LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Wednesday, September 9: #862
LinkedIn Crossclimb #862 is the puzzle for Wednesday, September 9, 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 Wednesday, September 9
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name savory baked pastries made for people who eat animal flesh, and one rung in between is a fruit.
Clean and organized
Crossclimb #862 clue 1: Clean and organized → NEAT
NEAT
Neat means clean and organized.
Close by
Crossclimb #862 clue 2: Close by → NEAR
NEAR
Near means close by.
Fruit shaped like a teardrop
Crossclimb #862 clue 3: Fruit shaped like a teardrop → PEAR
PEAR
A pear is a fruit shaped like a teardrop.
Colleague who is an equal to you in age, job, and/or social status
Crossclimb #862 clue 4: Colleague who is an equal to you in age, job, and/or social status → PEER
PEER
A peer is someone equal to you in age, job or social status, like a colleague.
Raised walkway that extends from the shore over water
Crossclimb #862 clue 5: Raised walkway that extends from the shore over water → PIER
PIER
A pier is a raised walkway that extends from the shore out over water.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for tasty pastries for carnivores. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
MEATPIES
“meat pies”
MEAT sits at the top and is the first word in “meat pies”, with PIES at the bottom as the second word.
MEAT is the first word and PIES the second, making “meat pies”, tasty pastries for carnivores. PIES sits at the bottom and is the second word.