LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Saturday, September 26: #879
LinkedIn Crossclimb #879 is the puzzle for Saturday, September 26, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:23 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Saturday, September 26
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together mean winning every single part of a contest, and one rung in between is a sound a baby bird makes.
Spike in a World Cup player's footwear
Crossclimb #879 clue 1: Spike in a World Cup player's footwear → CLEAT
CLEAT
A cleat is a spike on the sole of a soccer player's shoe that grips the grass.
Peek at a classmate's test, say
Crossclimb #879 clue 2: Peek at a classmate's test, say → CHEAT
CHEAT
To cheat is to peek at a classmate's test to get the answers unfairly.
Crude and unimaginative, as a trick
Crossclimb #879 clue 3: Crude and unimaginative, as a trick → CHEAP
CHEAP
Cheap describes something crude and unimaginative, like a cheap trick.
Little sound from a nest
Crossclimb #879 clue 4: Little sound from a nest → CHEEP
CHEEP
A cheep is the small, high sound a young bird makes in its nest.
Animals often herded by dogs
Crossclimb #879 clue 5: Animals often herded by dogs → SHEEP
SHEEP
Sheep are the woolly animals that dogs often herd.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for victory in every part of a competition. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
CLEANSWEEP
“clean sweep”
CLEAN is the first word and SWEEP the second, making “clean sweep”, a victory in every part of a competition.
SWEEP sits at the bottom and is the second word in “clean sweep”, after CLEAN at the top.