Clever and experienced

WISE is the answer to "Clever and experienced" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Monday, August 24, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 2 of 5.

"Clever and experienced" answer

The answer for Monday's puzzle is:

WISE

The rest of the ladder at the top of the page stays hidden until you tap a rung, so you can check this word without giving away the others.

Why WISE fits

If you've already solved WISH, change its fourth letter from H to E. Coming from WINE instead, swap its third letter, N, for an S. Either way, you end up at WISE.

The full ladder for August 24, 2026

Here's every word from that day, with WISE marked.

Other clues from the August 24 Crossclimb

The other four clues from that day, each linked to its own page:

• A genie may grant one → WISH
• Alcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice → WINE
• Weather measured on the Beaufort scale (8 means a gale, for example) → WIND
• What a wizard wields → WAND

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the August 24 Crossclimb answers. Today's puzzle is on the main Crossclimb page.

About LinkedIn Crossclimb

Crossclimb is LinkedIn's daily word-ladder game. You answer short trivia clues, then put the words in order so each one differs from the next by a single letter; getting that right unlocks the top and bottom words. A new ladder goes live at midnight Pacific (3 a.m. Eastern), and it's free to play on LinkedIn.

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