LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Sunday, August 16: #838
LinkedIn Crossclimb #838 is the puzzle for Sunday, August 16, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:00 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Sunday, August 16
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words are both things you might order at a seafood place, and one rung in between describes what happens when you grind grain.
Made untidy or disheveled, as someone's hair
Crossclimb #838 clue 1: Made untidy or disheveled, as someone's hair → MUSSED
MUSSED
Mussed means made untidy or messy, as hair is after a windy walk.
Didn't hit the target
Crossclimb #838 clue 2: Didn't hit the target → MISSED
MISSED
Missed means failed to hit the target.
Gave false information to
Crossclimb #838 clue 3: Gave false information to → MISLED
MISLED
Misled means gave someone false information or the wrong idea.
Fed through a grinding machine, as wheat
Crossclimb #838 clue 4: Fed through a grinding machine, as wheat → MILLED
MILLED
Milled means put through a mill and ground, as wheat is to make flour.
Like these blanks, when you're done with them
Crossclimb #838 clue 5: Like these blanks, when you're done with them → FILLED
FILLED
Filled means completed with the missing words or letters, as blanks are when you answer them.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Two options at a seafood restaurant: one a type of shellfish, the other a cut of fish. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
MUSSELFILLET
A mussel is a shellfish with a dark shell, so it answers the shellfish half of the clue.
A fillet is a boneless cut of fish, so it answers the cut-of-fish half of the clue.