LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Sunday, August 2: #824
LinkedIn Crossclimb #824 is the puzzle for Sunday, August 2, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 1:08 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Sunday, August 2
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words answer a saying about overdoing something already lovely: one is a flower, the other means to coat with gold. One rung means cunning.
Breathing organ used by a fish to get oxygen from water
Crossclimb #824 clue 1: Breathing organ used by a fish to get oxygen from water → GILL
GILL
A gill is the organ a fish uses to take oxygen from water.
Place where grain is ground into flour
Crossclimb #824 clue 2: Place where grain is ground into flour → MILL
MILL
A mill is a place where grain is ground into flour.
Gentle or moderate
Crossclimb #824 clue 3: Gentle or moderate → MILD
MILD
Mild means gentle or moderate, not harsh or extreme.
___-goose chase (lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit)
Crossclimb #824 clue 4: ___-goose chase (lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit) → WILD
WILD
Wild fits the saying about a wild-goose chase, a long and usually fruitless pursuit.
Cunning and shrewd
Crossclimb #824 clue 5: Cunning and shrewd → WILY
WILY
Wily means cunning and shrewd, clever at getting what you want by tricks.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Two words that complete the saying “___ the ___” meaning to embellish or overdecorate something that is already beautiful. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
GILDLILY
GILD answers the other half of the saying: it means to cover something with a thin layer of gold, the embellishing the saying warns against.
LILY answers one half of the saying: it is the flower, a tall bloom that is already beautiful and needs no decoration.