LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Monday, August 24: #846
LinkedIn Crossclimb #846 is the puzzle for Monday, August 24, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:05 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Monday, August 24
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words name one thing living in the sea and one thing you walk on at the shore, and a middle rung is a wizard's tool.
What a wizard wields
Crossclimb #846 clue 1: What a wizard wields → WAND
WAND
A wand is the slim stick a wizard waves to cast spells.
Weather measured on the Beaufort scale (8 means a gale, for example)
Crossclimb #846 clue 2: Weather measured on the Beaufort scale (8 means a gale, for example) → WIND
WIND
Wind is moving air, and a gale at force 8 on the Beaufort scale is a strong example.
Alcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice
Crossclimb #846 clue 3: Alcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice → WINE
WINE
Wine is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice.
Clever and experienced
Crossclimb #846 clue 4: Clever and experienced → WISE
WISE
Wise means clever and experienced, with good judgment.
A genie may grant one
Crossclimb #846 clue 5: A genie may grant one → WISH
WISH
A wish is something a genie may grant.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Two things found at the beach: one in the water, one on land. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
SANDFISH
Sand answers the land half of the clue: it is the loose grains you walk and sit on at the beach.
Fish answers the water half of the clue: it is an animal that lives and swims in the sea.