LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Saturday, September 19: #872
LinkedIn Crossclimb #872 is the puzzle for Saturday, September 19, 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 Saturday, September 19
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name a floating safety device carried on a ship, and one rung in between is a hoisting machine in a building.
Another word for what's called an elevator in North America
Crossclimb #872 clue 1: Another word for what's called an elevator in North America → LIFT
LIFT
Lift is the British word for what North Americans call an elevator.
You might make one for a shopping trip
Crossclimb #872 clue 2: You might make one for a shopping trip → LIST
LIST
A list is something you write to remember what to buy on a shopping trip.
One of the seven deadly sins
Crossclimb #872 clue 3: One of the seven deadly sins → LUST
LUST
Lust is one of the seven deadly sins.
Sculpture of the upper part of the body
Crossclimb #872 clue 4: Sculpture of the upper part of the body → BUST
BUST
A bust is a sculpture of a person's head, shoulders and upper chest.
Having lots of things going on
Crossclimb #872 clue 5: Having lots of things going on → BUSY
BUSY
Busy means having lots of things going on.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a rescue item on a ship. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
LIFEBUOY
LIFE is the other part of the compound, and it joins BUOY to make the ship rescue item the clue describes, with LIFE coming first.
BUOY is the second part of the compound, a floating marker, and it joins LIFE to make the rescue item the clue describes.