Puzzle #718
Crossclimb
Hints, full ladder, and final answer for LinkedIn Crossclimb
Apr 18, 2026
Updated 1:00 AM PT
Final answer
SINEWAVE
Top word
SINE
Bottom word
WAVE
SINE
A trigonometric function
FINE
Acceptable, but not necessarily great
FIND
Discover something by chance
WIND
Turn the dial of a watch
WAND
A rod used in a magic performance
WANE
Decrease in size, like the moon for half the lunar cycle
WAVE
A repeating up-and-down motion
Crossclimb #718 ends with SINEWAVE.
Quick Hints
- The final phrase belongs in math class.
- The first word is a trigonometry term.
- The ladder passes through
WIND,WAND, andWANEbefore it lands.
Full Ladder
SINE -> FINE -> FIND -> WIND -> WAND -> WANE -> WAVE
This one is a long, clean seven-word climb. Once WIND appears, the back half of the ladder becomes much easier to see.