___ of one's existence (nemesis)

BANE is the answer to "___ of one's existence (nemesis)" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Thursday, September 24, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 2 of 5.

"___ of one's existence (nemesis)" answer

The answer for Thursday's puzzle is:

BANE

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 BANE fits

This one is a fill-in-the-blank. With BANE in the gap, you get "BANE of one's existence."

If you've already solved BONE, change its second letter from O to A. Coming from MANE instead, swap its first letter, M, for a B. Either way, you end up at BANE.

The full ladder for September 24, 2026

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

Other clues from the September 24 Crossclimb

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

• Part of a skeleton → BONE
• Hair on a horse's neck → MANE
• Created → MADE
• Gradually become invisible → FADE

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the September 24 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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