It may hold up your jeans

BELT is the answer to "It may hold up your jeans" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 3 of 5.

"It may hold up your jeans" answer

The answer for Tuesday's puzzle is:

BELT

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 BELT fits

If you've already solved FELT, change its first letter from F to B. Coming from BEAT instead, swap its third letter, A, for an L. Either way, you end up at BELT.

The full ladder for August 25, 2026

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

Other clues from the August 25 Crossclimb

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

• Plunged → FELL
• Soft green material on a poker table → FELT
• Quality of a danceable song → BEAT
• Stone with a hole in it used in jewelry → BEAD

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the August 25 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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