LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Thursday, September 3: #856
LinkedIn Crossclimb #856 is the puzzle for Thursday, September 3, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:11 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Thursday, September 3
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name the place where a community's local officials meet and work, and one rung in between is a raised piece of land.
Colloquial term for an animated TV show
Crossclimb #856 clue 1: Colloquial term for an animated TV show → TOON
TOON
A toon is a casual word for an animated TV show or cartoon.
Screwdriver, chisel, or hammer
Crossclimb #856 clue 2: Screwdriver, chisel, or hammer → TOOL
TOOL
A tool is something like a screwdriver, chisel or hammer that you work with.
You may pay it to go over a bridge
Crossclimb #856 clue 3: You may pay it to go over a bridge → TOLL
TOLL
A toll is a fee you may pay to drive over a bridge.
Drawer that stores money in a cash register
Crossclimb #856 clue 4: Drawer that stores money in a cash register → TILL
TILL
A till is the drawer in a cash register that stores money.
Raised bit of land that's smaller than a mountain
Crossclimb #856 clue 5: Raised bit of land that's smaller than a mountain → HILL
HILL
A hill is a raised bit of land that is smaller than a mountain.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a municipal government building. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
TOWNHALL
“town hall”
TOWN is the first word and HALL the second, making “town hall”, a municipal government building.
HALL sits at the bottom and is the second word in “town hall”, after TOWN at the top.