LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Saturday, October 3: #886
LinkedIn Crossclimb #886 is the puzzle for Saturday, October 3, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:27 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Saturday, October 3
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words name bone-in cuts of meat, one from a pig's body and one from a rack, and a middle rung is a leader of the Catholic Church.
Small skin opening
Crossclimb #886 clue 1: Small skin opening → PORE
PORE
A pore is a tiny opening in the skin.
Leo XIV, for one
Crossclimb #886 clue 2: Leo XIV, for one → POPE
POPE
Leo XIV is a pope, the head of the Catholic Church.
Cord that may be climbed for exercise
Crossclimb #886 clue 3: Cord that may be climbed for exercise → ROPE
ROPE
A rope is a thick cord that people climb for exercise.
Ready to be picked, as fruit
Crossclimb #886 clue 4: Ready to be picked, as fruit → RIPE
RIPE
Ripe fruit is fully grown and ready to be picked.
Damages, as a page in a book
Crossclimb #886 clue 5: Damages, as a page in a book → RIPS
RIPS
Rips means tears, which is how a page in a book gets damaged.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = Bone-in meat items often served at a barbecue. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
PORKRIBS
Pork answers one half of the clue: it is pig meat, one of the bone-in barbecue meat items.
Ribs answers the other half of the clue: they are bone-in meat often served at a barbecue.