LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Saturday, September 5: #858
LinkedIn Crossclimb #858 is the puzzle for Saturday, September 5, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:12 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Saturday, September 5
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words are a brother and sister from a famous space saga, and one rung in between is a garland of flowers worn in Hawaii.
Renaissance string instrument (adding an F to the start forms the name of a wind instrument)
Crossclimb #858 clue 1: Renaissance string instrument (adding an F to the start forms the name of a wind instrument) → LUTE
LUTE
A lute is a pear-shaped string instrument from the Renaissance, and adding an F gives flute.
Not on time
Crossclimb #858 clue 2: Not on time → LATE
LATE
Late means not on time.
Muscles in the lower back, for short
Crossclimb #858 clue 3: Muscles in the lower back, for short → LATS
LATS
Lats is short for latissimus muscles, the large muscles of the lower back.
Allows, or rents out a property
Crossclimb #858 clue 4: Allows, or rents out a property → LETS
LETS
Lets means allows, and it also means rents out a property.
Flowery garlands used in hula dancing
Crossclimb #858 clue 5: Flowery garlands used in hula dancing → LEIS
LEIS
Leis are flower garlands worn in Hawaii, including for hula dancing.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Two children of Darth Vader.
Opens after the five rungs above.
LUKELEIA
Luke answers the first half of the clue: Luke Skywalker is one of Darth Vader's two children, the son.
Leia answers the second half of the clue: Princess Leia is Darth Vader's other child, the daughter.