LinkedIn CrossClimb #838
Reveal the ladder one rung at a time
1Start here+
MUSSEL is the shellfish endpoint and changes only its final letter to reach MUSSED.
Opening endpoint2Reveal rung 2+
MUSSED means made untidy or disheveled, especially hair; MUSSEL → MUSSED replaces L with D.
MUSSEL → MUSSED changes position 6 from L to D.3Reveal rung 3+
MISSED means failed to hit a target; MUSSED → MISSED changes the second letter from U to I.
MUSSED → MISSED changes position 2 from U to I.4Reveal rung 4+
MISLED means gave someone false or misleading information; MISSED → MISLED changes the fourth letter from S to L.
MISSED → MISLED changes position 4 from S to L.5Reveal rung 5+
MILLED describes grain processed through a mill; MISLED → MILLED changes the third letter from S to L.
MISLED → MILLED changes position 3 from S to L.6Reveal rung 6+
FILLED describes blanks after answers have been entered; MILLED → FILLED changes only the first letter.
MILLED → FILLED changes position 1 from M to F.7Final rung+
FILLET is a boneless cut of fish and the second seafood endpoint; FILLED → FILLET swaps the final D for T.
FILLED → FILLET changes position 6 from D to T.Reveal the complete answer and endpoint connection
MUSSEL + FILLET = TWO SEAFOOD OPTIONS
Puzzle data read from the official public LinkedIn CrossClimb game through an anonymous visitor session, then validated for one-letter transitions. No account data is used or stored.
The structural clue
How the ladder gives itself away
MISSED → MISLED → MILLED is the key middle run. The words share their opening MI and ending ED, so checking the fourth and third positions locks their order before FILLED joins below.
- StepSolve the closely related past-tense clues first: MUSSED for made untidy, MISSED for failing to hit, MISLED for giving false information, MILLED for machine-ground, and FILLED for completed blanks.
- StepOrder them as MUSSED → MISSED → MISLED → MILLED → FILLED, checking that every transition changes exactly one of the six letters.
- StepAttach MUSSEL above MUSSED and FILLET below FILLED. The endpoints satisfy the shared clue as two seafood choices: a mussel and a fish fillet.
Every rung explained
MUSSEL is the shellfish endpoint and changes only its final letter to reach MUSSED.
Opening endpointMUSSED means made untidy or disheveled, especially hair; MUSSEL → MUSSED replaces L with D.
MUSSEL → MUSSED changes position 6 from L to D.MISSED means failed to hit a target; MUSSED → MISSED changes the second letter from U to I.
MUSSED → MISSED changes position 2 from U to I.MISLED means gave someone false or misleading information; MISSED → MISLED changes the fourth letter from S to L.
MISSED → MISLED changes position 4 from S to L.MILLED describes grain processed through a mill; MISLED → MILLED changes the third letter from S to L.
MISLED → MILLED changes position 3 from S to L.FILLED describes blanks after answers have been entered; MILLED → FILLED changes only the first letter.
MILLED → FILLED changes position 1 from M to F.FILLET is a boneless cut of fish and the second seafood endpoint; FILLED → FILLET swaps the final D for T.
FILLED → FILLET changes position 6 from D to T.What this edition teaches
Six-letter ladders reward column-by-column checking. Here the endings stay remarkably stable while the useful changes hop through positions 6, 2, 4, 3, 1, and 6—a tidy route hiding inside several untidy meanings.
Endpoint result: MUSSEL + FILLET = TWO SEAFOOD OPTIONS.
Continue without losing the plot
Nearby editions: #837 OVER → STEP · #836 GASP → PANT