LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Friday, October 2: #885
LinkedIn Crossclimb #885 is the puzzle for Friday, October 2, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:26 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Friday, October 2
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words are two energy sources, one a fuel burned for heat and the other moving air, and one rung in between means to locate something.
Locate, as something lost
Crossclimb #885 clue 1: Locate, as something lost → FIND
FIND
To find something is to locate it after it was lost.
Having a warm, positive opinion (of)
Crossclimb #885 clue 2: Having a warm, positive opinion (of) → FOND
FOND
Fond means having a warm, positive feeling toward someone or something.
Necessary source of nutrients
Crossclimb #885 clue 3: Necessary source of nutrients → FOOD
FOOD
Food is what the body takes in as a source of nutrients.
Play the ___ (act like a court jester)
Crossclimb #885 clue 4: Play the ___ (act like a court jester) → FOOL
FOOL
To play the fool is to act like a court jester, behaving in a silly way.
Trendy or acceptable
Crossclimb #885 clue 5: Trendy or acceptable → COOL
COOL
Cool means trendy or fashionable, or simply acceptable.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Two sources of energy, one that's burned and one that blows. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
WINDCOAL
Wind answers the half of the clue about energy that blows: it is moving air that can turn turbines.
Coal answers the half of the clue about energy that is burned: it is a black rock burned as fuel.