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LinkedIn Crossclimb #767 Answers, Clues and Word Ladder

June 6, 2026

VENTtoHOLE

VENT → VEST → PEST → POST → HOST → HOSE → HOLE

Crossclimb #767 Clue Answers

Use the shared final clue and five middle clue answers for Crossclimb #767 before checking the full ladder from VENT to HOLE.

Shared final clueTop + bottom rows

Two different words for an opening in an object that can allow air to pass through.

Reveal top + bottom answer and reasoning

Answer: VENT HOLE

Top half: VENT - VENT is the first half of "vent hole", the top + bottom answer for the shared final clue: "Two different words for an opening in an object that can allow air to pass through."

Bottom half: HOLE - HOLE completes "vent hole", so the top and bottom rungs answer the shared final clue together: "Two different words for an opening in an object that can allow air to pass through."

Ladder step 2Middle rung

Sleeveless garment

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: VEST

Why it fits: Read the clue as a direct definition: "Sleeveless garment". The rung answer is VEST; the ladder check below confirms it still connects to the neighboring word by one changed letter.

Ladder change: VENT becomes VEST by changing position 3 from N to S.

Ladder step 3Middle rung

Organism that might cause property damage, like a termite or mouse

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: PEST

Why it fits: Read the clue as a direct definition: "Organism that might cause property damage, like a termite or mouse". The rung answer is PEST; the ladder check below confirms it still connects to the neighboring word by one changed letter.

Ladder change: VEST becomes PEST by changing position 1 from V to P.

Ladder step 4Middle rung

Vertical support that is driven into the ground to help hold up a fence

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: POST

Why it fits: Read the clue as a direct definition: "Vertical support that is driven into the ground to help hold up a fence". The rung answer is POST; the ladder check below confirms it still connects to the neighboring word by one changed letter.

Ladder change: PEST becomes POST by changing position 2 from E to O.

Ladder step 5Middle rung

Emcee of a television show

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: HOST

Why it fits: Read the clue as a direct definition: "Emcee of a television show". The rung answer is HOST; the ladder check below confirms it still connects to the neighboring word by one changed letter.

Ladder change: POST becomes HOST by changing position 1 from P to H.

Ladder step 6Middle rung

Fire truck fixture

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: HOSE

Why it fits: Read the clue as a direct definition: "Fire truck fixture". The rung answer is HOSE; the ladder check below confirms it still connects to the neighboring word by one changed letter.

Ladder change: HOST becomes HOSE by changing position 4 from T to E.