Ready to eat, like fruit

RIPE is the answer to "Ready to eat, like fruit" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Thursday, September 10, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 2 of 5.

"Ready to eat, like fruit" answer

The answer for Thursday's puzzle is:

RIPE

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 RIPE fits

If you've already solved ROPE, change its second letter from O to I. Coming from WIPE instead, swap its first letter, W, for an R. Either way, you end up at RIPE.

The full ladder for September 10, 2026

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

Other clues from the September 10 Crossclimb

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

• What you use to tie up a boat at a pier → ROPE
• Clean with a rag, as a pane of glass → WIPE
• “A word to the ___” (helpful hint) → WISE
• Gripping tool with two jaws → VISE

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the September 10 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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