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  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #890 Answer Today

    · Clues: Sound that might come after you say "Who's a good dog? Is it you?"; Where a calf may be raised on a farm; Brought into the world; Early part of the day, poetically; Like a well-trimmed yard

    Crossclimb 890 answer, top to bottom: MARK, BARK, BARN, BORN, MORN, MOWN, DOWN. Top and bottom rows: MARK and DOWN.

LinkedIn Crossclimb #891 Answer

· Clues: out at midnight Pacific time (07:00 UTC)

Crossclimb 891 answer: on this page when the puzzle comes out.

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Every Crossclimb answer before today, #1 to #889

Crossclimb answers, October 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #889 (6 October 2026): Become less visible, like the moon; Arm gesture meaning "hello" or "goodbye"; Where to find stalactites; Feel sympathy; Uneaten part of an apple

    Crossclimb 889 answer, top to bottom: WINE, WANE, WAVE, CAVE, CARE, CORE, CORK. Top and bottom rows: WINE and CORK.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #888 (5 October 2026): Package of 500 sheets of paper, Travel without a plan, Type of cushioning or rubber, Something you might fill out with your name and address, “The early bird catches the ___”

    Crossclimb 888 answer, top to bottom: TEAM, REAM, ROAM, FOAM, FORM, WORM, WORK. Top and bottom rows: TEAM and WORK.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #887 (4 October 2026): Pleated garment associated with Scotland, Lean over a little, Piece of material often used to cover a floor or wall, "___ flies when you're having fun", Green citrus fruit

    Crossclimb 887 answer, top to bottom: KILO, KILT, TILT, TILE, TIME, LIME, LIMA. Top and bottom rows: KILO and LIMA.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #886 (3 October 2026): Small skin opening; Leo XIV, for one; Cord that may be climbed for exercise; Ready to be picked, as fruit; Damages, as a page in a book

    Crossclimb 886 answer, top to bottom: PORK, PORE, POPE, ROPE, RIPE, RIPS, RIBS. Top and bottom rows: PORK and RIBS.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #885 (2 October 2026): Trendy or acceptable; Play the ___ (act like a court jester); Necessary source of nutrients; Having a warm, positive opinion (of); Locate, as something lost

    Crossclimb 885 answer, top to bottom: COAL, COOL, FOOL, FOOD, FOND, FIND, WIND. Top and bottom rows: COAL and WIND.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #884 (1 October 2026): Loud ringer at many churches; Fancy party, or a sphere; Lacking hair; Word following "rubber" or "rock"; Substance found on a beach or in an hourglass

    Crossclimb 884 answer, top to bottom: WELL, BELL, BALL, BALD, BAND, SAND, SAID. Top and bottom rows: WELL and SAID.

Crossclimb answers, September 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #883 (30 September 2026): Constantly worry, or part of a guitar's neck; Body parts with arches and soles; Soft surface on a billiards table; Went to the ground, most likely accidentally; Pour liquid into, as a glass

    Crossclimb 883 answer, top to bottom: FREE, FRET, FEET, FELT, FELL, FILL, WILL. Top and bottom rows: FREE and WILL.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #882 (29 September 2026): Lose one's footing, Extremely narrow opening, Narrow opening, Lacking speed, Movement of water or air

    Crossclimb 882 answer, top to bottom: FLIP, SLIP, SLIT, SLOT, SLOW, FLOW, FLOP. Top and bottom rows: FLIP and FLOP.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #881 (28 September 2026): Necklace part, or drop of sweat; Word following "brown," "black," or "polar"; Stout, porter, or pale ale; Creatures who live in hives; Casual shirts named for the 20th letter of the alphabet

    Crossclimb 881 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, BEAD, BEAR, BEER, BEES, TEES, TOES. Top and bottom rows: HEAD and TOES.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #880 (27 September 2026): Small squares containing circuits; Short segments from longer videos; Turns over, as a playing card; Plays with, as a kite; Runs away from danger

    Crossclimb 880 answer, top to bottom: SHIPS, CHIPS, CLIPS, FLIPS, FLIES, FLEES, FLEET. Top and bottom rows: SHIPS and FLEET.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #879 (26 September 2026): Spike in a World Cup player's footwear; Peek at a classmate's test, say; Crude and unimaginative, as a trick; Little sound from a nest; Animals often herded by dogs

    Crossclimb 879 answer, top to bottom: CLEAN, CLEAT, CHEAT, CHEAP, CHEEP, SHEEP, SWEEP. Top and bottom rows: CLEAN and SWEEP.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #878 (25 September 2026): Carbonated water; Element at the end of a song; Do a programmer's job; Be an omen; Physiques, colloquially

    Crossclimb 878 answer, top to bottom: SOFA, SODA, CODA, CODE, BODE, BODS, BEDS. Top and bottom rows: SOFA and BEDS.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #877 (24 September 2026): Part of a skeleton, ___ of one's existence (nemesis), Hair on a horse's neck, Created, Gradually become invisible

    Crossclimb 877 answer, top to bottom: BONA, BONE, BANE, MANE, MADE, FADE, FIDE. Top and bottom rows: BONA and FIDE.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #876 (23 September 2026): Cartoon Flintstone who said "Yabba-dabba-doo!"; Serve a meal to; ___ for yourself (get what you need without help); Flex, like an elbow or knee; Musical group

    Crossclimb 876 answer, top to bottom: FREE, FRED, FEED, FEND, BEND, BAND, HAND. Top and bottom rows: FREE and HAND.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #875 (22 September 2026): Fairy ___ (bedtime story), Drained of color, Either side of a sheet in a book, Living ___ (fair salary), Walk in knee-deep water

    Crossclimb 875 answer, top to bottom: TALL, TALE, PALE, PAGE, WAGE, WADE, WIDE. Top and bottom rows: TALL and WIDE.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #874 (21 September 2026): ___-playing game, Do a somersault, Cost to drive on some roadways, Work very hard, Wagging appendage

    Crossclimb 874 answer, top to bottom: ROPE, ROLE, ROLL, TOLL, TOIL, TAIL, SAIL. Top and bottom rows: ROPE and SAIL.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #873 (20 September 2026): Large notice or picture hung on a wall; Irritate or bother; Become more irritating, like a problem you are ignoring; At a higher speed; Stouter

    Crossclimb 873 answer, top to bottom: FOSTER, POSTER, PESTER, FESTER, FASTER, FATTER, FATHER. Top and bottom rows: FOSTER and FATHER.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #872 (19 September 2026): Another word for what's called an elevator in North America, You might make one for a shopping trip, One of the seven deadly sins, Sculpture of the upper part of the body, Having lots of things going on

    Crossclimb 872 answer, top to bottom: LIFE, LIFT, LIST, LUST, BUST, BUSY, BUOY. Top and bottom rows: LIFE and BUOY.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #871 (18 September 2026): The tops, quality-wise; Out of shape or crooked; Monthly apartment payment; Tear apart; Outer part of a lemon

    Crossclimb 871 answer, top to bottom: WEST, BEST, BENT, RENT, REND, RIND, WIND. Top and bottom rows: WEST and WIND.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #870 (17 September 2026): Group of cattle; “Hit the nail on the ___”; Make warm; Impressive achievement requiring a fair amount of skill; Gathering or celebration (often used as a suffix, as after Oktober)

    Crossclimb 870 answer, top to bottom: HARD, HERD, HEAD, HEAT, FEAT, FEST, FAST. Top and bottom rows: HARD and FAST.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #869 (16 September 2026): Places where you can safely see lions, Makes a sound like a dove, Hip or trendy, Burnable form of carbon, Garment to protect from chilly weather

    Crossclimb 869 answer, top to bottom: ZOOM, ZOOS, COOS, COOL, COAL, COAT, CHAT. Top and bottom rows: ZOOM and CHAT.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #868 (15 September 2026): Outside covering of a tree; Songbird whose name completes the phrase “on a ___”, meaning to do something impulsively or just for fun; Shortage or absence of something; Short taste, as of a lollipop; Choose between a few options

    Crossclimb 868 answer, top to bottom: BACK, BARK, LARK, LACK, LICK, PICK, PACK. Top and bottom rows: BACK and PACK.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #867 (14 September 2026): Aching a bit, as after a run; Opposite of less; Swampy land; Dig in the earth for precious metals; “Make up your ___” (come to a decision)

    Crossclimb 867 answer, top to bottom: SORT, SORE, MORE, MIRE, MINE, MIND, KIND. Top and bottom rows: SORT and KIND.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #866 (13 September 2026): Awaken, or stir to action; Cosmetics purchase for the cheeks; ___ and tumble (turbulent); Hard to chew, like low-quality meat; Affect one's heartstrings

    Crossclimb 866 answer, top to bottom: HOUSE, ROUSE, ROUGE, ROUGH, TOUGH, TOUCH, COUCH. Top and bottom rows: HOUSE and COUCH.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #865 (12 September 2026): Fissure, as in nature or a tense relationship; Boat that's simply logs lashed together; ___ and rave; Desire; Wax and ___

    Crossclimb 865 answer, top to bottom: GIFT, RIFT, RAFT, RANT, WANT, WANE, WARE. Top and bottom rows: GIFT and WARE.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #864 (11 September 2026): Graphic design used to represent a company, Cut sections of tree trunks that may be used as firewood, Runs at a relaxed pace, Puts down on paper quickly, Vehicles like 747’s and 767’s

    Crossclimb 864 answer, top to bottom: LEGO, LOGO, LOGS, JOGS, JOTS, JETS, SETS. Top and bottom rows: LEGO and SETS.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #863 (10 September 2026): What you use to tie up a boat at a pier; Ready to eat, like fruit; Clean with a rag, as a pane of glass; “A word to the ___” (helpful hint); Gripping tool with two jaws

    Crossclimb 863 answer, top to bottom: ROSE, ROPE, RIPE, WIPE, WISE, VISE, VASE. Top and bottom rows: ROSE and VASE.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #862 (9 September 2026): Clean and organized; Close by; Fruit shaped like a teardrop; Colleague who is an equal to you in age, job, and/or social status; Raised walkway that extends from the shore over water

    Crossclimb 862 answer, top to bottom: MEAT, NEAT, NEAR, PEAR, PEER, PIER, PIES. Top and bottom rows: MEAT and PIES.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #861 (8 September 2026): Part to play in a project or organization; One of eighteen on a typical golf course; “Please ___” (don’t hang up the phone); Feature of a raincoat that covers the head; Captain ___ (Peter Pan character, whose name is also something attached to his arm)

    Crossclimb 861 answer, top to bottom: RULE, ROLE, HOLE, HOLD, HOOD, HOOK, BOOK. Top and bottom rows: RULE and BOOK.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #860 (7 September 2026): One of eight in an octagon; Page to visit on the internet; Uses a chair; Drops below the horizon, like the sun at the end of the day; Lays eyes upon

    Crossclimb 860 answer, top to bottom: HIDE, SIDE, SITE, SITS, SETS, SEES, SEEK. Top and bottom rows: HIDE and SEEK.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #859 (6 September 2026): Gives a hello on Facebook (using an icon like this: 👈), People from Warsaw, “That ___ in comparison”, Cuts the peel off a potato with a special knife, Costs paid to ride buses

    Crossclimb 859 answer, top to bottom: POKER, POKES, POLES, PALES, PARES, FARES, FACES. Top and bottom rows: POKER and FACES.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #858 (5 September 2026): Renaissance string instrument (adding an F to the start forms the name of a wind instrument); Not on time; Muscles in the lower back, for short; Allows, or rents out a property; Flowery garlands used in hula dancing

    Crossclimb 858 answer, top to bottom: LUKE, LUTE, LATE, LATS, LETS, LEIS, LEIA. Top and bottom rows: LUKE and LEIA.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #857 (4 September 2026): Plant grown for human consumption, Where chickens live, Section of a roller coaster that may be particularly exciting or scary to ride around, Treasure found in a dungeon, Black powder in a chimney

    Crossclimb 857 answer, top to bottom: DROP, CROP, COOP, LOOP, LOOT, SOOT, SHOT. Top and bottom rows: DROP and SHOT.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #856 (3 September 2026): Colloquial term for an animated TV show; Screwdriver, chisel, or hammer; You may pay it to go over a bridge; Drawer that stores money in a cash register; Raised bit of land that's smaller than a mountain

    Crossclimb 856 answer, top to bottom: TOWN, TOON, TOOL, TOLL, TILL, HILL, HALL. Top and bottom rows: TOWN and HALL.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #855 (2 September 2026): “___ the dragon” (conquer a difficult challenge); Shut loudly, as a door; Line where two pieces of fabric are joined; Large quantity of paper; Wander somewhat aimlessly

    Crossclimb 855 answer, top to bottom: PLAY, SLAY, SLAM, SEAM, REAM, ROAM, ROOM. Top and bottom rows: PLAY and ROOM.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #854 (1 September 2026): Lumber, Tries to win someone’s affection, Really impresses with a performance, Female pigs, Uses a needle and thread

    Crossclimb 854 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, WOOD, WOOS, WOWS, SOWS, SEWS, NEWS. Top and bottom rows: GOOD and NEWS.

Crossclimb answers, August 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #853 (31 August 2026): Grow weary from activity; Employ someone to join a work team; Home for bees; Number of stars in many top ratings; Satisfactory, or amount paid as a penalty

    Crossclimb 853 answer, top to bottom: TIME, TIRE, HIRE, HIVE, FIVE, FINE, LINE. Top and bottom rows: TIME and LINE.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #852 (30 August 2026): Mississippi or Nile, for example; Scuba ___; City in England with white cliffs; Perform a new version of a song originally by another artist; Have a strong desire for something that belongs to someone else

    Crossclimb 852 answer, top to bottom: ROVER, RIVER, DIVER, DOVER, COVER, COVET, COMET. Top and bottom rows: ROVER and COMET.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #851 (29 August 2026): Nutrient-rich drink produced by mammals, Relative of the weasel, Ice skating venue, Assign items an order based on their relative quality, Where Scrabble tiles may sit before they're played

    Crossclimb 851 answer, top to bottom: MILE, MILK, MINK, RINK, RANK, RACK, RACE. Top and bottom rows: MILE and RACE.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #850 (28 August 2026): Returned from a trip abroad; Johann Sebastian ___ (German composer); Alternative to a shower; Route from one place to another; Gently touches, as a pet dog

    Crossclimb 850 answer, top to bottom: JACK, BACK, BACH, BATH, PATH, PATS, POTS. Top and bottom rows: JACK and POTS.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #849 (27 August 2026): Produced an egg, as a hen; Country, or the end of several country names; Playing area used for ten-pin bowling; Walking aid held in one hand; Geometric shape with a circular base that rises to a single vertex

    Crossclimb 849 answer, top to bottom: SAID, LAID, LAND, LANE, CANE, CONE, DONE. Top and bottom rows: SAID and DONE.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #848 (26 August 2026): Human residential area smaller than a city; Ripped apart, as scraps of paper; Vegetable that can be eaten “on the cob”; Word after power, spinal, or vocal; “The ___ of the Rings” (fantasy epic published in three parts)

    Crossclimb 848 answer, top to bottom: DOWN, TOWN, TORN, CORN, CORD, LORD, LOAD. Top and bottom rows: DOWN and LOAD.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #847 (25 August 2026): Plunged, Soft green material on a poker table, It may hold up your jeans, Quality of a danceable song, Stone with a hole in it used in jewelry

    Crossclimb 847 answer, top to bottom: WELL, FELL, FELT, BELT, BEAT, BEAD, READ. Top and bottom rows: WELL and READ.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #846 (24 August 2026): A genie may grant one; Clever and experienced; Alcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice; Weather measured on the Beaufort scale (8 means a gale, for example); What a wizard wields

    Crossclimb 846 answer, top to bottom: FISH, WISH, WISE, WINE, WIND, WAND, SAND. Top and bottom rows: FISH and SAND.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #845 (23 August 2026): Charges added at the end of a sales receipt; Men's formalwear options, for short; Catchy ditties; Letters a Norse god might use; Deceptive tricks

    Crossclimb 845 answer, top to bottom: TAXIS, TAXES, TUXES, TUNES, RUNES, RUSES, BUSES. Top and bottom rows: TAXIS and BUSES.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #844 (22 August 2026): Like some testimony and enemies; Open disrespect; Total of how many goals each team has; Frightening moment; Pass along to your followers, as a social media post

    Crossclimb 844 answer, top to bottom: SWORD, SWORN, SCORN, SCORE, SCARE, SHARE, SHARP. Top and bottom rows: SWORD and SHARP.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #843 (21 August 2026): What a V stood for, in ancient Rome; Emulate an Olympian who starts on a board; American currency that is roughly equivalent to a ten-pence coin; Title bestowed on a woman in Britain; Identical

    Crossclimb 843 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, FIVE, DIVE, DIME, DAME, SAME, SALE. Top and bottom rows: FIRE and SALE.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #842 (20 August 2026): Large barrel-shaped container for wine or other liquids, What a superhero wears to protect their other identity, “You're way off the ___” (far from accurate), Grassy area for public enjoyment, Type of meat served at a pig roast

    Crossclimb 842 answer, top to bottom: CASE, CASK, MASK, MARK, PARK, PORK, WORK. Top and bottom rows: CASE and WORK.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #841 (19 August 2026): “___ over matter” (mental focus can overcome physical obstacles); Locate a lost item by searching; Enamored, with “of”; Common step in origami; Top medal at the Olympics

    Crossclimb 841 answer, top to bottom: MINI, MIND, FIND, FOND, FOLD, GOLD, GOLF. Top and bottom rows: MINI and GOLF.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #840 (18 August 2026): Stuffed, Animal that symbolizes a rising stock market, It may become a law, Opposite of "won't", Source of drinking water

    Crossclimb 840 answer, top to bottom: FUEL, FULL, BULL, BILL, WILL, WELL, CELL. Top and bottom rows: FUEL and CELL.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #839 (17 August 2026): Physical property measured in grams, Tall pole used to support a sail, Fiberglass bandage used to immobilize a broken bone, It’s listed on a price tag, Outerwear to protect from the cold and rain

