LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Tuesday, September 8: #861
LinkedIn Crossclimb #861 is the puzzle for Tuesday, September 8, 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 Tuesday, September 8
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name the printed guide that explains how to play a game, and one rung in between is a part an actor takes.
Part to play in a project or organization
Crossclimb #861 clue 1: Part to play in a project or organization → ROLE
ROLE
A role is the part someone plays in a project, an organization or a play.
One of eighteen on a typical golf course
Crossclimb #861 clue 2: One of eighteen on a typical golf course → HOLE
HOLE
A hole is one of the eighteen sections of a typical golf course.
“Please ___” (don’t hang up the phone)
Crossclimb #861 clue 3: “Please ___” (don’t hang up the phone) → HOLD
HOLD
Saying “please hold” asks a caller to wait on the line without hanging up.
Feature of a raincoat that covers the head
Crossclimb #861 clue 4: Feature of a raincoat that covers the head → HOOD
HOOD
A hood is the part of a raincoat that you pull up to cover your head.
Captain ___ (Peter Pan character, whose name is also something attached to his arm)
Crossclimb #861 clue 5: Captain ___ (Peter Pan character, whose name is also something attached to his arm) → HOOK
HOOK
Captain Hook is the pirate in Peter Pan, and a hook is the curved metal piece he wears in place of a hand.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for something that comes with a complex boardgame to explain how to play. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
RULEBOOK
“rule book”
RULE sits at the top and is the first word in “rule book”, with BOOK at the bottom as the second word.
RULE is the first word and BOOK the second, making “rule book”, the printed guide that comes with a boardgame to explain how to play.