LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Tuesday, August 18: #840
LinkedIn Crossclimb #840 is the puzzle for Tuesday, August 18, 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 Tuesday, August 18
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name a hydrogen-fed power unit used in some electric cars, and one rung in between is a male farm animal.
Stuffed
Crossclimb #840 clue 1: Stuffed → FULL
FULL
Full means stuffed, with no room left for more.
Animal that symbolizes a rising stock market
Crossclimb #840 clue 2: Animal that symbolizes a rising stock market → BULL
BULL
A bull is the animal that stands for a rising stock market, the opposite of a bear.
It may become a law
Crossclimb #840 clue 3: It may become a law → BILL
BILL
A bill is a proposed law that becomes a law once it is passed.
Opposite of "won't"
Crossclimb #840 clue 4: Opposite of "won't" → WILL
WILL
Will is the opposite of “won't”: it says you are going to do something.
Source of drinking water
Crossclimb #840 clue 5: Source of drinking water → WELL
WELL
A well is a deep hole dug in the ground to reach drinking water.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for what may power an electric car by converting hydrogen into electricity. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
FUELCELL
“fuel cell”
FUEL sits at the top and is the first word in “fuel cell”, with CELL at the bottom as the second word.
FUEL is the first word and CELL the second, making “fuel cell”, a device that turns hydrogen into electricity to power an electric car.