    Crossclimb 839 answer, top to bottom: MISS, MASS, MAST, CAST, COST, COAT, BOAT. Top and bottom rows: MISS and BOAT.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #838 (16 August 2026): Made untidy or disheveled, as someone's hair; Didn't hit the target; Gave false information to; Fed through a grinding machine, as wheat; Like these blanks, when you're done with them

    Crossclimb 838 answer, top to bottom: MUSSEL, MUSSED, MISSED, MISLED, MILLED, FILLED, FILLET. Top and bottom rows: MUSSEL and FILLET.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #837 (15 August 2026): Appliance for roasting a turkey; Common Swedish boy's name that means "young man"; Perceived; Appear (to be); Part of a plant, or an acronym for four evidence-based fields of study

    Crossclimb 837 answer, top to bottom: OVER, OVEN, SVEN, SEEN, SEEM, STEM, STEP. Top and bottom rows: OVER and STEP.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #836 (14 August 2026): Outdoor pest that has a powerful sting; Become misshapen, often under heat; To complain, or a type of fish like koi; Vehicle used for hauling; Component of a larger whole

    Crossclimb 836 answer, top to bottom: GASP, WASP, WARP, CARP, CART, PART, PANT. Top and bottom rows: GASP and PANT.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #835 (13 August 2026): Thumbs-up response on social media; A large body of water surrounded by land; Japanese rice wine; “In the ___ boat” (sharing a difficult situation); Domesticated, like a household pet

    Crossclimb 835 answer, top to bottom: LIFE, LIKE, LAKE, SAKE, SAME, TAME, TIME. Top and bottom rows: LIFE and TIME.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #834 (12 August 2026): Having above-average height, Something Hans Christian Andersen wrote, Bundle of straw or hay, Something used to neutralize an acid, Loll in the sun

    Crossclimb 834 answer, top to bottom: CALL, TALL, TALE, BALE, BASE, BASK, BACK. Top and bottom rows: CALL and BACK.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #833 (11 August 2026): Showed up, as to a party; Word after "word," "board," or "video"; Entryway in a fence; Diminutive name for "Catherine" used by the Princess of Wales (___ Middleton); Toy on a string that’s brought out on a windy day

    Crossclimb 833 answer, top to bottom: CAMP, CAME, GAME, GATE, KATE, KITE, SITE. Top and bottom rows: CAMP and SITE.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #832 (10 August 2026): Where eyeglasses might rest, Attachment to a fire hydrant, Emcee of a television show, Make a sound like an owl, Curved item at the end of a fishing line

    Crossclimb 832 answer, top to bottom: NOTE, NOSE, HOSE, HOST, HOOT, HOOK, BOOK. Top and bottom rows: NOTE and BOOK.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #831 (9 August 2026): Black birds that collectively form a “murder”; The top part of the head, or something one might put there; Cook until the color changes, as onions; Muscular strength; Human organ that takes up only 2% of a body’s weight but uses about 20% of its energy

    Crossclimb 831 answer, top to bottom: CROSS, CROWS, CROWN, BROWN, BRAWN, BRAIN, TRAIN. Top and bottom rows: CROSS and TRAIN.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #830 (8 August 2026): People from the same country as Neils Bohr and Hans Christian Andersen, Parts of windmills, Pieces of pottery that may hold flowers, Military installations, Foundation of an argument

    Crossclimb 830 answer, top to bottom: DUNES, DANES, VANES, VASES, BASES, BASIS, OASIS. Top and bottom rows: DUNES and OASIS.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #829 (7 August 2026): A system to encrypt words to send a secret message; The most frequently appearing value in a data set; Burrowing animal, or a unit of measurement in chemistry; Something that can be dug in the ground; Sharpen, as one’s skills

    Crossclimb 829 answer, top to bottom: COME, CODE, MODE, MOLE, HOLE, HONE, GONE. Top and bottom rows: COME and GONE.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #828 (6 August 2026): As it happens, like a news event being broadcast; “All is fair in ___ and war”; Stories passed down between generations that may or may not be true; Word a golfer may shout when a ball is hit off course; Major automobile manufacturer based in the US in Michigan

    Crossclimb 828 answer, top to bottom: FIVE, LIVE, LOVE, LORE, FORE, FORD, FOLD. Top and bottom rows: FIVE and FOLD.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #827 (5 August 2026): Sticky strip that can be used instead of glue; Light hits; Gets a lot of rays at the beach; A great amount, or units to describe something weighing 10,000 pounds; Pulls an automobile to a repair shop

    Crossclimb 827 answer, top to bottom: CAPE, TAPE, TAPS, TANS, TONS, TOWS, TOWN. Top and bottom rows: CAPE and TOWN.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #826 (4 August 2026): Get better, and a homophone of another answer in this ladder; Part of the foot, and a homophone of another answer in this ladder; Touch with one’s hand; Fixed prices for a service; Observes with one’s eyes

    Crossclimb 826 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, HEAL, HEEL, FEEL, FEES, SEES, SETS. Top and bottom rows: HEAD and SETS.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #825 (3 August 2026): Part of a dog that might wag, Opposite of short, Payment to cross a bridge, “I ___ you so!” (expression when someone didn’t listen to a prior warning), Amphibian creature similar to a frog

    Crossclimb 825 answer, top to bottom: RAIL, TAIL, TALL, TOLL, TOLD, TOAD, ROAD. Top and bottom rows: RAIL and ROAD.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #824 (2 August 2026): Breathing organ used by a fish to get oxygen from water, Place where grain is ground into flour, Gentle or moderate, ___-goose chase (lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit), Cunning and shrewd

    Crossclimb 824 answer, top to bottom: GILD, GILL, MILL, MILD, WILD, WILY, LILY. Top and bottom rows: GILD and LILY.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #823 (1 August 2026): Alumni of a university, for short; Urges on with a stick; Lots and lots; Potential customers who are interested in a company’s services; ___ a hand (helps out)

    Crossclimb 823 answer, top to bottom: GRASS, GRADS, GOADS, LOADS, LEADS, LENDS, LANDS. Top and bottom rows: GRASS and LANDS.

Crossclimb answers, July 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #822 (31 July 2026): Classical element alongside earth, air, and water; Evergreen trees known for needle-like leaves; States publicly, as grievances; Goals and objectives; Body parts attached to the shoulders

    Crossclimb 822 answer, top to bottom: FINE, FIRE, FIRS, AIRS, AIMS, ARMS, ARTS. Top and bottom rows: FINE and ARTS.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #821 (30 July 2026): Large group of animals like cows or sheep; In this location; Employ for a job; Extremely serious, like some consequences; Challenge someone to complete a task

    Crossclimb 821 answer, top to bottom: HARD, HERD, HERE, HIRE, DIRE, DARE, WARE. Top and bottom rows: HARD and WARE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #820 (29 July 2026): Type of shoe that extends up the lower leg to offer more protection, Protesting sounds heard after a controversial sports call, Software programs that crawl the web to analyze web pages, Best of ___ worlds (enjoy two things simultaneously), Relaxing soak in a tub

    Crossclimb 820 answer, top to bottom: FOOT, BOOT, BOOS, BOTS, BOTH, BATH, PATH. Top and bottom rows: FOOT and PATH.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #819 (28 July 2026): Common piece of tableware, or a branch in the road; Ham or bacon; Place to plug in a USB device on a laptop; Share an update on social media; Price to pay

    Crossclimb 819 answer, top to bottom: FORE, FORK, PORK, PORT, POST, COST, CAST. Top and bottom rows: FORE and CAST.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #818 (27 July 2026): “A friend to all is a friend to ___” (Aristotle), Edible holder for ice cream, Part of an apple that contains its seeds, Cereal crop that might appear at breakfast in “flake” form, Piece of metal currency that may be flipped

    Crossclimb 818 answer, top to bottom: NOSE, NONE, CONE, CORE, CORN, COIN, CHIN. Top and bottom rows: NOSE and CHIN.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #817 (26 July 2026): Very interested in something; Someone older than twelve but younger than twenty; Ready to be hit, as a golf ball; Open-___ shoes; Relayed, as a story

    Crossclimb 817 answer, top to bottom: KEEP, KEEN, TEEN, TEED, TOED, TOLD, COLD. Top and bottom rows: KEEP and COLD.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #816 (25 July 2026): Begin; Parts of a constellation; Practices for a boxing match; It may light a fire; Hammerhead or great white, for example

    Crossclimb 816 answer, top to bottom: SMART, START, STARS, SPARS, SPARK, SHARK, SHARP. Top and bottom rows: SMART and SHARP.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #815 (24 July 2026): Tall grass that grows in a marsh, or the vibrating part of a woodwind instrument that creates sound; Short film, or the spool on which film is stored; Genuine; 500 sheets of paper; Wander around without a set destination

    Crossclimb 815 answer, top to bottom: READ, REED, REEL, REAL, REAM, ROAM, ROOM. Top and bottom rows: READ and ROOM.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #814 (23 July 2026): Struggling to decide between two choices; Start of the day, poetically; Wailing sound, perhaps heard from a ghost in a horror movie; Money that’s borrowed from a bank; Common amount of bread to purchase

    Crossclimb 814 answer, top to bottom: TURN, TORN, MORN, MOAN, LOAN, LOAF, LEAF. Top and bottom rows: TURN and LEAF.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #813 (22 July 2026): Basketball attempt or espresso unit; Black residue from a fire; Happening in the near future; Apollo 11’s destination; Cut, like a well-manicured lawn

    Crossclimb 813 answer, top to bottom: SHOW, SHOT, SOOT, SOON, MOON, MOWN, DOWN. Top and bottom rows: SHOW and DOWN.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #812 (21 July 2026): Embraces in one’s arms, Shades of color, It comes between Mon. and Wed., Neckwear items that are attached by making knots, Containers for baked goods

    Crossclimb 812 answer, top to bottom: HUGE, HUGS, HUES, TUES, TIES, TINS, TINY. Top and bottom rows: HUGE and TINY.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #811 (20 July 2026): Financial institution where checks can be deposited; Declares to be illegal; Containers, as for recycling or dirty laundry; Tiny pieces, or 0s and 1s in computing; Makes a wager in a casino

    Crossclimb 811 answer, top to bottom: BUNK, BANK, BANS, BINS, BITS, BETS, BEDS. Top and bottom rows: BUNK and BEDS.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #810 (19 July 2026): “Go with the ___”; Imperfection; Change in musical pitch indicated by ♭; Authoritative action made by decree, or an Italian automaker; Boxer’s weapon

    Crossclimb 810 answer, top to bottom: BLOW, FLOW, FLAW, FLAT, FIAT, FIST, FISH. Top and bottom rows: BLOW and FISH.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #809 (18 July 2026): One who makes a commitment, as a bride or groom on their wedding day; Electricity, for example; Bluffing game played around a table at a casino; Prods, as with a stick or finger; Ends of a magnetic field, such as Earth's North and South

    Crossclimb 809 answer, top to bottom: VOTER, VOWER, POWER, POKER, POKES, POLES, POLLS. Top and bottom rows: VOTER and POLLS.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #808 (17 July 2026): Worry about something, Body parts treated by podiatrists, “I ___ Fine” (Beatles song), Material burned to create energy, Completely stuffed after eating a meal

    Crossclimb 808 answer, top to bottom: FREE, FRET, FEET, FEEL, FUEL, FULL, FALL. Top and bottom rows: FREE and FALL.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #807 (16 July 2026): Slightly wet, Notre ___ (Paris attraction), Part of an arena that may be retractable, Recommended amount of a medication, Prepare to be in a photo

    Crossclimb 807 answer, top to bottom: LAMP, DAMP, DAME, DOME, DOSE, POSE, POST. Top and bottom rows: LAMP and POST.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #806 (15 July 2026): Persist over time; Choose for a role in a play; “Just in ___” (as a precaution); Showed up to a party; Not wild, as a household pet

    Crossclimb 806 answer, top to bottom: LOST, LAST, CAST, CASE, CAME, TAME, TIME. Top and bottom rows: LOST and TIME.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #805 (14 July 2026): Wild pig; Fly high into the air, like an eagle; Enjoy a long bath; Clothing that might be put on a foot before putting on a shoe; Loading area by the water in a harbor town

    Crossclimb 805 answer, top to bottom: BOAT, BOAR, SOAR, SOAK, SOCK, DOCK, DECK. Top and bottom rows: BOAT and DECK.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #804 (13 July 2026): Radius or ulna, for example; Last name of fictional spy James (007); Flex a joint like an elbow or knee; Round object that might be part of a necklace, or a drop of sweat; Play ___ (lie on the ground without moving)

    Crossclimb 804 answer, top to bottom: DONE, BONE, BOND, BEND, BEAD, DEAD, DEAL. Top and bottom rows: DONE and DEAL.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #803 (12 July 2026): Be unsure about a choice, Disturbances in the ocean, Country that's part of the United Kingdom, Legendary stories, Peace ___ (negotiation occasions)

    Crossclimb 803 answer, top to bottom: WATER, WAVER, WAVES, WALES, TALES, TALKS, TANKS. Top and bottom rows: WATER and TANKS.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #802 (11 July 2026): Ripped; Vegetable basis of the Mexican snack elote; Thin rope that may be used in bungee jumping; At a dead end, as a case; Young male horse

    Crossclimb 802 answer, top to bottom: TURN, TORN, CORN, CORD, COLD, COLT, COAT. Top and bottom rows: TURN and COAT.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #801 (10 July 2026): Opening in a fence, Not on time, ___ duck (politician with limited power as they are leaving office), Baby sheep, Vertical part of a door’s frame

    Crossclimb 801 answer, top to bottom: GAME, GATE, LATE, LAME, LAMB, JAMB, JAMS. Top and bottom rows: GAME and JAMS.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #800 (9 July 2026): Magician’s stick, Crave, Mr. Disney, Grain that's used in beer and whiskey, Place where you'll find lots of shops

    Crossclimb 800 answer, top to bottom: HAND, WAND, WANT, WALT, MALT, MALL, BALL. Top and bottom rows: HAND and BALL.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #799 (8 July 2026): Happening right now, like a broadcast sporting event; Queue; White, red, blush, and others; Power source for a sailboat; Fasten tightly, or a tricky situation

    Crossclimb 799 answer, top to bottom: LOVE, LIVE, LINE, WINE, WIND, BIND, BIRD. Top and bottom rows: LOVE and BIRD.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #798 (7 July 2026): Outer layer of a tree, Without any light, “Truth or ___?”, Animal that lost a race to a tortoise in an Aesop fable, Bring on to the workforce

    Crossclimb 798 answer, top to bottom: BACK, BARK, DARK, DARE, HARE, HIRE, FIRE. Top and bottom rows: BACK and FIRE.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #797 (6 July 2026): Land area used for agriculture; Solid and unwavering, or a group of attorneys doing business together; Motion picture shown in a cinema; ___-in-the-blank; Mental resolve or determination

    Crossclimb 797 answer, top to bottom: FARE, FARM, FIRM, FILM, FILL, WILL, WELL. Top and bottom rows: FARE and WELL.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #796 (5 July 2026): Mischievous adventure, or a small flower bud used in tartare sauce; Someone who explores natural underground chambers; Report on, as a news event; Shrink in fear; A tall, narrow structure that might be used to transmit cellular signals

    Crossclimb 796 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CAVER, COVER, COWER, TOWER, TONER. Top and bottom rows: PAPER and TONER.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #795 (4 July 2026): Slowly leak, Search for, Sneak ___ (preview before a full release), Quantity of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked, Group of wolves

    Crossclimb 795 answer, top to bottom: STEP, SEEP, SEEK, PEEK, PECK, PACK, BACK. Top and bottom rows: STEP and BACK.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #794 (3 July 2026): Line on the scalp where hair is brushed in opposite directions; Cut back, as expenses; Adult female horse or zebra; “The ___, the merrier”; Dark skin spot

    Crossclimb 794 answer, top to bottom: PORT, PART, PARE, MARE, MORE, MOLE, HOLE. Top and bottom rows: PORT and HOLE.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #793 (2 July 2026): Heavy metal that alchemists tried to turn into gold; Give temporarily, as a tool or book, but expect to get back; Secure, as a job interview; Part of a bowling alley or swimming pool; ___ wolf (an independent, self-reliant individual)

    Crossclimb 793 answer, top to bottom: DEAD, LEAD, LEND, LAND, LANE, LONE, ZONE. Top and bottom rows: DEAD and ZONE.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #792 (1 July 2026): Sounds from a disappointed crowd, ___ and girls, Coastal inlets (like those near San Francisco and Bengal), Soap units, The Red Planet (4th from the Sun)

    Crossclimb 792 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, BOOS, BOYS, BAYS, BARS, MARS, MARK. Top and bottom rows: BOOK and MARK.

