LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Monday, September 7: #860
LinkedIn Crossclimb #860 is the puzzle for Monday, September 7, 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, September 7
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words are opposite actions in a classic children's game, and one rung in between is what you do on a chair.
One of eight in an octagon
Crossclimb #860 clue 1: One of eight in an octagon → SIDE
SIDE
An octagon has eight sides, so a side is one of eight in an octagon.
Page to visit on the internet
Crossclimb #860 clue 2: Page to visit on the internet → SITE
SITE
A site, short for website, is a page you visit on the internet.
Uses a chair
Crossclimb #860 clue 3: Uses a chair → SITS
SITS
To sit is to use a chair, resting your weight on it.
Drops below the horizon, like the sun at the end of the day
Crossclimb #860 clue 4: Drops below the horizon, like the sun at the end of the day → SETS
SETS
The sun sets when it drops below the horizon at the end of the day.
Lays eyes upon
Crossclimb #860 clue 5: Lays eyes upon → SEES
SEES
To see is to lay eyes upon something, to notice it with your eyes.
Top and bottom rungs
Two antonyms that form the name of the children’s game “___-and-___” where one person is “it” and looks for the other players. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
HIDESEEK
HIDE answers the other half of the clue: it is the opposite of seek, what the other players do to avoid being found.
SEEK answers one half of the clue: it is what the player who is "it" does, looking for the other players.