LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Wednesday, August 5: #827
LinkedIn Crossclimb #827 is the puzzle for Wednesday, August 5, 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 Wednesday, August 5
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name South Africa's port city where parliament sits, and one rung between is what a tow truck does to a broken-down car.
Sticky strip that can be used instead of glue
Crossclimb #827 clue 1: Sticky strip that can be used instead of glue → TAPE
TAPE
Tape is a sticky strip that can hold things together instead of glue.
Light hits
Crossclimb #827 clue 2: Light hits → TAPS
TAPS
Taps are light hits, such as a gentle knock on a door or shoulder.
Gets a lot of rays at the beach
Crossclimb #827 clue 3: Gets a lot of rays at the beach → TANS
TANS
Someone who tans gets darker skin from lying in the sun's rays at the beach.
A great amount, or units to describe something weighing 10,000 pounds
Crossclimb #827 clue 4: A great amount, or units to describe something weighing 10,000 pounds → TONS
TONS
Tons means a great amount, and a ton is also a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds.
Pulls an automobile to a repair shop
Crossclimb #827 clue 5: Pulls an automobile to a repair shop → TOWS
TOWS
A tow truck tows a car by pulling it, here to a repair shop.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word name for a port city that is the legislative capital of South Africa. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
CAPETOWN
Cape is the other half of the two-word name of South Africa's legislative capital, and it means a headland jutting into the sea.
Town is one half of the two-word name of South Africa's legislative capital, and it means a settlement larger than a village.