LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Monday, August 31: #853
LinkedIn Crossclimb #853 is the puzzle for Monday, August 31, 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 Monday, August 31
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together make a compound word for an organized list of planned events and their dates, and one rung in between is a home for bees.
Grow weary from activity
Crossclimb #853 clue 1: Grow weary from activity → TIRE
TIRE
To tire is to grow weary from activity.
Employ someone to join a work team
Crossclimb #853 clue 2: Employ someone to join a work team → HIRE
HIRE
To hire is to employ someone to join a work team.
Home for bees
Crossclimb #853 clue 3: Home for bees → HIVE
HIVE
A hive is the home where bees live.
Number of stars in many top ratings
Crossclimb #853 clue 4: Number of stars in many top ratings → FIVE
FIVE
Five is the number of stars in many top ratings.
Satisfactory, or amount paid as a penalty
Crossclimb #853 clue 5: Satisfactory, or amount paid as a penalty → FINE
FINE
Fine means satisfactory, and it is also the money you pay as a penalty.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A compound word for an organized list of what will happen and when, which may help to track a work project. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
TIMELINE
TIME is the first half of the compound word TIMELINE, meaning when things happen, and LINE follows it to make a plan of events.
LINE is the second half of the compound word TIMELINE, a plan of events and dates, and on its own it means a mark or row.