Crossclimb answers, June 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #791 (30 June 2026): Panda or grizzly, for example; Wild pig; Feathery accessories that go around the neck; Person in charge at an office; Flowerless plant that grows on trees or other damp, shady locations

    Crossclimb 791 answer, top to bottom: NEAR, BEAR, BOAR, BOAS, BOSS, MOSS, MISS. Top and bottom rows: NEAR and MISS.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #790 (29 June 2026): Leg muscle between the knee and ankle; “The ___ before the storm”; Inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers; Close friends; Covers the cost, as a bill

    Crossclimb 790 answer, top to bottom: HALF, CALF, CALM, PALM, PALS, PAYS, DAYS. Top and bottom rows: HALF and DAYS.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #789 (28 June 2026): Having an undulating pattern, like a sine curve; On guard against danger; Give a heads-up; Place where pitchforks are kept; Switzerland's de facto capital

    Crossclimb 789 answer, top to bottom: NAVY, WAVY, WARY, WARN, BARN, BERN, BEAN. Top and bottom rows: NAVY and BEAN.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #788 (27 June 2026): Application option (Ctrl+F) to locate a word or string, Tie tightly, Group of musical performers, Place a plane back on the ground, Country street

    Crossclimb 788 answer, top to bottom: FINN, FIND, BIND, BAND, LAND, LANE, DANE. Top and bottom rows: FINN and DANE.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #787 (26 June 2026): Like fish that you have to be careful eating; Connection between two things that may be “common” or “covalent”; Like some farewells; Cross a river in a shallow place, or automobile company that produces the Mustang; Microsoft application for preparing text documents

    Crossclimb 787 answer, top to bottom: BODY, BONY, BOND, FOND, FORD, WORD, WORK. Top and bottom rows: BODY and WORK.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #786 (25 June 2026): Bearded farm animal; Serving vessel for sauce or gravy shaped like a watercraft; Play, as a drum; Red edible root, or sugar source; Sound from a microwave after cooking is complete

    Crossclimb 786 answer, top to bottom: GOAL, GOAT, BOAT, BEAT, BEET, BEEP, KEEP. Top and bottom rows: GOAL and KEEP.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #785 (24 June 2026): Body part that goes into a shoe, Black residue in a fireplace, Put in order from smallest to largest, Like muscles after a workout, How to address a king

    Crossclimb 785 answer, top to bottom: FONT, FOOT, SOOT, SORT, SORE, SIRE, SIZE. Top and bottom rows: FONT and SIZE.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #784 (23 June 2026): Put dirt into, as a hole; Dropped from a height; Have as a sensation; Costs that might be hidden; Perceives through the eyes

    Crossclimb 784 answer, top to bottom: FILM, FILL, FELL, FEEL, FEES, SEES, SETS. Top and bottom rows: FILM and SETS.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #783 (22 June 2026): Highest point of a mountain, Bonus earned at a job like a gym membership or free meal, Meat from a pig, Tiny skin opening, Part of an apple that is left over after eating

    Crossclimb 783 answer, top to bottom: PEAS, PEAK, PERK, PORK, PORE, CORE, CORN. Top and bottom rows: PEAS and CORN.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #782 (21 June 2026): Corp. messaging department, informally (the answer is an abbreviation of a 14-letter word for acts of transmitting information or ideas); “Here ___ the Sun” (by The Beatles); Gets through a hardship; Flowing garments for some superheroes; Shows affection

    Crossclimb 782 answer, top to bottom: COMMA, COMMS, COMES, COPES, CAPES, CARES, CARET. Top and bottom rows: COMMA and CARET.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #781 (20 June 2026): Element of a project that must be completed; Affix to the wall with a small pin; Complete absence, as of a quality; Small taste of an ice cream cone; Choose among options

    Crossclimb 781 answer, top to bottom: MASK, TASK, TACK, LACK, LICK, PICK, PUCK. Top and bottom rows: MASK and PUCK.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #780 (19 June 2026): Embraces in one’s arms; Dogs with wrinkly, flat faces; “___ in Boots” (fairy tale with an anthropomorphic cat); Do well enough to clear an examination in school; Future’s opposite

    Crossclimb 780 answer, top to bottom: HUGE, HUGS, PUGS, PUSS, PASS, PAST, VAST. Top and bottom rows: HUGE and VAST.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #779 (18 June 2026): Shelter set up when camping; Column to the left of the “ones”, in whole numbers; Metal containers for food named for a chemical element; Prong on a fork; What a whistler might whistle

    Crossclimb 779 answer, top to bottom: TEST, TENT, TENS, TINS, TINE, TUNE, TUBE. Top and bottom rows: TEST and TUBE.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #778 (17 June 2026): Basic building block of life (all organisms have at least one); What one might ring on someone's porch to get them to the door; Leather strip worn around the waist; Run away suddenly, or last name of retired sprinter Usain; Font style to draw attention

    Crossclimb 778 answer, top to bottom: CALL, CELL, BELL, BELT, BOLT, BOLD, FOLD. Top and bottom rows: CALL and FOLD.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #777 (16 June 2026): Large piece of fabric used to propel a boat; “Easier ___ than done”; It might come back with you after a trip to the beach; Button pressed after writing an email; Proceed slowly by an indirect route, or the newest word game on LinkedIn

    Crossclimb 777 answer, top to bottom: TAIL, SAIL, SAID, SAND, SEND, WEND, WIND. Top and bottom rows: TAIL and WIND.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #776 (15 June 2026): Object on which spice jars are arranged, What the stripes on an officer's shoulder or upper sleeve identify, Business that typically has a vault, Prohibits a specific activity, Metal containers for soup and other pantry items

    Crossclimb 776 answer, top to bottom: RACE, RACK, RANK, BANK, BANS, CANS, CARS. Top and bottom rows: RACE and CARS.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #775 (14 June 2026): Radiate light; Small village, like the one in “The Hobbit”; What two toddlers with only one toy may learn to do; Gaze with intent; Put away to use later

    Crossclimb 775 answer, top to bottom: RHINE, SHINE, SHIRE, SHARE, STARE, STORE, STONE. Top and bottom rows: RHINE and STONE.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #774 (13 June 2026): “Phooey!”; Misbehaving child; Vessel with life vests; Large, slithery hunters that constrict their prey; Programs that might be used to chat

    Crossclimb 774 answer, top to bottom: DRAW, DRAT, BRAT, BOAT, BOAS, BOTS, LOTS. Top and bottom rows: DRAW and LOTS.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #773 (12 June 2026): Male deer, Where your shoulder blades are, Show reluctance to act, Daily exercise for a dog owner, Great ___ of China

    Crossclimb 773 answer, top to bottom: DUCK, BUCK, BACK, BALK, WALK, WALL, CALL. Top and bottom rows: DUCK and CALL.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #772 (11 June 2026): Opposite of wild; What a clock measures; Tart green fruit; Shortest distance between two points; Thin, like some hair

    Crossclimb 772 answer, top to bottom: TAKE, TAME, TIME, LIME, LINE, FINE, FIVE. Top and bottom rows: TAKE and FIVE.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #771 (10 June 2026): What a boxer may do to practice; Length, as of a bridge or time; Turn around and around; Largest organ of the human body; Pass over, like a step in a list

    Crossclimb 771 answer, top to bottom: STAR, SPAR, SPAN, SPIN, SKIN, SKIP, SHIP. Top and bottom rows: STAR and SHIP.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #770 (9 June 2026): Without any power, as a battery; Opening word of many letters and emails; Opposite of far; Clean and in good order; Place for a bird's eggs to hatch

    Crossclimb 770 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, DEAD, DEAR, NEAR, NEAT, NEST, REST. Top and bottom rows: HEAD and REST.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #769 (8 June 2026): It can charge your phone; Jack, queen, king, or joker; Challenging, as a task; Critter like a rabbit; “We ___ it under control” (the situation is being managed)

    Crossclimb 769 answer, top to bottom: COLD, CORD, CARD, HARD, HARE, HAVE, WAVE. Top and bottom rows: COLD and WAVE.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #768 (7 June 2026): Greeted someone from a distance, Wobble uncertainly, Drink that might be free in a restaurant, Provide food for a large banquet, Playful prank or criminal plan

    Crossclimb 768 answer, top to bottom: WAXED, WAVED, WAVER, WATER, CATER, CAPER, PAPER. Top and bottom rows: WAXED and PAPER.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #767 (6 June 2026): Sleeveless garment; Organism that might cause property damage, like a termite or mouse; Vertical support that is driven into the ground to help hold up a fence; Emcee of a television show; Fire truck fixture

    Crossclimb 767 answer, top to bottom: VENT, VEST, PEST, POST, HOST, HOSE, HOLE. Top and bottom rows: VENT and HOLE.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #766 (5 June 2026): Chess piece that only moves vertically or horizontally; “You ___ the words out of my mouth”; Hammer or screwdriver; Easily duped person; Something an Olympic basketballer cannot get six times in a game, but an NBA player might (if playing too aggressively)

    Crossclimb 766 answer, top to bottom: ROCK, ROOK, TOOK, TOOL, FOOL, FOUL, SOUL. Top and bottom rows: ROCK and SOUL.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #765 (4 June 2026): Valuable metal whose atomic symbol is Au; Better than average, but not yet great; Sticky substances; “Here ___ nothing!” (take a chance on something but expect to fail); Parts of a footprint

    Crossclimb 765 answer, top to bottom: GOLF, GOLD, GOOD, GOOS, GOES, TOES, TEES. Top and bottom rows: GOLF and TEES.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #764 (3 June 2026): Traveled by vehicle and not by foot, Long poles used for fishing, Uses an oar in a boat, Hooks up to a truck and hauls along, It's typically smaller than a city and larger than a village

    Crossclimb 764 answer, top to bottom: ROBE, RODE, RODS, ROWS, TOWS, TOWN, GOWN. Top and bottom rows: ROBE and GOWN.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #763 (2 June 2026): Adjust a musical instrument to match a particular pitch; A sharp prong on a fork; Drink that’s often served with cheese at social gatherings; Having good judgment, like Solomon; What you make when you blow out birthday candles

    Crossclimb 763 answer, top to bottom: TUNA, TUNE, TINE, WINE, WISE, WISH, FISH. Top and bottom rows: TUNA and FISH.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #762 (1 June 2026): Town ___ (building for local government offices), Bit of raised ground that is not as high as a mountain, Occupy a vacant position or top off a glass with water, Manicurist’s tool to shape and smooth the edges of nails, Piece of porcelain that may be part of a bathroom floor or wall

    Crossclimb 762 answer, top to bottom: HALF, HALL, HILL, FILL, FILE, TILE, TIME. Top and bottom rows: HALF and TIME.

Crossclimb answers, May 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #761 (31 May 2026): Not as high; Romantic partner; Part of a magazine visible on the newsstand; Sanctuaries along the seashore; Birds that are the opposite of hawks, symbolically

    Crossclimb 761 answer, top to bottom: POWER, LOWER, LOVER, COVER, COVES, DOVES, DIVES. Top and bottom rows: POWER and DIVES.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #760 (30 May 2026): Move like a moth, ___ accompli, Verifiable piece of information, Turn to look directly at someone, Predetermined outcome

    Crossclimb 760 answer, top to bottom: FLAT, FLIT, FAIT, FACT, FACE, FATE, RATE. Top and bottom rows: FLAT and RATE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #759 (29 May 2026): Down in the dumps; Glitz and ____ (alliterative phrase describing a flashy style); Close with a bang, as a door; Line of stitches on clothing; Char the surface of something with intense heat

    Crossclimb 759 answer, top to bottom: PLUM, GLUM, GLAM, SLAM, SEAM, SEAR, PEAR. Top and bottom rows: PLUM and PEAR.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #758 (28 May 2026): Type of bed that has another bed above or below it; Financial institution; Musical group that might go on tour; Very tight connection; Pleasant, as memories

    Crossclimb 758 answer, top to bottom: JUNK, BUNK, BANK, BAND, BOND, FOND, FOOD. Top and bottom rows: JUNK and FOOD.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #757 (27 May 2026): Jabs with one's finger; Holes in the skin; Makes someone yawn, possibly by giving an overly long presentation; Exposes, as one's emotions or teeth; Is interested

    Crossclimb 757 answer, top to bottom: POKER, POKES, PORES, BORES, BARES, CARES, CARDS. Top and bottom rows: POKER and CARDS.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #756 (26 May 2026): Hide underground, as a dog does with a bone; Overcook to the point of inedibility; Where calves might be raised; Sound the alarm; Threadbare; frayed

    Crossclimb 756 answer, top to bottom: BUSY, BURY, BURN, BARN, WARN, WORN, WORK. Top and bottom rows: BUSY and WORK.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #755 (25 May 2026): Suffer a defeat; “Not all those who wander are ___”; Not all, but close; Trench dug around a castle; Option that vegetarians don't order

    Crossclimb 755 answer, top to bottom: LOVE, LOSE, LOST, MOST, MOAT, MEAT, SEAT. Top and bottom rows: LOVE and SEAT.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #754 (24 May 2026): Crushed into a soft form like some potatoes; Came together as a single large group; Didn’t hit the target; Peppered with insults, in slang; Spread some gossip

    Crossclimb 754 answer, top to bottom: WASHED, MASHED, MASSED, MISSED, DISSED, DISHED, DISHES. Top and bottom rows: WASHED and DISHES.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #753 (23 May 2026): Artist Salvador who painted melting watches in "The Persistence of Memory", Timbuktu's country in West Africa, Like a rooster or a bull, You might get 50% off at one, Container that often has a combination lock

    Crossclimb 753 answer, top to bottom: DELI, DALI, MALI, MALE, SALE, SAFE, CAFE. Top and bottom rows: DELI and CAFE.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #752 (22 May 2026): Group of muscles near the center of the body that can be strengthened by planks, Drill a hole into wood, “The ___ Necessities” (a song from “The Jungle Book” describing the essential requirements for life), Payment to ride on a bus or plane, What celebrities have

    Crossclimb 752 answer, top to bottom: CODE, CORE, BORE, BARE, FARE, FAME, NAME. Top and bottom rows: CODE and NAME.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #751 (21 May 2026): Sport that can be played on horses or in the water, A survey of the population before an election, Opposite of push, Uninteresting or lackluster, A contest between two people

    Crossclimb 751 answer, top to bottom: SOLO, POLO, POLL, PULL, DULL, DUEL, DUET. Top and bottom rows: SOLO and DUET.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #750 (20 May 2026): One of many on a busy person's desktop, Heap, Drained of color, Second half of a phrase meaning "exaggerated story", First half of a phrase meaning "exaggerated story"

    Crossclimb 750 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, FILE, PILE, PALE, TALE, TALL, BALL. Top and bottom rows: FIRE and BALL.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #749 (19 May 2026): It might be marketed as body wash; What people do with their hands in a high-five; Food for pigs, or unappetizing food for humans; Sign seen in a school crosswalk; Place in an overhead compartment

    Crossclimb 749 answer, top to bottom: SOUP, SOAP, SLAP, SLOP, SLOW, STOW, STEW. Top and bottom rows: SOUP and STEW.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #748 (18 May 2026): Set of 52 cards for playing poker, Waterfront structure used to moor a boat, ___ and roll, Place to dry dishes in the kitchen, Running competition like a 5k or marathon

    Crossclimb 748 answer, top to bottom: NECK, DECK, DOCK, ROCK, RACK, RACE, LACE. Top and bottom rows: NECK and LACE.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #747 (17 May 2026): Changes in the sea surface caused by the moon's gravity; Take ___ (choose an opinion in a debate); What you see two of when rolling "boxcars" with a pair of dice; Blends together, like all the ingredients for a cake; Pits dug into the earth to extract ore

    Crossclimb 747 answer, top to bottom: TIMES, TIDES, SIDES, SIXES, MIXES, MINES, MINUS. Top and bottom rows: TIMES and MINUS.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #746 (16 May 2026): Respectful title for a man; Get really good at, like a job skill; Make a difference in the outcome; Waffles are made out of it; Person using the tub

    Crossclimb 746 answer, top to bottom: SISTER, MISTER, MASTER, MATTER, BATTER, BATHER, FATHER. Top and bottom rows: SISTER and FATHER.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #745 (15 May 2026): Sections of a whole, Trousers, Sections of a window, People from Denmark, Eats an evening meal

    Crossclimb 745 answer, top to bottom: PARTY, PARTS, PANTS, PANES, DANES, DINES, LINES. Top and bottom rows: PARTY and LINES.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #744 (14 May 2026): Romantic evening, Alternative to "truth" in a game, "Handle with ___", Treat eaten at a birthday party, Setting for an oven

    Crossclimb 744 answer, top to bottom: DATA, DATE, DARE, CARE, CAKE, BAKE, BASE. Top and bottom rows: DATA and BASE.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #743 (13 May 2026): ___ in the blank, Tumbled to the ground, Transfer an object in exchange for money, An animal with flippers, Not fake

    Crossclimb 743 answer, top to bottom: FILM, FILL, FELL, SELL, SEAL, REAL, REEL. Top and bottom rows: FILM and REEL.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #742 (12 May 2026): Showed up, as to a party; “Cut from the ___ cloth” (have common characteristics); An amount between all and none; Having minor aches after a workout; Golfer's warning shout that sounds like a number

    Crossclimb 742 answer, top to bottom: CAMP, CAME, SAME, SOME, SORE, FORE, FIRE. Top and bottom rows: CAMP and FIRE.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #741 (11 May 2026): Refrigerate, Sheep’s coat that might also be used to make a winter coat, Carpenter’s material, “Little Red Riding ___” (classic fairy tale), End of a fishing line

    Crossclimb 741 answer, top to bottom: COOK, COOL, WOOL, WOOD, HOOD, HOOK, BOOK. Top and bottom rows: COOK and BOOK.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #740 (10 May 2026): Group of dogs; Tool used to break up soil or rock; Photos, for short; Baked dishes with pastry crusts and sweet or savory fillings; Competes in an election or for a prize

    Crossclimb 740 answer, top to bottom: PARK, PACK, PICK, PICS, PIES, VIES, VIEW. Top and bottom rows: PARK and VIEW.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #739 (9 May 2026): Displace, as water from a boat; Item of sports equipment that is usually, but not always, round; Hairless; Ring, especially at a wedding; Sticky predicament

    Crossclimb 739 answer, top to bottom: JAIL, BAIL, BALL, BALD, BAND, BIND, BIRD. Top and bottom rows: JAIL and BIRD.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #738 (8 May 2026): Word following "holy" in a rhyming expression of surprise; Animals who burrow underground; Bucks and stallions, e.g.; Romantic partners; Alma ___ (a university, to its alumni)

    Crossclimb 738 answer, top to bottom: MONEY, MOLEY, MOLES, MALES, MATES, MATER, MAKER. Top and bottom rows: MONEY and MAKER.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #737 (7 May 2026): Site for a bird’s nest, At no cost, Run away from a dangerous situation, Great delight and merriment, Substance that can be used to stick materials together

    Crossclimb 737 answer, top to bottom: TRUE, TREE, FREE, FLEE, GLEE, GLUE, BLUE. Top and bottom rows: TRUE and BLUE.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #736 (6 May 2026): Do well against hardships, Sheltered inlet on the coast where you might moor a boat, Where bats often live, Walking aid that often has a curve at the top, Containers that may be recycled

    Crossclimb 736 answer, top to bottom: COPY, COPE, COVE, CAVE, CANE, CANS, CATS. Top and bottom rows: COPY and CATS.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #735 (5 May 2026): Precious metal used for jewelry; Related, as a story; Price paid to use a road; Cash register drawer; Item in some board games, such as Scrabble

    Crossclimb 735 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, GOLD, TOLD, TOLL, TILL, TILE, TIME. Top and bottom rows: GOOD and TIME.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #734 (4 May 2026): Breath freshener after a meal; Fine spray of water, as can be found near a waterfall; What you form with your hand to play "rock" in a game of rock paper scissors; Salmon or tuna; A shallow vessel on which food is served, or a specific preparation of food

    Crossclimb 734 answer, top to bottom: HINT, MINT, MIST, FIST, FISH, DISH, DASH. Top and bottom rows: HINT and DASH.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #733 (3 May 2026): Make more refined, as flour; Like a plush toy; Grime in a chimney; Treasure claimed by a pirate; Red-eyed water bird, also called a diver, that is featured on Canada’s dollar coin

    Crossclimb 733 answer, top to bottom: GIFT, SIFT, SOFT, SOOT, LOOT, LOON, LOAN. Top and bottom rows: GIFT and LOAN.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #732 (2 May 2026): Item for a tennis player, Like billiard balls at the start of a game, Didn’t have, Like a room you can’t get into without a key, Piece of jewelry that often has a picture inside

    Crossclimb 732 answer, top to bottom: JACKET, RACKET, RACKED, LACKED, LOCKED, LOCKET, POCKET. Top and bottom rows: JACKET and POCKET.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #731 (1 May 2026): Type of drum typically in the center of a kit; Held in reserve, possibly for emergency use; Tall, tapering structure on top of a skyscraper; The “backbone” of a book that joins the two covers and is attached to the pages; Rotates, like a fidget toy

    Crossclimb 731 answer, top to bottom: SNAKE, SNARE, SPARE, SPIRE, SPINE, SPINS, SKINS. Top and bottom rows: SNAKE and SKINS.

