LinkedIn CrossClimb #843
Reveal the ladder one rung at a time
1Start here+
FIRE is the opening endpoint and the first word in FIRE SALE.
Opening endpoint2Reveal rung 2+
FIVE is the value represented by V in Roman numerals.
FIRE → FIVE changes position 3 from R to V.3Reveal rung 3+
DIVE is the action performed by an athlete launching from a diving board.
FIVE → DIVE changes position 1 from F to D.4Reveal rung 4+
DIME is the American ten-cent coin; the clue compares its denomination with ten pence, not its exchange value.
DIVE → DIME changes position 3 from V to M.5Reveal rung 5+
DAME is a British honorific bestowed on a woman.
DIME → DAME changes position 2 from I to A.6Reveal rung 6+
SAME means identical.
DAME → SAME changes position 1 from D to S.7Final rung+
SALE is the final endpoint and completes FIRE SALE.
SAME → SALE changes position 3 from M to L.Reveal the complete answer and endpoint connection
FIRE + SALE = FIRE SALE
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
Three transitions change the third position: FIRE → FIVE, DIVE → DIME, and SAME → SALE. The two first-letter swaps connect FIVE to DIVE and DAME to SAME, while DIME → DAME is the ladder’s only second-position move and therefore its central bridge.
- StepResolve the middle clues as FIVE, DIVE, DIME, DAME, and SAME, noting that every answer ends in E.
- StepBuild FIVE → DIVE → DIME, then cross the central vowel change to DAME → SAME.
- StepAttach FIRE before FIVE and SALE after SAME. The two endpoints give FIRE SALE.
Every rung explained
FIRE is the opening endpoint and the first word in FIRE SALE.
Opening endpointFIVE is the value represented by V in Roman numerals.
FIRE → FIVE changes position 3 from R to V.DIVE is the action performed by an athlete launching from a diving board.
FIVE → DIVE changes position 1 from F to D.DIME is the American ten-cent coin; the clue compares its denomination with ten pence, not its exchange value.
DIVE → DIME changes position 3 from V to M.DAME is a British honorific bestowed on a woman.
DIME → DAME changes position 2 from I to A.SAME means identical.
DAME → SAME changes position 1 from D to S.SALE is the final endpoint and completes FIRE SALE.
SAME → SALE changes position 3 from M to L.What this edition teaches
When every word shares a final letter, treat that position as locked. Here the unusual DIME → DAME vowel change stitches together two otherwise obvious chunks.
Endpoint result: FIRE + SALE = FIRE SALE.
Continue without losing the plot
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