LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Sunday, August 9: #831
LinkedIn Crossclimb #831 is the puzzle for Sunday, August 9, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 11:56 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Sunday, August 9
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words join with a hyphen to mean mixing different sports for balanced fitness, and one rung in between is the organ you think with.
Black birds that collectively form a “murder”
Crossclimb #831 clue 1: Black birds that collectively form a “murder” → CROWS
CROWS
Crows are black birds, and a group of them is called a murder.
The top part of the head, or something one might put there
Crossclimb #831 clue 2: The top part of the head, or something one might put there → CROWN
CROWN
The crown is the top of the head, and it is also the royal headwear someone might put there.
Cook until the color changes, as onions
Crossclimb #831 clue 3: Cook until the color changes, as onions → BROWN
BROWN
To brown onions is to cook them until their color changes.
Muscular strength
Crossclimb #831 clue 4: Muscular strength → BRAWN
BRAWN
Brawn means muscular strength.
Human organ that takes up only 2% of a body’s weight but uses about 20% of its energy
Crossclimb #831 clue 5: Human organ that takes up only 2% of a body’s weight but uses about 20% of its energy → BRAIN
BRAIN
The brain is the organ that is only about 2% of body weight but uses around 20% of the body's energy.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A hyphenated word meaning to engage in different sporting activities to balance health and muscular development. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
CROSSTRAIN
CROSS is one part of the hyphenated word meaning to mix different sports to balance health and muscular development, and it works as the front part.
TRAIN is the other part of the hyphenated word, since to train means to exercise for fitness, and it works as the back part.