___ and rave

RANT is the answer to "___ and rave" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Saturday, September 12, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 3 of 5.

"___ and rave" answer

The answer for Saturday's puzzle is:

RANT

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 RANT fits

This one is a fill-in-the-blank. With RANT in the gap, you get "RANT and rave."

If you've already solved RAFT, change its third letter from F to N. Coming from WANT instead, swap its first letter, W, for an R. Either way, you end up at RANT.

The full ladder for September 12, 2026

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

Other clues from the September 12 Crossclimb

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

• Fissure, as in nature or a tense relationship → RIFT
• Boat that's simply logs lashed together → RAFT
• Desire → WANT
• Wax and ___ → WANE

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the September 12 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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