Crossclimb answers, April 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #730 (30 April 2026): ___ up (confined), In the mail, What a legislative candidate runs for, Argument, What a threatened camel might do

    Crossclimb 730 answer, top to bottom: PANT, PENT, SENT, SEAT, SPAT, SPIT, SUIT. Top and bottom rows: PANT and SUIT.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #729 (29 April 2026): A particularly one-sided boxing match; A boxing match; Waterborne vessel; Skip a ___ (what the heart may do after a big shock, at least according to an idiom); Grizzly, for one

    Crossclimb 729 answer, top to bottom: ROOT, ROUT, BOUT, BOAT, BEAT, BEAR, BEER. Top and bottom rows: ROOT and BEER.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #728 (28 April 2026): Daily sustenance; Like some farewells and memories; Come across, while searching; Gentle and caring, or a variety of something; Monarch like Charles III or Felipe VI

    Crossclimb 728 answer, top to bottom: MOOD, FOOD, FOND, FIND, KIND, KING, RING. Top and bottom rows: MOOD and RING.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #727 (27 April 2026): Monetary unit that jingles in your pocket; Spiral shape; Make hot and bubbling, as water; Help someone get out of a difficult financial situation, with "out"; Weather phenomenon that can crack a windshield

    Crossclimb 727 answer, top to bottom: CHIN, COIN, COIL, BOIL, BAIL, HAIL, HAIR. Top and bottom rows: CHIN and HAIR.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #726 (26 April 2026): Unit in a schoolhouse; Rude and unrefined; Trombones, trumpets, and similar instruments; Kids that get out of line; There might be four in a measure

    Crossclimb 726 answer, top to bottom: GLASS, CLASS, CRASS, BRASS, BRATS, BEATS, BEADS. Top and bottom rows: GLASS and BEADS.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #725 (25 April 2026): Dance party that may have glow-in-the-dark decorations; Meander around town; City known for its ancient ruins like the Colosseum and the Pantheon; Element of a large stadium, sometimes; Female equivalent of a knight, in the UK

    Crossclimb 725 answer, top to bottom: SAVE, RAVE, ROVE, ROME, DOME, DAME, GAME. Top and bottom rows: SAVE and GAME.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #724 (24 April 2026): Evergreen tree; Shade that might be salmon or coral; Loud, rebellious subgenre of rock music; What a hockey goalie wants to catch; Get ready for a trip

    Crossclimb 724 answer, top to bottom: WINE, PINE, PINK, PUNK, PUCK, PACK, RACK. Top and bottom rows: WINE and RACK.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #723 (23 April 2026): Something you might “lend” to a person in need; Attach to the wall, like a framed picture; Performed in a choir; Fell to the bottom of the ocean; The land along one side of a river

    Crossclimb 723 answer, top to bottom: HARD, HAND, HANG, SANG, SANK, BANK, BACK. Top and bottom rows: HARD and BACK.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #722 (22 April 2026): Scream like a banshee; Hit a brick ___ (face an obstacle); Round object that is featured in many sports; It may ring to announce the start of a school day or a religious service; Fashion accessory worn to denote karate ranks, with a black one being the highest

    Crossclimb 722 answer, top to bottom: NAIL, WAIL, WALL, BALL, BELL, BELT, BOLT. Top and bottom rows: NAIL and BOLT.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #721 (21 April 2026): Monthly payment to a landlord; An opening in a wall for hot or cold air to enter a room; Part of a three-piece suit that is worn under the jacket; Of enormous size and extent, like outer space; Opposite of west

    Crossclimb 721 answer, top to bottom: REST, RENT, VENT, VEST, VAST, EAST, EASY. Top and bottom rows: REST and EASY.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #720 (20 April 2026): Owl’s sound, or a very amusing experience; Person organizing a party at their house; Fire hydrant attachment; Sharpen, as one’s skills at a job; ___ of the above (option when nothing seems to fit)

    Crossclimb 720 answer, top to bottom: FOOT, HOOT, HOST, HOSE, HONE, NONE, NOTE. Top and bottom rows: FOOT and NOTE.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #719 (19 April 2026): Something that both a turtle and a turtle egg has; More antiquated way to say "will"; Layered rock that's a source of oil; Unit of stock from a corporation; Knocking down all ten pins with two balls, in bowling

    Crossclimb 719 answer, top to bottom: SHELF, SHELL, SHALL, SHALE, SHARE, SPARE, SPACE. Top and bottom rows: SHELF and SPACE.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #718 (18 April 2026): Acceptable, but not necessarily great; Discover something by chance; Turn the dial of a watch; A rod used in a magic performance; Decrease in size, like the moon for half the lunar cycle

    Crossclimb 718 answer, top to bottom: SINE, FINE, FIND, WIND, WAND, WANE, WAVE. Top and bottom rows: SINE and WAVE.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #717 (17 April 2026): Performer who doesn't say anything, Where coal or jewels might come from, Relative of the otter and weasel, Something you click to go to another website, One quick taste of a lollipop

    Crossclimb 717 answer, top to bottom: TIME, MIME, MINE, MINK, LINK, LICK, LOCK. Top and bottom rows: TIME and LOCK.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #716 (16 April 2026): On the ___ (exact); Yoga maneuver; The current one is a Leo; Explodes, as a balloon; Peas come in these

    Crossclimb 716 answer, top to bottom: NOTE, NOSE, POSE, POPE, POPS, PODS, PADS. Top and bottom rows: NOTE and PADS.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #715 (15 April 2026): Not very spicy, It may grow on leftover bread, Prepare laundry to be put in a drawer, Automobile manufacturer named after founder Henry who invented the Model T, Thing you pull on to open a parachute

    Crossclimb 715 answer, top to bottom: WILD, MILD, MOLD, FOLD, FORD, CORD, CARD. Top and bottom rows: WILD and CARD.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #714 (14 April 2026): Fasten together, as the pages of a book; Garbage containers; Prohibits something from being used; A fish or a musical instrument, depending on pronunciation; Huge party, or hit hard

    Crossclimb 714 answer, top to bottom: BIRD, BIND, BINS, BANS, BASS, BASH, BATH. Top and bottom rows: BIRD and BATH.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #713 (13 April 2026): A shopping basket icon might symbolize it online; Feel sympathy; What you pay a taxi driver; ___ and fortune (widespread recognition and success); No longer wild, as an animal

    Crossclimb 713 answer, top to bottom: PART, CART, CARE, FARE, FAME, TAME, TIME. Top and bottom rows: PART and TIME.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #712 (12 April 2026): A person traveling on a horse or a motorcycle; Fermented beverage made from apples; One who refers to sources or precedents, such as in a court document; More adorable; Not on the inside

    Crossclimb 712 answer, top to bottom: RIVER, RIDER, CIDER, CITER, CUTER, OUTER, OTTER. Top and bottom rows: RIVER and OTTER.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #711 (11 April 2026): Bottom part of a boat; Have an emotional response; Lost one’s balance and collapsed; An amoeba has just one; Word that can follow “roll”, “close”, or “curtain”

    Crossclimb 711 answer, top to bottom: KEEP, KEEL, FEEL, FELL, CELL, CALL, CALM. Top and bottom rows: KEEP and CALM.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #710 (10 April 2026): Unbelievable stories (with “tall”); Pieces of a mosaic; Ends of a fork; Adjusts a piano; Wedding suits, informally

    Crossclimb 710 answer, top to bottom: SALES, TALES, TILES, TINES, TUNES, TUXES, TAXES. Top and bottom rows: SALES and TAXES.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #709 (9 April 2026): It's pitched on a camping trip; Windshield feature to reduce glare; Small candy served after dinner; Word for what's not yours; Imperial unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or about 1.6 kilometers

    Crossclimb 709 answer, top to bottom: TEXT, TENT, TINT, MINT, MINE, MILE, FILE. Top and bottom rows: TEXT and FILE.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #708 (8 April 2026): Outerwear that protects from the elements, Amount paid for something, Opposite of "least", Plant that can grow in dense mats or on the sides of trees, High-ranking employee in charge of an organization

    Crossclimb 708 answer, top to bottom: CHAT, COAT, COST, MOST, MOSS, BOSS, BOTS. Top and bottom rows: CHAT and BOTS.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #707 (7 April 2026): Green citrus fruit, Not dead or inanimate, Feel deep affection for someone, White bird that symbolizes peace, “When all’s said and ___” (taking everything into consideration)

    Crossclimb 707 answer, top to bottom: TIME, LIME, LIVE, LOVE, DOVE, DONE, ZONE. Top and bottom rows: TIME and ZONE.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #706 (6 April 2026): ___-and-seek; Bring onto the team, as an employee; Send money between banks electronically; Having good judgment, knowledge, and experience; Something granted by a genie, according to myth

    Crossclimb 706 answer, top to bottom: SIDE, HIDE, HIRE, WIRE, WISE, WISH, DISH. Top and bottom rows: SIDE and DISH.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #705 (5 April 2026): Word before “of Arts” or “of Science” in some advanced degrees; Two-___ (like some ships that have poles for sails); Had a little sample of something to check the flavor; Assigned a job to; Got out and enjoyed the sun, or reveled in some praise

    Crossclimb 705 answer, top to bottom: EASTER, MASTER, MASTED, TASTED, TASKED, BASKED, BASKET. Top and bottom rows: EASTER and BASKET.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #704 (4 April 2026): Phone settings that affect device behavior like “focus”, “battery saver”, and "airplane"; Patriarch in the Book of Exodus; Presents, as a threat or as a question; What vaulters use for a track and field event; Features of Swiss cheese

    Crossclimb 704 answer, top to bottom: MODEL, MODES, MOSES, POSES, POLES, HOLES, HOMES. Top and bottom rows: MODEL and HOMES.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #703 (3 April 2026): Word seen in many Oscars categories, An annoying insect like a mosquito or termite, Prefix that is the opposite of pre-, Unsure of one’s location, Pirate’s plunder

    Crossclimb 703 answer, top to bottom: BEET, BEST, PEST, POST, LOST, LOOT, ROOT. Top and bottom rows: BEET and ROOT.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #702 (2 April 2026): Struggling between two choices; “I wasn’t ___ yesterday”, an apt phrase about being fooled that could have been said a day ago; Make someone yawn by being uninteresting; Naked or unadorned; Sound heard at a dog park

    Crossclimb 702 answer, top to bottom: TURN, TORN, BORN, BORE, BARE, BARK, BACK. Top and bottom rows: TURN and BACK.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #701 (1 April 2026): Answer that can be formed from homophones of "Won", "Too", "Ate", and "For" in order; George Orwell novel that includes the concepts of Big Brother, Newspeak, and "2 + 2 = 5"; Year that Seoul, South Korea hosted the Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad); the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad will be in Los Angeles in 2028.; When England had its "Glorious Revolution" (hint: the first two digits are 2^4, and the remaining two digits are each 2^3); 7 × 800 + 8 × 11

    Crossclimb 701 answer, top to bottom: 1234, 1284, 1984, 1988, 1688, 5688, 5678. Top and bottom rows: 1234 and 5678.

Crossclimb answers, March 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #700 (31 March 2026): One of a pair that a bird uses to fly, Eye action indicated by the emoji 😉, Place where dishes may pile up, Affected by an illness like a cold, Potato ___ race (picnic game with a lot of awkward jumping)

    Crossclimb 700 answer, top to bottom: KING, WING, WINK, SINK, SICK, SACK, JACK. Top and bottom rows: KING and JACK.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #699 (30 March 2026): Bottle stopper, Knife's partner, Official document to fill out, Wriggly thing that might be used as bait when fishing, Way to describe a day that is above average but not too hot

    Crossclimb 699 answer, top to bottom: COOK, CORK, FORK, FORM, WORM, WARM, WARE. Top and bottom rows: COOK and WARE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #698 (29 March 2026): A flexible length of twine or wire; ___ curriculum (compulsory classes in school); Feel concern for another person; Fish that might be found in a Japanese pond; Bend in a way that inhibits use, particularly from heat or dampness

    Crossclimb 698 answer, top to bottom: COLD, CORD, CORE, CARE, CARP, WARP, WARM. Top and bottom rows: COLD and WARM.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #697 (28 March 2026): Mace, marjoram, or mustard; A piece of cake; Oozy substance; ___ down (loses some weight); Narrow cuts, as through a dress

    Crossclimb 697 answer, top to bottom: SPACE, SPICE, SLICE, SLIME, SLIMS, SLITS, SUITS. Top and bottom rows: SPACE and SUITS.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #696 (27 March 2026): Sound from fans who don't like how a game is going, Short descriptions of people's lives, Units of information stored as 1’s and 0’s, Chomp down on, Two-wheeled vehicle

    Crossclimb 696 answer, top to bottom: BOOM, BOOS, BIOS, BITS, BITE, BIKE, MIKE. Top and bottom rows: BOOM and MIKE.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #695 (26 March 2026): “Don’t go any further!”; It comes next to a shaker with a P on it; Reason to go shopping; Having little to no color; A large stack, perhaps of money or leaves

    Crossclimb 695 answer, top to bottom: HALF, HALT, SALT, SALE, PALE, PILE, PIPE. Top and bottom rows: HALF and PIPE.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #694 (25 March 2026): Hair that's above an eye, Massive party, Opposite of an acid, What a detective might be assigned, Showed up

    Crossclimb 694 answer, top to bottom: LAST, LASH, BASH, BASE, CASE, CAME, NAME. Top and bottom rows: LAST and NAME.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #693 (24 March 2026): Renaissance fair musician, or term sometimes used to describe Shakespeare (with “the”); Having no follicles on top; Font option <b>to bring extra attention</b> to some words; Word heard at the end of an auction; Having no partner

    Crossclimb 693 answer, top to bottom: BARN, BARD, BALD, BOLD, SOLD, SOLO, SILO. Top and bottom rows: BARN and SILO.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #692 (23 March 2026): Rating for a difficult puzzle (like a Sunday Crossclimb), Animal that thought it could beat the tortoise, Opposite of love, Today’s is either March 23 or March 24 depending on when you play, Notre ___ (famous cathedral in Paris)

    Crossclimb 692 answer, top to bottom: CARD, HARD, HARE, HATE, DATE, DAME, GAME. Top and bottom rows: CARD and GAME.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #691 (22 March 2026): Lively dialogue which may include some playful teasing; Mixture of flour, a liquid, and other ingredients used to make a cake; Like a bigger paycheck or a more stuffed wallet; In a more hurried manner; Take a pet in until a permanent home can be found

    Crossclimb 691 answer, top to bottom: BANNER, BANTER, BATTER, FATTER, FASTER, FOSTER, POSTER. Top and bottom rows: BANNER and POSTER.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #690 (21 March 2026): Dogs have four of them, Makes a sound like a raven, Sources of milk, Makes a sound like a dove, Do a job in a restaurant

    Crossclimb 690 answer, top to bottom: PAWN, PAWS, CAWS, COWS, COOS, COOK, ROOK. Top and bottom rows: PAWN and ROOK.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #689 (20 March 2026): Something you don’t need, but would still appreciate having; ___ all out (gave maximum effort); Not straight; Fashion item that helps keep a pair of pants on the waist; A stroke of lightning

    Crossclimb 689 answer, top to bottom: WATT, WANT, WENT, BENT, BELT, BOLT, VOLT. Top and bottom rows: WATT and VOLT.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #688 (19 March 2026): Kid that's out of control, Vehicle on a wharf, Watery castle protection, ___ point (something no longer relevant in a discussion), What a chimney sweep gets rid of

    Crossclimb 688 answer, top to bottom: BRIT, BRAT, BOAT, MOAT, MOOT, SOOT, SCOT. Top and bottom rows: BRIT and SCOT.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #687 (18 March 2026): Secure luggage before takeoff, Part of a bus route where passengers are picked up, Food for pigs, Opening in a schedule that could be used for a meeting (with "time"), Common amount of espresso or whiskey

    Crossclimb 687 answer, top to bottom: SNOW, STOW, STOP, SLOP, SLOT, SHOT, SHOE. Top and bottom rows: SNOW and SHOE.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #686 (17 March 2026): Baby cow, or part of the lower leg; Reach out to someone on the phone; One of four in a typical room; Opposite of “poorly”; Tripped and hit the ground

