LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Friday, August 28: #850
LinkedIn Crossclimb #850 is the puzzle for Friday, August 28, 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 Friday, August 28
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name a casino payout, and one rung in between is a famous German composer.
Returned from a trip abroad
Crossclimb #850 clue 1: Returned from a trip abroad → BACK
BACK
Back means returned, as in having come home from a trip abroad.
Johann Sebastian ___ (German composer)
Crossclimb #850 clue 2: Johann Sebastian ___ (German composer) → BACH
BACH
Bach is Johann Sebastian, the German composer.
Alternative to a shower
Crossclimb #850 clue 3: Alternative to a shower → BATH
BATH
A bath is something you can take instead of a shower.
Route from one place to another
Crossclimb #850 clue 4: Route from one place to another → PATH
PATH
A path is a route from one place to another.
Gently touches, as a pet dog
Crossclimb #850 clue 5: Gently touches, as a pet dog → PATS
PATS
Pats are gentle touches with the hand, like stroking a pet dog.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A compound word for what is paid out by slot machines (also known as fruit machines or poker machines). Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
JACKPOTS
JACK is the first word in the compound; it joins with POTS to make jackpots, the payout from a slot machine.
POTS is the second part of the compound (jack + pots), naming the pots of winnings that a slot machine pays out.