LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle #918 for November 4, 2026: spoiler-free hints first, then the complete solution when you want it.
This is an earlier Crossclimb puzzle. Latest Crossclimb Answer: #926 (Nov 12)
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The five middle answers include a formal dance and a place to handle money.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
An optimist sees a glass as half-FULL. Cinderella attended a BALL.
Reveal Hint #3Hint #3
The two end words form a container for a vehicle’s energy supply.
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- Top word (4 letters)FUEL
- Rung 1 (4 letters)FULL
- Rung 2 (4 letters)FALL
- Rung 3 (4 letters)BALL
- Rung 4 (4 letters)BALK
- Rung 5 (4 letters)BANK
- Bottom word (4 letters)TANK
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Crossclimb #918 Solution
AnswerFUEL, FULL, FALL, BALL, BALK, BANK, TANK
Ladder, top to bottom: FUEL, FULL, FALL, BALL, BALK, BANK, TANK.
How to Solve Crossclimb #918
The Crossclimb 918 ladder is FUEL → FULL → FALL → BALL → BALK → BANK → TANK. The bookends form FUEL TANK.
- FULL: completes “half-full,” the optimist’s view of a glass.
- FALL: the opposite of rise, used as either a noun or a verb.
- BALL: a formal dance, such as Cinderella’s.
- BALK: to hesitate or show reluctance.
- BANK: a place to deposit or withdraw money.
Put the five middle answers in that order. FULL changes U to A to make FALL. FALL changes its first letter to B for BALL. BALL changes its last letter to K for BALK, and BALK changes L to N for BANK.
For the bookends, FULL becomes FUEL by changing its third letter. BANK becomes TANK by changing its first letter. Every step changes exactly one character and keeps the word length at four.
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