    Crossclimb 686 answer, top to bottom: HALF, CALF, CALL, WALL, WELL, FELL, FULL. Top and bottom rows: HALF and FULL.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #685 (16 March 2026): Fan celebration that goes all the way around the stadium (often following "Mexican" as the term originated at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico); Salary (often reported in daily or weekly amounts); Protection when diving with sharks; Superman has one, Spider-Man doesn’t; Handle distress

    Crossclimb 685 answer, top to bottom: SAVE, WAVE, WAGE, CAGE, CAPE, COPE, COPY. Top and bottom rows: SAVE and COPY.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #684 (15 March 2026): Odor; Pronounce every letter of a word, perhaps; Knock over, as a bottle of milk; Associate who helps in a con game; Get below room temperature

    Crossclimb 684 answer, top to bottom: SMALL, SMELL, SPELL, SPILL, SHILL, CHILL, CHILD. Top and bottom rows: SMALL and CHILD.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #683 (14 March 2026): A photography session, Trembled, Hit with electricity, Available inventory of items like paper or pens at an office supply store, Animal credited in lore with delivering human babies

    Crossclimb 683 answer, top to bottom: SHORT, SHOOT, SHOOK, SHOCK, STOCK, STORK, STORY. Top and bottom rows: SHORT and STORY.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #682 (13 March 2026): Copper strand in a cable, Had on as clothing, ___ search, What you might make a birdhouse out of, Sound that a dog makes

    Crossclimb 682 answer, top to bottom: DIRE, WIRE, WORE, WORD, WOOD, WOOF, WOLF. Top and bottom rows: DIRE and WOLF.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #681 (12 March 2026): Kept in one's hands, The other side of a coin from the tail, A drop of water on a glass surface, A curve in the road, “On the ___” (recovering from an illness)

    Crossclimb 681 answer, top to bottom: HELP, HELD, HEAD, BEAD, BEND, MEND, MENU. Top and bottom rows: HELP and MENU.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #680 (11 March 2026): One of 54 in a deck with two jokers; You pull it to open a parachute; Food grown in ears; Invent, as a new word or phrase; Shape of a spring

    Crossclimb 680 answer, top to bottom: HARD, CARD, CORD, CORN, COIN, COIL, BOIL. Top and bottom rows: HARD and BOIL.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #679 (10 March 2026): Part of a train track; Opposite of "pass," on a report card; Type of thin metal sheet; Baby horse; Ore that's used for heating

    Crossclimb 679 answer, top to bottom: RAIN, RAIL, FAIL, FOIL, FOAL, COAL, COAT. Top and bottom rows: RAIN and COAT.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #678 (9 March 2026): University charges like tuition or room and board; Buzzing insects that live in hives; Puts a wager down; Some AI programs; Little kids, or a small form of fried potato to eat (with “tater”)

    Crossclimb 678 answer, top to bottom: FEET, FEES, BEES, BETS, BOTS, TOTS, TOES. Top and bottom rows: FEET and TOES.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #677 (8 March 2026): His and ___ (word that might be found on one of a pair of towels); Barnyard layers; Camera attachment; Energy-efficient bulbs, for short; “Catch some ___” (how someone using the British alphabet would describe getting some sleep)

    Crossclimb 677 answer, top to bottom: HERA, HERS, HENS, LENS, LEDS, ZEDS, ZEUS. Top and bottom rows: HERA and ZEUS.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #676 (7 March 2026): Organ that sits between the diaphragm and the stomach, Cats are said to have nine of these, Holds dear, Fails to get a trophy, What pairs of glasses rest upon

    Crossclimb 676 answer, top to bottom: LINER, LIVER, LIVES, LOVES, LOSES, NOSES, NOTES. Top and bottom rows: LINER and NOTES.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #675 (6 March 2026): Kill a dragon, ___ dunk (an easy basket), Line of stitches in a garment, Close an envelope before mailing, Start a card game after shuffling

    Crossclimb 675 answer, top to bottom: PLAY, SLAY, SLAM, SEAM, SEAL, DEAL, DEAD. Top and bottom rows: PLAY and DEAD.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #674 (5 March 2026): Something a goat may have on its face, inspiring the term “goatee”; Animals including grizzlies and pandas; Rays of light; Stacks and stacks of paper; Goes from here to there, possibly without purpose

    Crossclimb 674 answer, top to bottom: BOARD, BEARD, BEARS, BEAMS, REAMS, ROAMS, ROOMS. Top and bottom rows: BOARD and ROOMS.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #673 (4 March 2026): Make quiet; The outer covering of a coconut or chestnut; "The Incredible ___" (comic book featuring a strong, green superhero); Buy in ___ (get large quantities at low prices); Name for a male bovine that might face off against a matador

    Crossclimb 673 answer, top to bottom: PUSH, HUSH, HUSK, HULK, BULK, BULL, PULL. Top and bottom rows: PUSH and PULL.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #672 (3 March 2026): Legal document that describes how to manage an estate, A common form for daily medicine, An untidy stack, Kind of tree known for its needles and its cones, Eat at a restaurant

    Crossclimb 672 answer, top to bottom: WELL, WILL, PILL, PILE, PINE, DINE, DONE. Top and bottom rows: WELL and DONE.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #671 (2 March 2026): Arrange in order, like smallest to largest or A to Z; A place on a computer to connect a peripheral device like a USB drive; ___-time worker; A place in a city that might have lots of trees; Outside covering of a tree

    Crossclimb 671 answer, top to bottom: SORE, SORT, PORT, PART, PARK, BARK, BACK. Top and bottom rows: SORE and BACK.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #670 (1 March 2026): Record sound or video; A single, uninterrupted recording of a scene in a movie; Turbulence in the water left behind a moving boat; Step into some shallow water; Gradually decrease in intensity before disappearing

    Crossclimb 670 answer, top to bottom: TYPE, TAPE, TAKE, WAKE, WADE, FADE, FACE. Top and bottom rows: TYPE and FACE.

Crossclimb answers, February 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #669 (28 February 2026): Word that can be the name of a fruit or the color of that fruit, Word that can be the name of a freshwater fish or the roost of a bird, A covered area at the front of a house, Notable feature of a kangaroo, Piece of furniture for a living room or lounge

    Crossclimb 669 answer, top to bottom: TEACH, PEACH, PERCH, PORCH, POUCH, COUCH, COACH. Top and bottom rows: TEACH and COACH.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #668 (27 February 2026): A person who takes action, Type of animal known for growing antlers, Opposite of shallow, Leak out slowly, One part of a list of instructions

    Crossclimb 668 answer, top to bottom: DOOR, DOER, DEER, DEEP, SEEP, STEP, STOP. Top and bottom rows: DOOR and STOP.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #667 (26 February 2026): Grain used in brewing beer; Lose a layer of feathers or scales (in British English, shed a “u” like a layer of letters to get the intended entry); Body of water that protects a castle; Apply with a layer of paint; Have a casual conversation

    Crossclimb 667 answer, top to bottom: MALI, MALT, MOLT, MOAT, COAT, CHAT, CHAD. Top and bottom rows: MALI and CHAD.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #666 (25 February 2026): ___ put (Olympic event), Grime in a chimney, The "S" in ASAP, Beneficial thing, "___ with a silver spoon in one's mouth" (privileged)

    Crossclimb 666 answer, top to bottom: SHOE, SHOT, SOOT, SOON, BOON, BORN, HORN. Top and bottom rows: SHOE and HORN.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #665 (24 February 2026): Body part that a Manx cat may lack at its rear; Work really hard at something; Wind up into a spiral, like a garden hose; Piece of currency made out of metal; Part of the face where a beard grows

    Crossclimb 665 answer, top to bottom: TALL, TAIL, TOIL, COIL, COIN, CHIN, THIN. Top and bottom rows: TALL and THIN.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #664 (23 February 2026): Square ___ (for 529, it is 23); Italy’s shape, more or less; Negative sounds (not cheers) heard at a sporting event; Young male children; What young children might get as gifts to play with

    Crossclimb 664 answer, top to bottom: ROOF, ROOT, BOOT, BOOS, BOYS, TOYS, TOPS. Top and bottom rows: ROOF and TOPS.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #663 (22 February 2026): Gave a job to do; Failed severely, like an unsuccessful movie at the box office; Big ship to transport oil; Attempt a repair, possibly without a clear plan; “They fell for it hook, line and ___”

    Crossclimb 663 answer, top to bottom: MASKED, TASKED, TANKED, TANKER, TINKER, SINKER, SINGER. Top and bottom rows: MASKED and SINGER.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #662 (21 February 2026): Complain continually; Give off a bright light; Body part not found in any invertebrate animals (such as earthworms or insects); A tall, pointed structure at the top of a tower, particularly a church steeple; "___ no expense"

    Crossclimb 662 answer, top to bottom: WHITE, WHINE, SHINE, SPINE, SPIRE, SPARE, SPACE. Top and bottom rows: WHITE and SPACE.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #661 (20 February 2026): Building extension for a museum or hospital; Follow a serpentine path; Lucky discovery when thrift shopping; A cash penalty, as for a parking ticket; Part of a fork

    Crossclimb 661 answer, top to bottom: RING, WING, WIND, FIND, FINE, TINE, TONE. Top and bottom rows: RING and TONE.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #660 (19 February 2026): Missing, Ice cream holder, Faint or go to sleep (with “out”), Someone who works in an apron, Bring down in temperature

    Crossclimb 660 answer, top to bottom: GENE, GONE, CONE, CONK, COOK, COOL, POOL. Top and bottom rows: GENE and POOL.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #659 (18 February 2026): Flaw in an argument, The bottom of a shoe, Performance by just one musician, Large structure to hold grain, Woven material known for its smoothness that naturally comes from some worm cocoons

    Crossclimb 659 answer, top to bottom: HOME, HOLE, SOLE, SOLO, SILO, SILK, SICK. Top and bottom rows: HOME and SICK.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #658 (17 February 2026): Another name for an elevator, particularly in British English; A matter of ___ and death; A straight path connecting two points; Part of a running track to which a sprinter is assigned; Touchdown at an airport

    Crossclimb 658 answer, top to bottom: LEFT, LIFT, LIFE, LINE, LANE, LAND, HAND. Top and bottom rows: LEFT and HAND.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #657 (16 February 2026): Small hole or opening in the skin; Cut back or trim from a budget, with “down”; Sheet of paper in a book; Herb that's also a synonym for "wise"; Rescue, or store on a hard drive

    Crossclimb 657 answer, top to bottom: POLE, PORE, PARE, PAGE, SAGE, SAVE, WAVE. Top and bottom rows: POLE and WAVE.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #656 (15 February 2026): Not taut; loose; Smooth and glossy, like some styled hair; Possible pizzeria order when you do not want a whole pie; Fictional character known for her adventures in Wonderland; ___ and kicking (full of energy)

    Crossclimb 656 answer, top to bottom: BLACK, SLACK, SLICK, SLICE, ALICE, ALIVE, OLIVE. Top and bottom rows: BLACK and OLIVE.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #655 (14 February 2026): Early parts of the day, in poetry; Makes a sound like a ghost; Some averages, in statistics; Common protein source for a vegetarian; Some healthy cereals

    Crossclimb 655 answer, top to bottom: HORNS, MORNS, MOANS, MEANS, BEANS, BRANS, BRASS. Top and bottom rows: HORNS and BRASS.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #654 (13 February 2026): Have a hankering for, Handheld component of a wizard or fairy costume, Make smooth using rough paper, Having a healthy mind, Command on the File menu in Word

    Crossclimb 654 answer, top to bottom: RANT, WANT, WAND, SAND, SANE, SAVE, RAVE. Top and bottom rows: RANT and RAVE.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #653 (12 February 2026): Escape ___ (a place to stay for an hour, or less if you are smart?); Wander; Substance out of which a barista might make “latte art”; Piece of paperwork to fill out; “The early bird catches the ___”

    Crossclimb 653 answer, top to bottom: ROOT, ROOM, ROAM, FOAM, FORM, WORM, WORD. Top and bottom rows: ROOT and WORD.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #652 (11 February 2026): Components, Cities with harbors, Sends in the mail, Prepares to be captured in a photo, Flexible tubes used to spray water on a fire

    Crossclimb 652 answer, top to bottom: PARTY, PARTS, PORTS, POSTS, POSES, HOSES, HOSTS. Top and bottom rows: PARTY and HOSTS.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #651 (10 February 2026): Classic Atari game that is an electronic version of table tennis; A body of water typically smaller than a lake; Affectionate or loving, like some farewells; “___ and replace” (feature to quickly locate and change text in a document); Tie up tightly with rope

    Crossclimb 651 answer, top to bottom: SONG, PONG, POND, FOND, FIND, BIND, BIRD. Top and bottom rows: SONG and BIRD.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #650 (9 February 2026): Just the words in a document, not the pictures; Canvas enclosure for a circus; A shade of a color; Feature of the Earth’s axis (which is not perpendicular to its orbital plane); One of many in a game of Scrabble or Settlers of Catan

    Crossclimb 650 answer, top to bottom: NEXT, TEXT, TENT, TINT, TILT, TILE, TIME. Top and bottom rows: NEXT and TIME.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #649 (8 February 2026): Worker on a farm or deck; Situated at the back, like two of a horse’s legs; Outer layer of a fruit like a watermelon; Place to shoot a puck; Pop star Astley, or grandfather of Morty in a cartoon sitcom

    Crossclimb 649 answer, top to bottom: HARD, HAND, HIND, RIND, RINK, RICK, ROCK. Top and bottom rows: HARD and ROCK.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #648 (7 February 2026): Perceives something making noise; Scorches the surface with intense heat, as a steak; Parts of a constellation; Look at intently; Extra, like a fifth wheel for an automobile

    Crossclimb 648 answer, top to bottom: HEART, HEARS, SEARS, STARS, STARE, SPARE, SPADE. Top and bottom rows: HEART and SPADE.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #647 (6 February 2026): Building on a farm, Not clothed, “I couldn’t ___ less”, ___ of Good Hope, Deal with the stress of a challenging situation

    Crossclimb 647 answer, top to bottom: YARN, BARN, BARE, CARE, CAPE, COPE, ROPE. Top and bottom rows: YARN and ROPE.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #646 (5 February 2026): Switzerland’s capital, which is a homophone of a word meaning “set ablaze”; Coffee seed; What a drummer keeps for the band; Poorly behaved child; Actor Pitt who was in “Se7en” and “Ocean’s Eleven”

    Crossclimb 646 answer, top to bottom: BORN, BERN, BEAN, BEAT, BRAT, BRAD, BRED. Top and bottom rows: BORN and BRED.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #645 (4 February 2026): "Peace of ___" (free from worry); Repair a hole in a sock, for example; Give a temporary payment; Metal name (incorrectly) used to describe the part of a pencil that writes; Slender or thin

    Crossclimb 645 answer, top to bottom: KIND, MIND, MEND, LEND, LEAD, LEAN, MEAN. Top and bottom rows: KIND and MEAN.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #644 (3 February 2026): All the actors in a play; Thing in which you put your purchases, whether in a store or online; Pixar film series featuring Lightning McQueen and other talking automobiles; Taxis; Leftovers after all the corn has been eaten

    Crossclimb 644 answer, top to bottom: CASH, CAST, CART, CARS, CABS, COBS, COWS. Top and bottom rows: CASH and COWS.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #643 (2 February 2026): Material used on the surface of bulletin boards, Extension ___ (item to get electricity from far away), Not warm, Revealed a secret, Croaking animal that might also sometimes be called a frog

    Crossclimb 643 answer, top to bottom: WORK, CORK, CORD, COLD, TOLD, TOAD, LOAD. Top and bottom rows: WORK and LOAD.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #642 (1 February 2026): What plants grow from; Oozes out; Sounds made by tiny birds; A jury of one’s ___ (a legal concept dating to the Magna Carta); Bell-shaped fruits, including Anjou, Bosc, and Conference varieties

    Crossclimb 642 answer, top to bottom: SHEDS, SEEDS, SEEPS, PEEPS, PEERS, PEARS, TEARS. Top and bottom rows: SHEDS and TEARS.

