LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Saturday, August 1: #823
LinkedIn Crossclimb #823 is the puzzle for Saturday, August 1, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 11:52 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Saturday, August 1
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words join into a compound naming wide, open plains like prairies and steppes, and one rung in between means gives something for a while.
Alumni of a university, for short
Crossclimb #823 clue 1: Alumni of a university, for short → GRADS
GRADS
Grads is short for graduates, people who have finished a degree at a university.
Urges on with a stick
Crossclimb #823 clue 2: Urges on with a stick → GOADS
GOADS
To goad is to prod or urge on an animal, often with a pointed stick.
Lots and lots
Crossclimb #823 clue 3: Lots and lots → LOADS
LOADS
Loads means large amounts, so it fits "lots and lots".
Potential customers who are interested in a company’s services
Crossclimb #823 clue 4: Potential customers who are interested in a company’s services → LEADS
LEADS
In sales, leads are potential customers who have shown interest in a company's services.
___ a hand (helps out)
Crossclimb #823 clue 5: ___ a hand (helps out) → LENDS
LENDS
To lend a hand is to help out, so lends fits the blank.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A compound word describing biomes like prairies, steppes, and savannas. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
GRASSLANDS
Grass is the low green plant that covers prairies, steppes and savannas, so it is one part of the compound word for those biomes.
Lands means areas of ground or territory, so it is the other part of the compound word for prairie, steppe and savanna biomes.