The words below follow a certain pattern that is hinted at by the last clue. Can you figure out what it is? 

1. HOME

2. COME

3. CORE

4. CORK

5. WORK

6. Eschew the office

 

Answer:

 

The five words form a word ladder - each changing by one letter at a time. The ladder forms the answer to the last clue : WORK FROM HOME

 

Credit:

Wall Street Journal Crossword

August 24, 2021

Sophia Maymudes and David Liben-Nowell

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