Crossclimb answers, January 2026

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #641 (31 January 2026): Send funds electronically between banks; Swamp; bog; Filly’s mom; Word that can follow "punctuation", "exclamation", or "question"; Sound from an excited pup

    Crossclimb 641 answer, top to bottom: WINE, WIRE, MIRE, MARE, MARK, BARK, BARS. Top and bottom rows: WINE and BARS.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #640 (30 January 2026): Urge along, as with a stick; The opposite of evil; Drippy substances; Sounds from the dairy barn; Items that help after a spill in the kitchen

    Crossclimb 640 answer, top to bottom: ROAD, GOAD, GOOD, GOOS, MOOS, MOPS, MAPS. Top and bottom rows: ROAD and MAPS.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #639 (29 January 2026): A toucan has a prominent one, At one’s ___ and call, Tiny kiss on the cheek, Tool used for breaking ice or mining for gold, Color that can sometimes be "hot" or "shocking"

    Crossclimb 639 answer, top to bottom: WEAK, BEAK, BECK, PECK, PICK, PINK, LINK. Top and bottom rows: WEAK and LINK.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #638 (28 January 2026): Task around the house, Selected between multiple options, Run after with the intent of catching, Bring to an end; stop, Rental agreement

    Crossclimb 638 answer, top to bottom: SHORE, CHORE, CHOSE, CHASE, CEASE, LEASE, LEAVE. Top and bottom rows: SHORE and LEAVE.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #637 (27 January 2026): Absence or deficiency; Button on a car key fob used to secure the vehicle; Give a second ___ (view again to reconsider a decision); Appear on the horizon, perhaps ominously; “It’s not all ___ and gloom”, so stay optimistic you can remember this missing word for a terrible fate

    Crossclimb 637 answer, top to bottom: BACK, LACK, LOCK, LOOK, LOOM, DOOM, DOOR. Top and bottom rows: BACK and DOOR.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #636 (26 January 2026): It is symbolized by P in a vehicle with automatic transmission, Type of meat that comes from a pig, Champagne bottle stopper, Prepare food in the kitchen, Chess piece that can castle

    Crossclimb 636 answer, top to bottom: DARK, PARK, PORK, CORK, COOK, ROOK, ROOM. Top and bottom rows: DARK and ROOM.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #635 (25 January 2026): Outside of a sausage; “I’m ___ my decision on these facts” (using something as a foundation); Type of powder or pans, both used in the kitchen; Using as a mode of transportation; Doing a circus job training lions to perform

    Crossclimb 635 answer, top to bottom: CASINO, CASING, BASING, BAKING, TAKING, TAMING, GAMING. Top and bottom rows: CASINO and GAMING.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #634 (24 January 2026): “Nothin’ but blue ___” (line from an Irving Berlin song that might describe sightings on a very clear day); Moves by using one’s left foot twice, then one’s right foot twice, and so on; Vessels in a navy; Locations in a mall; Brushes off an insect, like a fly

    Crossclimb 634 answer, top to bottom: SKIER, SKIES, SKIPS, SHIPS, SHOPS, SHOOS, SHOOT. Top and bottom rows: SKIER and SHOOT.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #633 (23 January 2026): Makes sharper, as a sword or as a skill at work; Set of 206 typically seen in the adult human body; Tells the least interesting stories (possibly putting the audience to sleep); Apple leftovers; "Here ___ the Sun" by the Beatles, missing a word that means "shows up"

    Crossclimb 633 answer, top to bottom: HONEY, HONES, BONES, BORES, CORES, COMES, COMBS. Top and bottom rows: HONEY and COMBS.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #632 (22 January 2026): Daily nourishment, Building material gathered from trees, Any of the nine parts forming this clue phrase, It plugs into your laptop (with “power”), Any of the five parts forming a poker hand like a royal flush

    Crossclimb 632 answer, top to bottom: FOOT, FOOD, WOOD, WORD, CORD, CARD, CARE. Top and bottom rows: FOOT and CARE.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #631 (21 January 2026): Frighten or spook; Reminders of a battle; Takes to the air; Wild pigs; Vehicles that may use engines, sails, or oars to move forward

    Crossclimb 631 answer, top to bottom: SCARF, SCARE, SCARS, SOARS, BOARS, BOATS, BOOTS. Top and bottom rows: SCARF and BOOTS.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #630 (20 January 2026): A passionate expert about a niche subject (like an emoji enthusiast who gets this right away: 🤓), Grouping of buffalo, Not simple, Something that may be raised to ask or answer a question, Spellcasting stick

    Crossclimb 630 answer, top to bottom: NEED, NERD, HERD, HARD, HAND, WAND, WANT. Top and bottom rows: NEED and WANT.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #629 (19 January 2026): ___ of the above (option in a checklist or ballot); Finished with a task; White bird that symbolizes peace; Emotion indicated by the emoji ❤️; Not prerecorded, as a television program

    Crossclimb 629 answer, top to bottom: NINE, NONE, DONE, DOVE, LOVE, LIVE, FIVE. Top and bottom rows: NINE and FIVE.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #628 (18 January 2026): Certain curves used in trigonometry; They’re kept in cellars and often paired with meals; Parts of a bird, or Paul McCartney’s band after the Beatles broke up; They can show a tree’s age; Steps on a ladder

    Crossclimb 628 answer, top to bottom: SINUS, SINES, WINES, WINGS, RINGS, RUNGS, LUNGS. Top and bottom rows: SINUS and LUNGS.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #627 (17 January 2026): Practitioner of witchcraft, in folklore; Machine used when building a tall skyscraper; Handle rotated to turn something on; Play a practical joke on; What a pirate will make you walk

    Crossclimb 627 answer, top to bottom: DRONE, CRONE, CRANE, CRANK, PRANK, PLANK, PLANE. Top and bottom rows: DRONE and PLANE.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #626 (16 January 2026): Share an update to followers on LinkedIn; Unaware of one’s location; One of the seven deadly sins; Reddish-brown color, such as after iron oxidizes; A trick intended to deceive someone

    Crossclimb 626 answer, top to bottom: POET, POST, LOST, LUST, RUST, RUSE, MUSE. Top and bottom rows: POET and MUSE.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #625 (15 January 2026): The opposite of sooner; Metric unit of volume; With “ocean”, type of large passenger ship that used to make regular trips between continents; Solitary person; Bring down

    Crossclimb 625 answer, top to bottom: WATER, LATER, LITER, LINER, LONER, LOWER, TOWER. Top and bottom rows: WATER and TOWER.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #624 (14 January 2026): Emulates a gambler; Insects that leave their hive to gather pollen; Items in a golf bag; Perfect scores (seen historically in Olympic sports like gymnastics, but not any more); Shelter that you might stake into the ground

    Crossclimb 624 answer, top to bottom: BETA, BETS, BEES, TEES, TENS, TENT, TEST. Top and bottom rows: BETA and TEST.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #623 (13 January 2026): Substance that can be molded to make pottery; Put your hands together to show appreciation; Beat, as a bird’s wings; Throw oneself down on the ground in an ungainly way, as a footballer might do to draw a foul; Food waste that may be fed to animals like pigs

    Crossclimb 623 answer, top to bottom: PLAY, CLAY, CLAP, FLAP, FLOP, SLOP, STOP. Top and bottom rows: PLAY and STOP.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #622 (12 January 2026): Quick glance, Extra benefit that comes with a job, Place where one might throw a frisbee or have a picnic, Target scores for a golfer, Gives money

    Crossclimb 622 answer, top to bottom: WEEK, PEEK, PERK, PARK, PARS, PAYS, DAYS. Top and bottom rows: WEEK and DAYS.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #621 (11 January 2026): Stock certificate, Gray rock, A more formal form of “will”, What distinguishes a snail from a slug, Unpleasant emanation from a garbage heap

    Crossclimb 621 answer, top to bottom: SHARK, SHARE, SHALE, SHALL, SHELL, SMELL, SMELT. Top and bottom rows: SHARK and SMELT.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #620 (10 January 2026): Places where soldiers encamp; Crosses a river at a shallow place; Parts of a sentence; Operates effectively; People who are obsessed with the details of a thing, such as policy

    Crossclimb 620 answer, top to bottom: FORTY, FORTS, FORDS, WORDS, WORKS, WONKS, WINKS. Top and bottom rows: FORTY and WINKS.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #619 (9 January 2026): More innocent, or free of flaws; Blend to an even consistency; Handbag for carrying money and other small objects; Harmful spell cast by a witch; Road section that bends to the left or right

    Crossclimb 619 answer, top to bottom: PARER, PURER, PUREE, PURSE, CURSE, CURVE, CARVE. Top and bottom rows: PARER and CARVE.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #618 (8 January 2026): Coat you might apply with a brush, A perfectionist may take great ones, Chess pieces that can capture en passant, Morning times, Companions of Acrosses in a crossword

    Crossclimb 618 answer, top to bottom: PRINT, PAINT, PAINS, PAWNS, DAWNS, DOWNS, GOWNS. Top and bottom rows: PRINT and GOWNS.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #617 (7 January 2026): Very positive film review, or a wild party; Wander around; Red flower that symbolizes love; Gain altitude, or get out of bed; High ___, high reward

    Crossclimb 617 answer, top to bottom: SAVE, RAVE, ROVE, ROSE, RISE, RISK, DISK. Top and bottom rows: SAVE and DISK.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #616 (6 January 2026): Lacking brightness or color; Pull along with effort; Talk boastfully about accomplishments; 2024 album by Charli XCX, or a spoiled child; Pulsate like a heart

    Crossclimb 616 answer, top to bottom: CRAB, DRAB, DRAG, BRAG, BRAT, BEAT, MEAT. Top and bottom rows: CRAB and MEAT.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #615 (5 January 2026): Citrus fruit often paired with lemon to add flavor, Thumbs-up button on LinkedIn, Body of water (Titcaca or Geneva for example), "Let them eat ___" (quote often attributed to Marie Antoinette), The "C" in T.L.C.

    Crossclimb 615 answer, top to bottom: TIME, LIME, LIKE, LAKE, CAKE, CARE, CARD. Top and bottom rows: TIME and CARD.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #614 (4 January 2026): Chucked; “The Taming of the ___” by Shakespeare; Rip to pieces; Pulled back, as a horse does; Did an espionage job

    Crossclimb 614 answer, top to bottom: THREE, THREW, SHREW, SHRED, SHIED, SPIED, SPEED. Top and bottom rows: THREE and SPEED.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #613 (3 January 2026): Long skirt (the opposite of a mini); Trio of wise men in the Bible; Periodicals, for short; Atlases are full of them; What graduates wear on their heads to go along with their gowns

    Crossclimb 613 answer, top to bottom: TAXI, MAXI, MAGI, MAGS, MAPS, CAPS, CABS. Top and bottom rows: TAXI and CABS.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #612 (2 January 2026): Emulate Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, or Raja Ravi Varma; Not very loud at all; What you strike against steel to start a fire; Oscar-winning actor/director Eastwood; Sound two glasses make when they come together

    Crossclimb 612 answer, top to bottom: POINT, PAINT, FAINT, FLINT, CLINT, CLINK, CLICK. Top and bottom rows: POINT and CLICK.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #611 (1 January 2026): Arachnid pest, It holds up a note on a bulletin board, Give a speech, Towering in height, Sound of a bell

    Crossclimb 611 answer, top to bottom: PICK, TICK, TACK, TALK, TALL, TOLL, ROLL. Top and bottom rows: PICK and ROLL.

Crossclimb answers, December 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #610 (31 December 2025): Send a message using a cell phone; Collapsible shelter used when camping; Confined, with “up”; Breathe with quick, short breaths like a dog does to cool down; ___, present, and future

    Crossclimb 610 answer, top to bottom: NEXT, TEXT, TENT, PENT, PANT, PAST, LAST. Top and bottom rows: NEXT and LAST.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #609 (30 December 2025): Entry in a dictionary; Section of a hospital; “Star ___” (epic film series); Crumpled bits of paper; Young men, in the UK

    Crossclimb 609 answer, top to bottom: LORD, WORD, WARD, WARS, WADS, LADS, LADY. Top and bottom rows: LORD and LADY.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #608 (29 December 2025): Chilly, Son of a mare, Price, The majority, A crow’s nest on a ship may be on top of it

    Crossclimb 608 answer, top to bottom: HOLD, COLD, COLT, COST, MOST, MAST, FAST. Top and bottom rows: HOLD and FAST.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #607 (28 December 2025): Nights like the 24th and 31st of December that precede other holidays; Body parts that all bats have and use to perceive the world, despite what the idiom "blind as a bat" might imply; Affirmative votes, as in the British Parliament; Citrus drinks (most commonly used as a suffix after fruit names like lemon or lime); Lyric poems that praise or glorify their subject

    Crossclimb 607 answer, top to bottom: EVEN, EVES, EYES, AYES, ADES, ODES, ODDS. Top and bottom rows: EVEN and ODDS.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #606 (27 December 2025): Highly intelligent primate; Someone who wins a contest; Involuntary muscle spasm; Stuffs in something, or studies intensely just before an exam; Measurements equal to 1/8th of a fluid ounce

    Crossclimb 606 answer, top to bottom: CHIME, CHIMP, CHAMP, CRAMP, CRAMS, DRAMS, DRUMS. Top and bottom rows: CHIME and DRUMS.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #605 (26 December 2025): "___"; Not spicy; Pepsi, Nestlé, Cadbury, Visa, or the like; Cereal grains; Seeds of the legume family

    Crossclimb 605 answer, top to bottom: BLACK, BLANK, BLAND, BRAND, BRANS, BEANS, BEARS. Top and bottom rows: BLACK and BEARS.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #604 (25 December 2025): Challenging, “___ the Herald Angels Sing”, Where dogs may be allowed off leash, Group of wolves, Tiny kiss

    Crossclimb 604 answer, top to bottom: CARD, HARD, HARK, PARK, PACK, PECK, DECK. Top and bottom rows: CARD and DECK.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #603 (24 December 2025): Stock symbol for Alphabet, Inc. (using the first four letters of its original name); Resonant percussion instrument; Completely out of stock; Finished; Puts on an article of clothing

    Crossclimb 603 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, GOOG, GONG, GONE, DONE, DONS, DOGS. Top and bottom rows: GOOD and DOGS.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #602 (23 December 2025): Pro ___ basis (such as how some costs might change), Judge to be of a certain quality, Predicted outcome (at least if there is no free will), Cost of a taxi ride, Blaze

    Crossclimb 602 answer, top to bottom: DATA, RATA, RATE, FATE, FARE, FIRE, FILE. Top and bottom rows: DATA and FILE.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #601 (22 December 2025): Breeze; Sommelier’s expertise (which may help you pick a bottle of red or white); Opposite of wax, in lunar terms; Red and white Christmas candy treat; Showed up

    Crossclimb 601 answer, top to bottom: MIND, WIND, WINE, WANE, CANE, CAME, GAME. Top and bottom rows: MIND and GAME.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #600 (21 December 2025): Sometime after this, Part of a bar code reader, More villainous, Founded (on), Relaxed

    Crossclimb 600 answer, top to bottom: LATEX, LATER, LASER, BASER, BASED, EASED, EASEL. Top and bottom rows: LATEX and EASEL.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #599 (20 December 2025): Helipad craft, for short; Machine that uniformly applies a liquid such as paint; Impact zone, as on the moon; Boxed for storage; Blathered on and on

    Crossclimb 599 answer, top to bottom: COPPER, COPTER, COATER, CRATER, CRATED, PRATED, PLATED. Top and bottom rows: COPPER and PLATED.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #598 (19 December 2025): Clean ___ (fresh start), Thing you eat off of, Vehicle manufactured by Airbus, Hatches a scheme, Mexican custards

    Crossclimb 598 answer, top to bottom: STATE, SLATE, PLATE, PLANE, PLANS, FLANS, FLAGS. Top and bottom rows: STATE and FLAGS.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #597 (18 December 2025): Letters and packages; ___ Marian, heroine in the Robin Hood legend in English folklore; "As I've ___ before ..."; Lose traction, as on an icy road; Outer covering

    Crossclimb 597 answer, top to bottom: TAIL, MAIL, MAID, SAID, SKID, SKIN, SPIN. Top and bottom rows: TAIL and SPIN.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #596 (17 December 2025): Where beards grow; Dimes, pence, paisa, etc.; Spirals around, as a metal spring; Works overly hard; You may pay them when crossing some bridges

    Crossclimb 596 answer, top to bottom: CHINA, CHINS, COINS, COILS, TOILS, TOLLS, DOLLS. Top and bottom rows: CHINA and DOLLS.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #595 (16 December 2025): Eldest daughter of Homer and Marge Simpson; Enumeration of items, as for shopping; “___ we forget …”; Most effective; Tempo for a drummer

    Crossclimb 595 answer, top to bottom: LIMA, LISA, LIST, LEST, BEST, BEAT, BEAN. Top and bottom rows: LIMA and BEAN.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #594 (15 December 2025): ___ into (meet by chance), Belch, Go up in flames, Farm building for cows, Sound that a dog makes

    Crossclimb 594 answer, top to bottom: HUMP, BUMP, BURP, BURN, BARN, BARK, BACK. Top and bottom rows: HUMP and BACK.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #593 (14 December 2025): Gambling center Monte ___; Astronomer Sagan, psychiatrist Jung, and Olympian Lewis, for three; They're in a deck; Slathers on a lot of fat; Ones from peerages, such as the members of one of the UK’s Houses

    Crossclimb 593 answer, top to bottom: CARBO, CARLO, CARLS, CARDS, LARDS, LORDS, LOADS. Top and bottom rows: CARBO and LOADS.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #592 (13 December 2025): Large metabolic organ located in the upper right abdomen, What you might lose when you fail repeatedly in a video game, 1-D objects, Parts of an expressway, Causes of great distress

    Crossclimb 592 answer, top to bottom: RIVER, LIVER, LIVES, LINES, LANES, BANES, BANKS. Top and bottom rows: RIVER and BANKS.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #591 (12 December 2025): Card that's second best in poker, Three-of-a-___ (specific poker hand), What makes a flag flap, Ingredient in sangria, The second W of WWW

    Crossclimb 591 answer, top to bottom: RING, KING, KIND, WIND, WINE, WIDE, SIDE. Top and bottom rows: RING and SIDE.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #590 (11 December 2025): Place that sells items, Look at without blinking, Lights in the night sky, Flies like an eagle, Wild pigs with tusks

    Crossclimb 590 answer, top to bottom: STORY, STORE, STARE, STARS, SOARS, BOARS, BOARD. Top and bottom rows: STORY and BOARD.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #589 (10 December 2025): A type of antenna, or to spread gossip; Storage device on a work computer (with "hard"); Moby-___, a novel by Herman Melville; Name for a check or mark placed next to a list, particularly in British English; Thumb ___ (office supply)

    Crossclimb 589 answer, top to bottom: FISH, DISH, DISK, DICK, TICK, TACK, TACO. Top and bottom rows: FISH and TACO.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #588 (9 December 2025): Salamander; Crow's ___ (structure on the top of a ship’s mast used as a lookout, not as a home for birds); An organism harmful to humans such as an insect that damages crops; What a mailbox might sit atop, or contain; Number on a price tag

    Crossclimb 588 answer, top to bottom: NEWS, NEWT, NEST, PEST, POST, COST, CAST. Top and bottom rows: NEWS and CAST.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #587 (8 December 2025): Site for depositing garbage, Bicycle ___ (device for inflating tires), Solid stuff in orange juice, Yank with force, Bovine animal name that is used to describe an optimistic stock market

    Crossclimb 587 answer, top to bottom: DUMB, DUMP, PUMP, PULP, PULL, BULL, BELL. Top and bottom rows: DUMB and BELL.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #586 (7 December 2025): Tightly closed hand; Refrain from eating for a period of time; ___ accompli (done deed); Do terribly on, as a school exam; Metal wrap used in the kitchen

    Crossclimb 586 answer, top to bottom: FISH, FIST, FAST, FAIT, FAIL, FOIL, FOWL. Top and bottom rows: FISH and FOWL.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #585 (6 December 2025): Decoy attached to a hook to attract fish, Guitar-like instrument with a pear-shaped body that was played during the Renaissance, Opposite of early, Destiny or kismet, Cost of a ride in a taxi

    Crossclimb 585 answer, top to bottom: SURE, LURE, LUTE, LATE, FATE, FARE, FIRE. Top and bottom rows: SURE and FIRE.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #584 (5 December 2025): Opposite of pull; Stylishly luxurious (a term probably not originating from “Port Out, Starboard Home” despite popular belief); ___ office (where to go to mail a package); Show displeasure by making a sad face; Rain really hard

    Crossclimb 584 answer, top to bottom: RUSH, PUSH, POSH, POST, POUT, POUR, HOUR. Top and bottom rows: RUSH and HOUR.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #583 (4 December 2025): Sharpens, as skills at a job; A golf course has 18 of them; No-___-barred; Parts of raincoats that go over the head; States of mind that can be expressed with emoji

    Crossclimb 583 answer, top to bottom: HONEY, HONES, HOLES, HOLDS, HOODS, MOODS, MOONS. Top and bottom rows: HONEY and MOONS.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #582 (3 December 2025): Ski ___ (way to get up a mountain); Series of ranked items, like a top-ten; In need of directions; Lion's share; Trench of water surrounding a castle

    Crossclimb 582 answer, top to bottom: LIFE, LIFT, LIST, LOST, MOST, MOAT, BOAT. Top and bottom rows: LIFE and BOAT.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #581 (2 December 2025): ___ of the above, Highest number in a Sudoku puzzle (three more than in LinkedIn's Mini Sudoku), Place to dig up ore, Street performer who expresses ideas without speaking, Viral internet sensation

    Crossclimb 581 answer, top to bottom: NOTE, NONE, NINE, MINE, MIME, MEME, MEMO. Top and bottom rows: NOTE and MEMO.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #580 (1 December 2025): Talk boastfully about your accomplishments; Sports ___ (supportive workout tops); Male siblings (or slang for male friends), for short; ___ and cons (what to consider before making a decision); Thing held by an actor in a play

    Crossclimb 580 answer, top to bottom: DRAG, BRAG, BRAS, BROS, PROS, PROP, DROP. Top and bottom rows: DRAG and DROP.

