LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Wednesday, August 26: #848
LinkedIn Crossclimb #848 is the puzzle for Wednesday, August 26, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:06 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Wednesday, August 26
The ladder, rung by rung
The end words together mean fetching a file from the internet onto your own computer; one middle rung is a thin rope.
Human residential area smaller than a city
Crossclimb #848 clue 1: Human residential area smaller than a city → TOWN
TOWN
A town is a human residential area smaller than a city.
Ripped apart, as scraps of paper
Crossclimb #848 clue 2: Ripped apart, as scraps of paper → TORN
TORN
Torn means ripped apart, like scraps of paper.
Vegetable that can be eaten “on the cob”
Crossclimb #848 clue 3: Vegetable that can be eaten “on the cob” → CORN
CORN
Corn is a vegetable that can be eaten on the cob.
Word after power, spinal, or vocal
Crossclimb #848 clue 4: Word after power, spinal, or vocal → CORD
CORD
Cord is the word that follows power, spinal, or vocal.
“The ___ of the Rings” (fantasy epic published in three parts)
Crossclimb #848 clue 5: “The ___ of the Rings” (fantasy epic published in three parts) → LORD
LORD
Lord is the missing word in The Lord of the Rings, the fantasy epic published in three parts.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A compound word for transferring data from an online source to a local computer. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
DOWNLOAD
DOWN answers one half of the clue: it is one part of the compound word for copying data from an online source to your own computer.
LOAD answers the other half of the clue: it is the other part of the compound word for copying data from an online source to your own computer.