.
Formal dance, like the one Cinderella attended
Crossclimb #918 clue 3: Formal dance, like the one Cinderella attended → BALL
BALL
A ball is a formal dance, like the one Cinderella went to.
Show reluctance about an idea
Crossclimb #918 clue 4: Show reluctance about an idea → BALK
BALK
To balk is to hesitate or refuse to go along with an idea.
Place to deposit or withdraw money
Crossclimb #918 clue 5: Place to deposit or withdraw money → BANK
BANK
A bank is a place where you deposit or withdraw money.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a container that an engine draws from in order to run. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
FUELTANK
“fuel tank”
FUEL is the first word and TANK the second, making “fuel tank”, a container that an engine draws from in order to run.
TANK sits at the bottom and is the second word in “fuel tank”, after FUEL at the top.