Crossclimb answers, November 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #579 (30 November 2025): Lunar craft; Device that installs metal straps that go around an object; Speak back and forth, often in a playful way; Someone ready to take a pitch, as in cricket or baseball; Improved

    Crossclimb 579 answer, top to bottom: LADDER, LANDER, BANDER, BANTER, BATTER, BETTER, LETTER. Top and bottom rows: LADDER and LETTER.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #578 (29 November 2025): Alumni, for short; Urges on with a prod; Billies and nannies; Vessels that usually have female names; Footwear for cowboys or cowgirls

    Crossclimb 578 answer, top to bottom: GRASS, GRADS, GOADS, GOATS, BOATS, BOOTS, ROOTS. Top and bottom rows: GRASS and ROOTS.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #577 (28 November 2025): One helping of cough syrup, Easier said than ___, Have a nice evening meal at a restaurant, Trigonometric function that's a homophone of a word meaning "give an autograph", Participate in karaoke

    Crossclimb 577 answer, top to bottom: NOSE, DOSE, DONE, DINE, SINE, SING, RING. Top and bottom rows: NOSE and RING.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #576 (27 November 2025): A matter of ___ concern (something of serious worry); What some folks say at the dinner table; Use thin paper to outline a drawing; Land area divided by government lines; Characteristic of a person (for example, something describing their personality)

    Crossclimb 576 answer, top to bottom: GRAVY, GRAVE, GRACE, TRACE, TRACT, TRAIT, TRAIN. Top and bottom rows: GRAVY and TRAIN.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #575 (26 November 2025): Eccentric person, informally (or, a large diving waterbird); Bank offering to someone buying a house or a car; Haunted house sound; Greenwich ___ Time (what GMT stands for); ___ sprouts (Asian cooking staple)

    Crossclimb 575 answer, top to bottom: MOON, LOON, LOAN, MOAN, MEAN, BEAN, BEAM. Top and bottom rows: MOON and BEAM.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #574 (25 November 2025): International ___ Line; Truth or ___?; Feel interest or concern for, which a frustrated person might say they couldn’t do less; The essence of something; A small sheltered bay

    Crossclimb 574 answer, top to bottom: HATE, DATE, DARE, CARE, CORE, COVE, LOVE. Top and bottom rows: HATE and LOVE.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #573 (24 November 2025): ___ and found; Aid when grocery shopping; Elevator (in some places in the world), or something you might add to a shoe to improve posture; Part of IRL; Green citrus fruit that is often used as a Pad Thai garnish

    Crossclimb 573 answer, top to bottom: POST, LOST, LIST, LIFT, LIFE, LIME, TIME. Top and bottom rows: POST and TIME.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #572 (23 November 2025): Clothes, mugs, and other branded items given out by an employer; ___ Paneer (Indian dish featuring leafy greens; answer only uses letters from “GAS”); Performed music vocally; Of sound mind and thinking reasonably; One-way segment of a street

    Crossclimb 572 answer, top to bottom: SWAN, SWAG, SAAG, SANG, SANE, LANE, LAKE. Top and bottom rows: SWAN and LAKE.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #571 (22 November 2025): British noblemen ranking in between marquesses and viscounts; Brings in, as a salary; Knitting shop strings, or stories told by old sailors; Outdoor spaces surrounding some houses; Poets like Shakespeare

    Crossclimb 571 answer, top to bottom: EARLY, EARLS, EARNS, YARNS, YARDS, BARDS, BIRDS. Top and bottom rows: EARLY and BIRDS.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #570 (21 November 2025): “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant ___ for mankind.”; A large amount of something, sometimes scrap or rubbish; Provide support to, like a common menu in a work application; Carried in one's hands; Part of a ship that contains cargo

    Crossclimb 570 answer, top to bottom: LEAD, LEAP, HEAP, HELP, HELD, HOLD, GOLD. Top and bottom rows: LEAD and GOLD.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #569 (20 November 2025): Bird that quacks; ___ in (make snug at bedtime); Pointy thing stuck in a bulletin board, sometimes preceded by the word thumb; Communicate using spoken words; A ___ of Two Cities (Dickens novel that begins "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...")

    Crossclimb 569 answer, top to bottom: DUCT, DUCK, TUCK, TACK, TALK, TALE, TAPE. Top and bottom rows: DUCT and TAPE.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #568 (19 November 2025): Things you buy and sell on exchanges as investments; Birds that, according to myth, deliver babies to mothers; Retail establishments; Makes a goal while playing hockey, for example; Tea-time pastries popular in the UK

    Crossclimb 568 answer, top to bottom: STICKS, STOCKS, STORKS, STORES, SCORES, SCONES, STONES. Top and bottom rows: STICKS and STONES.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #567 (18 November 2025): More recent; Better late than ___; Simple machine that requires a fulcrum to move an object; Largest internal organ of the body, which produces bile and helps detoxify the blood; Nine ___ (what cats supposedly have)

    Crossclimb 567 answer, top to bottom: SEWER, NEWER, NEVER, LEVER, LIVER, LIVES, LINES. Top and bottom rows: SEWER and LINES.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #566 (17 November 2025): Dose of medicine swallowed with a bit of water; Heap of something (like leaves); Manicurist's tool for smoothing fingernails, or something saved on a computer; What a pyromaniac is obsessed with; Grow weary after staying up too late

    Crossclimb 566 answer, top to bottom: KILL, PILL, PILE, FILE, FIRE, TIRE, TIME. Top and bottom rows: KILL and TIME.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #565 (16 November 2025): ___ and crafts; Small scraps of food (also a way to sort the letters in “SORT”); Cereal grain that can sometimes be “wild” or “rolled”; Consumes a plate of food; “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ___”

    Crossclimb 565 answer, top to bottom: ARES, ARTS, ORTS, OATS, EATS, EARS, MARS. Top and bottom rows: ARES and MARS.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #564 (15 November 2025): ___ flop (bad dive); Chimers at churches and schools; Secluded valleys, or personal computers from a Texas company founded in 1984; Gives out playing cards before a hand of poker; College faculty bigwigs

    Crossclimb 564 answer, top to bottom: JELLY, BELLY, BELLS, DELLS, DEALS, DEANS, BEANS. Top and bottom rows: JELLY and BEANS.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #563 (14 November 2025): Solitary, Part of a track that a sprinter is assigned to, Touch down on the tarmac at the end of a flight, ___ it on the line (spoke frankly), Hiding place for a villain or a wild animal

    Crossclimb 563 answer, top to bottom: LONG, LONE, LANE, LAND, LAID, LAIR, HAIR. Top and bottom rows: LONG and HAIR.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #562 (13 November 2025): Animal name that is also an acronym used for top athletes like Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, or Muhammad Ali; Sailing vessel; A word describing a flash of lightning, or world record sprinter Usain; Young male horse, or an athlete from an Indianapolis football team; Price to pay

    Crossclimb 562 answer, top to bottom: GOAL, GOAT, BOAT, BOLT, COLT, COST, POST. Top and bottom rows: GOAL and POST.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #561 (12 November 2025): Electric guitar with four strings, or a type of fish; Common forms for soap and chocolate; Components of a traffic jam; One of 52 in a standard deck; Word after bungee, extension, or spinal

    Crossclimb 561 answer, top to bottom: PASS, BASS, BARS, CARS, CARD, CORD, WORD. Top and bottom rows: PASS and WORD.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #560 (11 November 2025): Muscle firmness, or the general mood of a piece of writing; Femur, tibia, or clavicle, for example; Fictional spy James created by Ian Fleming; Rubber ___ (elastic loop found in an office); Prohibits

    Crossclimb 560 answer, top to bottom: TOTE, TONE, BONE, BOND, BAND, BANS, BAGS. Top and bottom rows: TOTE and BAGS.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #559 (10 November 2025): Tender loving ___ (very compassionate attention given to someone); Discarded part of an apple; Stopper in a champagne bottle; Eating utensil with tines; ___nite (popular online game), or a permanent army post

    Crossclimb 559 answer, top to bottom: BARE, CARE, CORE, CORK, FORK, FORT, FOOT. Top and bottom rows: BARE and FOOT.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #558 (9 November 2025): Selected from a list of options, ___ side are you on? (question of support), Entire, Large marine mammal like Moby Dick, Easily split sedimentary rock (anagram of LEASH)

    Crossclimb 558 answer, top to bottom: CLOSE, CHOSE, WHOSE, WHOLE, WHALE, SHALE, SHAVE. Top and bottom rows: CLOSE and SHAVE.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #557 (8 November 2025): Title held by many villains in the “Star Wars” films, including Vader; Objects thrown at a round game board in a bar or tavern; Challenges another to complete a risky action; Calendar entries, or certain palm tree fruits; A person who regularly goes out for romantic meet-ups

    Crossclimb 557 answer, top to bottom: EARTH, DARTH, DARTS, DARES, DATES, DATER, WATER. Top and bottom rows: EARTH and WATER.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #556 (7 November 2025): Loose stones used to form a path; Parts of a cemetery marked with tombstones; Assigns a score to, as a school assignment; Open spaces in forests; Moves through the air without the flapping of wings

    Crossclimb 556 answer, top to bottom: TRAVEL, GRAVEL, GRAVES, GRADES, GLADES, GLIDES, GUIDES. Top and bottom rows: TRAVEL and GUIDES.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #555 (6 November 2025): Opposite of narrow; Chardonnay or merlot, for example; Square root of eighty-one; Kind and good-natured; Just in the ___ of time (at the last possible moment)

    Crossclimb 555 answer, top to bottom: SIDE, WIDE, WINE, NINE, NICE, NICK, KICK. Top and bottom rows: SIDE and KICK.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #554 (5 November 2025): ___ of passage (important life event); Ferris wheel or roller coaster at an amusement park, for example; What you need to do right before the guest of honor arrives at a surprise party; Put on the payroll; Male parent of a horse (and an old way to address a king)

    Crossclimb 554 answer, top to bottom: BITE, RITE, RIDE, HIDE, HIRE, SIRE, SIZE. Top and bottom rows: BITE and SIZE.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #553 (4 November 2025): ___ the hatchet (end a quarrel), Set fire to, First ___ (eldest child), Helpful thing (that in reverse means a beginner in internet slang), Sound of an explosion

    Crossclimb 553 answer, top to bottom: JURY, BURY, BURN, BORN, BOON, BOOM, ROOM. Top and bottom rows: JURY and ROOM.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #552 (3 November 2025): Ocean motion affected by the moon, Scrabble piece with a letter on it, Fairy ___ (story that begins "Once upon a time ..."), Like most professional basketball players, Surface on which a mural is painted

    Crossclimb 552 answer, top to bottom: SIDE, TIDE, TILE, TALE, TALL, WALL, WALK. Top and bottom rows: SIDE and WALK.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #551 (2 November 2025): Zip past, like the intro to a streaming television show; Lose your footing, perhaps by stepping on a patch of ice; Somersault done in the air by a gymnast; Belly ___ (painful dive that causes a big splash); Large sheet of ice in the sea

    Crossclimb 551 answer, top to bottom: SKIN, SKIP, SLIP, FLIP, FLOP, FLOE, ALOE. Top and bottom rows: SKIN and ALOE.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #550 (1 November 2025): Don't play by the rules; Any of several attachments to the sole of a sports shoe to improve traction; Make a "baa" sound like a sheep; Not at all hopeful or encouraging, as a prognosis; Opening shot in billiards

    Crossclimb 550 answer, top to bottom: WHEAT, CHEAT, CLEAT, BLEAT, BLEAK, BREAK, BREAD. Top and bottom rows: WHEAT and BREAD.

Crossclimb answers, October 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #549 (31 October 2025): ___ weights (do an exercise at the gym using dumbbells), Stuff that gets trapped in a screen when drying laundry, Thing you click to take you to another website, Venue for winter sports like ice hockey, Private is a low one and general is a high one

    Crossclimb 549 answer, top to bottom: LEFT, LIFT, LINT, LINK, RINK, RANK, BANK. Top and bottom rows: LEFT and BANK.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #548 (30 October 2025): Type of plant that holds fruit in an orchard; ___ leches cake, or the Spanish number following uno and dos; Little pegs used to prop up golf balls; Drinks that can be black, white, green, herbal, or oolong (#Pinpoint, IYKYK); Color similar to turquoise

    Crossclimb 548 answer, top to bottom: TRUE, TREE, TRES, TEES, TEAS, TEAL, REAL. Top and bottom rows: TRUE and REAL.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #547 (29 October 2025): Future's opposite, ___-timer (person who doesn't work a full week), Thing thrown at a game board containing a bull's-eye, Truth or ___ (slumber party game), Female zebra

    Crossclimb 547 answer, top to bottom: POST, PAST, PART, DART, DARE, MARE, MARK. Top and bottom rows: POST and MARK.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #546 (28 October 2025): Recommended amount of a medicine, Take a nap, State of confusion, Great ___ (dog breed), Eat in style

    Crossclimb 546 answer, top to bottom: NOSE, DOSE, DOZE, DAZE, DANE, DINE, DIVE. Top and bottom rows: NOSE and DIVE.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #545 (27 October 2025): Arial or Times New Roman, for example; Like some farewells; A strong connection between two people emotionally or two atoms chemically; Rock ___ (such as The Rolling Stones); Like a treadless tire

    Crossclimb 545 answer, top to bottom: FOOT, FONT, FOND, BOND, BAND, BALD, BALL. Top and bottom rows: FOOT and BALL.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #544 (26 October 2025): Desserts made for birthdays and weddings, Disputes handled in court, Bandages that protect limbs when broken bones are healing, Personal histories that might be "checkered", Cut and ___ (move content around when editing on a computer)

    Crossclimb 544 answer, top to bottom: MAKES, CAKES, CASES, CASTS, PASTS, PASTE, WASTE. Top and bottom rows: MAKES and WASTE.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #543 (25 October 2025): Smelled terrible, ___ contrast (or ___ raving mad), Wide-eyed look, Like week-old bread, Compartment for a horse in a stable

    Crossclimb 543 answer, top to bottom: STAND, STANK, STARK, STARE, STALE, STALL, STILL. Top and bottom rows: STAND and STILL.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #542 (24 October 2025): Chess piece that moves along with the king when castling, Underground part of a flower, Body part with toes, Military stronghold, Application document with blanks to fill in

    Crossclimb 542 answer, top to bottom: HOOK, ROOK, ROOT, FOOT, FORT, FORM, WORM. Top and bottom rows: HOOK and WORM.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #541 (23 October 2025): Ocean liner, e.g.; Buy something for an acquaintance; "___ and tell"; Surface for skiing or sledding; Be acquainted with

    Crossclimb 541 answer, top to bottom: SLIP, SHIP, SHOP, SHOW, SNOW, KNOW, KNOT. Top and bottom rows: SLIP and KNOT.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #540 (22 October 2025): Sleeps lightly, Tops of planetariums, People leave them when they go on vacations, Feels optimistic, Cords used by rock climbers

    Crossclimb 540 answer, top to bottom: DOZEN, DOZES, DOMES, HOMES, HOPES, ROPES, ROSES. Top and bottom rows: DOZEN and ROSES.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #539 (21 October 2025): Not real, like an inexpensive luxury watch; Hall of ___ (where stars are honored); “It’s all the ___ to me” (“I don’t care”); A few; Command to a dog that means “Get over here”

    Crossclimb 539 answer, top to bottom: LAKE, FAKE, FAME, SAME, SOME, COME, COMO. Top and bottom rows: LAKE and COMO.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #538 (20 October 2025): Portable beds, Siamese ___ (blue-eyed felines), ___ down (frisks), Animals that live in your home, Ink-filled writing implements

    Crossclimb 538 answer, top to bottom: POTS, COTS, CATS, PATS, PETS, PENS, PANS. Top and bottom rows: POTS and PANS.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #537 Answer (19 October 2025)

    Crossclimb 537 answer, top to bottom: CLING, SLING, STING, STINK, SLINK, SLICK, STICK. Top and bottom rows: CLING and STICK.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #536 (18 October 2025): Window material, Lip application, Follow a dental hygienist's advice, Moves like water in a river, Taken flight

