LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Friday, August 7: #829
LinkedIn Crossclimb #829 is the puzzle for Friday, August 7, 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 Friday, August 7
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words are a pair of opposites about something that has either left or arrived, and one rung in between is a burrowing animal.
A system to encrypt words to send a secret message
Crossclimb #829 clue 1: A system to encrypt words to send a secret message → CODE
CODE
A code is a system of symbols or letters used to send a secret message.
The most frequently appearing value in a data set
Crossclimb #829 clue 2: The most frequently appearing value in a data set → MODE
MODE
The mode is the value that appears most often in a data set.
Burrowing animal, or a unit of measurement in chemistry
Crossclimb #829 clue 3: Burrowing animal, or a unit of measurement in chemistry → MOLE
MOLE
A mole is a small burrowing animal, and also a unit of amount in chemistry.
Something that can be dug in the ground
Crossclimb #829 clue 4: Something that can be dug in the ground → HOLE
HOLE
A hole is a hollow space that can be dug in the ground.
Sharpen, as one’s skills
Crossclimb #829 clue 5: Sharpen, as one’s skills → HONE
HONE
To hone a skill is to sharpen it through practice.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Two words with opposite meanings that often appear together idiomatically, as in the sentence “The opportunity has ___ and ___.” Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
COMEGONE
Come answers the other half of the clue: it means to arrive, the opposite of the other end word.
Gone answers one half of the clue: it means departed or no longer present, the opposite of the other end word.