Edible holder for ice cream

CONE is the answer to "Edible holder for ice cream" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Monday, July 27, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 2 of 5.

"Edible holder for ice cream" answer

The answer for Monday's puzzle is:

CONE

The rest of the ladder at the top of the page stays hidden until you tap a rung, so you can check this word without giving away the others.

Why CONE fits

If you've already solved NONE, change its first letter from N to C. Coming from CORE instead, swap its third letter, R, for an N. Either way, you end up at CONE.

The full ladder for July 27, 2026

Here's every word from that day, with CONE marked.

Other clues from the July 27 Crossclimb

The other four clues from that day, each linked to its own page:

• “A friend to all is a friend to ___” (Aristotle) → NONE
• Part of an apple that contains its seeds → CORE
• Cereal crop that might appear at breakfast in “flake” form → CORN
• Piece of metal currency that may be flipped → COIN

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the July 27 Crossclimb answers. Today's puzzle is on the main Crossclimb page.

About LinkedIn Crossclimb

Crossclimb is LinkedIn's daily word-ladder game. You answer short trivia clues, then put the words in order so each one differs from the next by a single letter; getting that right unlocks the top and bottom words. A new ladder goes live at midnight Pacific (3 a.m. Eastern), and it's free to play on LinkedIn.

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