| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| STEPPINGSTONE | A rung on the ladder of life |
| FOREVERYOUNG | Song with the lyric "May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung" |
| PEONS | Ones on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder |
| PEONS | Lowest rung on the corporate ladder |
| HUMAN | High rung on the evolutionary ladder |
| APE | One rung on the evolutionary ladder |
| STEP | Any rung on a ladder |
| RATLIN | Rung on a rope ladder. |
| RATLINE | Rope-ladder rung on a ship |
| ECHELON | French loanword that literally means "rung on a ladder" |
