LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Thursday, August 13: #835
LinkedIn Crossclimb #835 is the puzzle for Thursday, August 13, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 11:58 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Thursday, August 13
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together describe a membership that lasts for the whole of someone's existence, and one rung in between is a Japanese rice wine.
Thumbs-up response on social media
Crossclimb #835 clue 1: Thumbs-up response on social media → LIKE
LIKE
A like is the thumbs-up response you give to a post on social media.
A large body of water surrounded by land
Crossclimb #835 clue 2: A large body of water surrounded by land → LAKE
LAKE
A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land.
Japanese rice wine
Crossclimb #835 clue 3: Japanese rice wine → SAKE
SAKE
Sake is a Japanese wine made from fermented rice.
“In the ___ boat” (sharing a difficult situation)
Crossclimb #835 clue 4: “In the ___ boat” (sharing a difficult situation) → SAME
SAME
In the same boat means sharing a difficult situation with others.
Domesticated, like a household pet
Crossclimb #835 clue 5: Domesticated, like a household pet → TAME
TAME
Tame describes an animal that is domesticated, like a household pet.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A compound word describing a type of membership that never needs to be renewed. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
LIFETIME
LIFE is the first word and TIME the second, so together they describe a membership that never needs renewing because it lasts for good.
TIME sits at the bottom but is the second word of the compound, following LIFE at the top, and it completes the idea of a membership that never expires.