LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Wednesday, August 19: #841
LinkedIn Crossclimb #841 is the puzzle for Wednesday, August 19, 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 Wednesday, August 19
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name a putting-only game on a small course, and one rung in between means to discover something.
“___ over matter” (mental focus can overcome physical obstacles)
Crossclimb #841 clue 1: “___ over matter” (mental focus can overcome physical obstacles) → MIND
MIND
Mind fills the blank in “mind over matter”, meaning mental focus can overcome physical obstacles.
Locate a lost item by searching
Crossclimb #841 clue 2: Locate a lost item by searching → FIND
FIND
To find is to locate something lost by searching for it.
Enamored, with “of”
Crossclimb #841 clue 3: Enamored, with “of” → FOND
FOND
Fond means enamored, and it is used with “of”, as in “fond of”.
Common step in origami
Crossclimb #841 clue 4: Common step in origami → FOLD
FOLD
To fold is to bend paper over on itself, a basic step in origami.
Top medal at the Olympics
Crossclimb #841 clue 5: Top medal at the Olympics → GOLD
GOLD
Gold is the top medal awarded for first place at the Olympics.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a downscaled version of a sport where one only uses a putter to get a ball in a hole. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
MINIGOLF
Mini means small, so it is the word for the downscaled version in the clue, the other word in the compound.
Golf is the sport named in the clue, played by getting a ball into a hole, so it is one of the two words in the compound.