    Crossclimb 536 answer, top to bottom: CLASS, GLASS, GLOSS, FLOSS, FLOWS, FLOWN, CLOWN. Top and bottom rows: CLASS and CLOWN.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #535 (17 October 2025): Movable piece on an abacus, Body part above the neck, Group of cattle, Opposite of both "easy" and "soft", Plastic in your wallet

    Crossclimb 535 answer, top to bottom: BEAN, BEAD, HEAD, HERD, HARD, CARD, CURD. Top and bottom rows: BEAN and CURD.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #534 (16 October 2025): Fill a suitcase; What a bird does with its beak; Mountaintop; Fruit often seen in a still life painting; Opening word in a letter, often

    Crossclimb 534 answer, top to bottom: PACT, PACK, PECK, PEAK, PEAR, DEAR, DEAL. Top and bottom rows: PACT and DEAL.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #533 (15 October 2025): Grow weary; Injured, as an Achilles tendon; Central part; Spinal ___ (part of the central nervous system); Dictionary entry

    Crossclimb 533 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, TIRE, TORE, CORE, CORD, WORD, WOOD. Top and bottom rows: FIRE and WOOD.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #532 (14 October 2025): Rain really hard, Make a long face, ___ of call (cruise stop), Excel processing command, How you might feel after an intense physical exercise

    Crossclimb 532 answer, top to bottom: FOUR, POUR, POUT, PORT, SORT, SORE, FORE. Top and bottom rows: FOUR and FORE.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #531 (13 October 2025): Prepare, as a meal; Material for a bottle stopper; Thrown away part of an apple; Popular cola brand; Birthday dessert

    Crossclimb 531 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, COOK, CORK, CORE, COKE, CAKE, CASE. Top and bottom rows: BOOK and CASE.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #530 (12 October 2025): Placed back in after cutting, as a piece of text in a document; ___ down (frisked); ___ song (what "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" is an example of); Stuff studied by physicists (in solid, liquid, gas, or plasma form); Say under your breath

    Crossclimb 530 answer, top to bottom: PASSED, PASTED, PATTED, PATTER, MATTER, MUTTER, MUSTER. Top and bottom rows: PASSED and MUSTER.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #529 (11 October 2025): Small orchard; Demonstrate to be true; Opposite of supine (or, liable (to)); Device for texting and playing games (and sometimes making calls, too); Gave out bright light

    Crossclimb 529 answer, top to bottom: GRAVE, GROVE, PROVE, PRONE, PHONE, SHONE, STONE. Top and bottom rows: GRAVE and STONE.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #528 (10 October 2025): Locate, as a misplaced object; Penalty for a late library book; Trigonometry function; Where dirty dishes might be placed in a kitchen; Suffering from an illness

    Crossclimb 528 answer, top to bottom: WIND, FIND, FINE, SINE, SINK, SICK, SOCK. Top and bottom rows: WIND and SOCK.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #527 (9 October 2025): Reel for winding thread; Frighten, as in a haunted house; Trembled; Session with a photographer; Small in stature

    Crossclimb 527 answer, top to bottom: SPOIL, SPOOL, SPOOK, SHOOK, SHOOT, SHORT, SPORT. Top and bottom rows: SPOIL and SPORT.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #526 (8 October 2025): Sported, as clothing; "The ___ the merrier"; Horse's mother; Pathfinding puzzle; Steady look, as at the stars

    Crossclimb 526 answer, top to bottom: WORD, WORE, MORE, MARE, MAZE, GAZE, GAME. Top and bottom rows: WORD and GAME.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #525 (7 October 2025): Of a quality that is lower than expected, Swimming place, Survey to predict an upcoming election, Opposite of push, Animal associated with the Taurus zodiac sign

    Crossclimb 525 answer, top to bottom: DOOR, POOR, POOL, POLL, PULL, BULL, BELL. Top and bottom rows: DOOR and BELL.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #524 (6 October 2025): City with a harbor, Tiny skin opening, Vatican City leader, South Africa's Cape of Good ___, Middle of a doughnut

    Crossclimb 524 answer, top to bottom: PART, PORT, PORE, POPE, HOPE, HOLE, ROLE. Top and bottom rows: PART and ROLE.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #523 (5 October 2025): Shout, "Catch-22" author Joseph, Faith ___ (person who uses prayer instead of medicine), Device for warming up a room, Two-___ (small automobile)

    Crossclimb 523 answer, top to bottom: ROLLER, HOLLER, HELLER, HEALER, HEATER, SEATER, SKATER. Top and bottom rows: ROLLER and SKATER.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #522 (4 October 2025): Make a difference; Like tangled fur on a pet; Three-___ (like some ships, including xebecs); Sprayed with water; Made into money, as a coin from metal

    Crossclimb 522 answer, top to bottom: MASTER, MATTER, MATTED, MASTED, MISTED, MINTED, MINDED. Top and bottom rows: MASTER and MINDED.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #521 (3 October 2025): Mischievous act; Long, thin board of wood; Thing grown in a greenhouse; Lean in a particular direction; Contraction similar to "won't"

    Crossclimb 521 answer, top to bottom: CRANK, PRANK, PLANK, PLANT, SLANT, SHANT, SHAFT. Top and bottom rows: CRANK and SHAFT.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #520 (2 October 2025): "Stands the ___ of time" (proves to be durable)., Structure for a traveling circus, The scores that perfect divers get, "Long" or "short" weight units used in shipping, Male offspring

    Crossclimb 520 answer, top to bottom: BEST, TEST, TENT, TENS, TONS, SONS, SONG. Top and bottom rows: BEST and SONG.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #519 (1 October 2025): Position in ice hockey (also, football); Victories; Transgressions; Uses a bench, for example; Location

    Crossclimb 519 answer, top to bottom: KING, WING, WINS, SINS, SITS, SITE, SIZE. Top and bottom rows: KING and SIZE.

Crossclimb answers, September 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #518 (30 September 2025): Two of a kind, Settled the bill, ___-back (easygoing), Touch down on an airport runway, Division of a highway or Olympic pool

    Crossclimb 518 answer, top to bottom: HAIR, PAIR, PAID, LAID, LAND, LANE, LINE. Top and bottom rows: HAIR and LINE.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #517 (29 September 2025): Body of water surrounded by land, Not real, Charge for a ride in a taxi or on a bus, Fast-running mammal resembling a large rabbit, Do damage to

    Crossclimb 517 answer, top to bottom: LUKE, LAKE, FAKE, FARE, HARE, HARM, WARM. Top and bottom rows: LUKE and WARM.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #516 (28 September 2025): Small stream, Sound from an old floorboard, Sound made by a frog, Earthenware pot, Casual shoe brand [Or: Relatives of gators]

    Crossclimb 516 answer, top to bottom: GREEK, CREEK, CREAK, CROAK, CROCK, CROCS, CROSS. Top and bottom rows: GREEK and CROSS.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #515 (27 September 2025): Clean with a broom, Get some shuteye, Sound that blocks out a curse on television, Hemorrhage, Kennel club classification

    Crossclimb 515 answer, top to bottom: SWEET, SWEEP, SLEEP, BLEEP, BLEED, BREED, BREAD. Top and bottom rows: SWEET and BREAD.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #514 (26 September 2025): Beta ___ (person trying out a soon-to-be-released program); Become rotten and smelly, as garbage; Promote the development of [Or: Actress Jodie of "The Silence of the Lambs"]; Sheet advertising a movie; Person who makes ceramics [Or: Last name of fictional wizard Harry]

    Crossclimb 514 answer, top to bottom: TEETER, TESTER, FESTER, FOSTER, POSTER, POTTER, TOTTER. Top and bottom rows: TEETER and TOTTER.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #513 (25 September 2025): Horn sounds, Pillages and plunders, ___ the other way (deliberately ignores), Things opened with keys, Has a bit of ice cream from a cone

    Crossclimb 513 answer, top to bottom: TOOTH, TOOTS, LOOTS, LOOKS, LOCKS, LICKS, PICKS. Top and bottom rows: TOOTH and PICKS.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #512 (24 September 2025): Fine-grained rock used as a roofing material (an anagram of STEAL), Venetian blind parts, Strikes with the palm of the hand, Shows approval by applauding, First ___ (expensive way to fly)

    Crossclimb 512 answer, top to bottom: PLATE, SLATE, SLATS, SLAPS, CLAPS, CLASS, GLASS. Top and bottom rows: PLATE and GLASS.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #511 (23 September 2025): What vegetarians don't eat; Change from ice to water, say; Material on a poker table (also, a past tense for feel); Took a tumble; What you might put on a cat's collar to hear it coming

    Crossclimb 511 answer, top to bottom: SEAT, MEAT, MELT, FELT, FELL, BELL, BELT. Top and bottom rows: SEAT and BELT.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #510 (22 September 2025): Low in pitch; What a gymnast swings on (or, what a chocolatier sells); Sound from a dog; Place for a picnic; Meat from a pig

    Crossclimb 510 answer, top to bottom: PASS, BASS, BARS, BARK, PARK, PORK, PORT. Top and bottom rows: PASS and PORT.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #509 (21 September 2025): Number in a football broadcast, for short; Goal in musical chairs; Remarkable accomplishment; Italian car make affiliated with Alfa Romeo; The shape your hand makes when you knock on a door

    Crossclimb 509 answer, top to bottom: STAR, STAT, SEAT, FEAT, FIAT, FIST, FISH. Top and bottom rows: STAR and FISH.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #508 (20 September 2025): Outer layer of a tree trunk, ___ and forth, Holder of Scrabble tiles, Thing studied by a geologist, Chess piece that starts in the corner

    Crossclimb 508 answer, top to bottom: DARK, BARK, BACK, RACK, ROCK, ROOK, ROOM. Top and bottom rows: DARK and ROOM.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #507 (19 September 2025): Explosion sound; The Beatles were a famous one; Stuff that moves in an hourglass; "When all is ___ and done, there's a lot more ___ than done"; Large sheet attached to a boat's mast

    Crossclimb 507 answer, top to bottom: HANG, BANG, BAND, SAND, SAID, SAIL, NAIL. Top and bottom rows: HANG and NAIL.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #506 (18 September 2025): Button on a business telephone; "Please ____", Golfing target, Northernmost or southernmost point on Earth, Heap, Certain evergreen tree

    Crossclimb 506 answer, top to bottom: GOLD, HOLD, HOLE, POLE, PILE, PINE, MINE. Top and bottom rows: GOLD and MINE.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #505 (17 September 2025): Flu symptom, Something to sit on in a living room, Where a kangaroo keeps her joeys, Covered entrance to a house, Become dry through extreme heat

    Crossclimb 505 answer, top to bottom: ROUGH, COUGH, COUCH, POUCH, PORCH, PARCH, PATCH. Top and bottom rows: ROUGH and PATCH.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #504 (16 September 2025): Sound of relief or wistfulness, Darth Sidious's group in the "Star Wars" universe, "Kill two birds ___ one stone", Genie's offering, Sagacious (supposedly like an owl)

    Crossclimb 504 answer, top to bottom: HIGH, SIGH, SITH, WITH, WISH, WISE, WIRE. Top and bottom rows: HIGH and WIRE.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #503 (15 September 2025): Bird appendage, Use your voice melodically, Trigonometry function, Belonging to me, To "go the extra ___" (an idiom for putting in more effort)

    Crossclimb 503 answer, top to bottom: WIND, WING, SING, SINE, MINE, MILE, MILL. Top and bottom rows: WIND and MILL.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #502 (14 September 2025): Last ___ and testament, List of charges for services rendered, Big Ben is a famous one, Colored sash that indicates a karate level, Honesty is the ___ policy

    Crossclimb 502 answer, top to bottom: WILD, WILL, BILL, BELL, BELT, BEST, WEST. Top and bottom rows: WILD and WEST.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #501 (13 September 2025): Wall timepiece, Wedge that prevents a wheel from moving, Payment method on which "Pay to the order of" is written, Spot for a dimple, Sound from a bird cage

    Crossclimb 501 answer, top to bottom: FLOCK, CLOCK, CHOCK, CHECK, CHEEK, CHEEP, SHEEP. Top and bottom rows: FLOCK and SHEEP.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #500 (12 September 2025): Use a razor to remove hair; Rudely push; Land along the coast of a body of water; Opposite of both "tall" and "long"; Turtleneck, jersey, or guayabera, for example

    Crossclimb 500 answer, top to bottom: SHAPE, SHAVE, SHOVE, SHORE, SHORT, SHIRT, SHIFT. Top and bottom rows: SHAPE and SHIFT.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #499 (11 September 2025): To cut through something easily (like a knife through butter); Slippery, like an oily part of a road; Move stealthily; Lose in a staring contest; Unable to see

    Crossclimb 499 answer, top to bottom: SPICE, SLICE, SLICK, SLINK, BLINK, BLIND, BLEND. Top and bottom rows: SPICE and BLEND.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #498 (10 September 2025): Winding up into a loop, as a garden hose; Doing hard work; Causing to ring, as church bells; Fortune-___ (card reader's activity); Best-___ (like the top book on a weekly chart)

    Crossclimb 498 answer, top to bottom: CEILING, COILING, TOILING, TOLLING, TELLING, SELLING, SEALING. Top and bottom rows: CEILING and SEALING.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #497 (9 September 2025): Sound made by an owl, Person throwing a party, Greatest amount, "All good things ___ come to an end", Corrosion of iron

    Crossclimb 497 answer, top to bottom: FOOT, HOOT, HOST, MOST, MUST, RUST, REST. Top and bottom rows: FOOT and REST.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #496 (8 September 2025): Homer and Marge's son on "The Simpsons"; ___ of speech (noun, adjective, preposition, etc.); Tense for the words "kept" and "swept"; Swift; Shape of a hand when it's about to punch

    Crossclimb 496 answer, top to bottom: BAIT, BART, PART, PAST, FAST, FIST, FISH. Top and bottom rows: BAIT and FISH.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #495 (7 September 2025): Person who plays hoops, in slang; Like Nicole Kidman compared to Tom Cruise in terms of height; Person who speaks; Ship carrying petroleum; More damp and cold

    Crossclimb 495 answer, top to bottom: BALLET, BALLER, TALLER, TALKER, TANKER, DANKER, DANCER. Top and bottom rows: BALLET and DANCER.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #494 (6 September 2025): ___ off (closed into separate spaces), Cried out in despair, Abandoned a commitment, Hard-___ egg, Rolled a ball and tried to get strikes and spares on a lane as a sport

    Crossclimb 494 answer, top to bottom: BALLED, WALLED, WAILED, BAILED, BOILED, BOWLED, BAWLED. Top and bottom rows: BALLED and BAWLED.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #493 (5 September 2025): ___ around (gave work orders to, as underlings); Traveled in a double-decker vehicle, say; ___ oneself (kept occupied); Placed underground; Overcooked by leaving on the grill too long

    Crossclimb 493 answer, top to bottom: TOSSED, BOSSED, BUSSED, BUSIED, BURIED, BURNED, TURNED. Top and bottom rows: TOSSED and TURNED.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #492 (4 September 2025): Bird on a Canadian dollar coin; Neil Armstrong set foot on it on July 20, 1969; Makes the sound of a cow; Disorderly crowds that are hard to control; Ears of corn/maize

    Crossclimb 492 answer, top to bottom: LION, LOON, MOON, MOOS, MOBS, COBS, CUBS. Top and bottom rows: LION and CUBS.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #491 (3 September 2025): Put liquid into up to the brim, Shelf at the bottom of a window, Put up for auction, Animal related to a walrus, Scorch the surface of

    Crossclimb 491 answer, top to bottom: FILM, FILL, SILL, SELL, SEAL, SEAR, STAR. Top and bottom rows: FILM and STAR.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #490 (2 September 2025): World ___ (international exhibitions); Doesn't pass, as a class in school; Sends in a stamped envelope; Shopping complexes with food courts; Peacocks, for example, but not peahens

    Crossclimb 490 answer, top to bottom: FAIRY, FAIRS, FAILS, MAILS, MALLS, MALES, TALES. Top and bottom rows: FAIRY and TALES.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #489 (1 September 2025): Get better over time, as a wound; What a radiator emanates to warm a room; Without missing a ___ (lacking any hesitation); Gondola or canoe, for example; Something worn by a hiker or a cowboy

    Crossclimb 489 answer, top to bottom: HEEL, HEAL, HEAT, BEAT, BOAT, BOOT, FOOT. Top and bottom rows: HEEL and FOOT.

Crossclimb answers, August 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #488 (31 August 2025): Remarkable person, in slang (or a person who puts a stopper in a wine bottle); Pressure ___ (airtight pot that uses steam); Very attractive person, informally; Where you store your valuables while working out at a gym; Ornamental case for a small picture (often worn on a chain necklace)

    Crossclimb 488 answer, top to bottom: CORNER, CORKER, COOKER, LOOKER, LOCKER, LOCKET, POCKET. Top and bottom rows: CORNER and POCKET.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #487 (30 August 2025): Like fried foods; Flower whose name can follow Easter, tiger, or belladonna; Cheerful tune (anagram of TILL); ___ trap (screen in a drier); What Americans call a queue

    Crossclimb 487 answer, top to bottom: ONLY, OILY, LILY, LILT, LINT, LINE, LIVE. Top and bottom rows: ONLY and LIVE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #486 (29 August 2025): Stomach, Things that ring in churches, Alternative to suspenders for keeping up pairs of pants, Threaded rods that nuts get fastened onto, Vessels moored at marinas

    Crossclimb 486 answer, top to bottom: BILLY, BELLY, BELLS, BELTS, BOLTS, BOATS, GOATS. Top and bottom rows: BILLY and GOATS.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #485 (28 August 2025): ___ jacket (flotation device); Elevator, in British English; "Schindler's ___" (film directed by Steven Spielberg); Perfume spray; Opposite of least

    Crossclimb 485 answer, top to bottom: LIME, LIFE, LIFT, LIST, MIST, MOST, MOSS. Top and bottom rows: LIME and MOSS.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #484 (27 August 2025): Chess piece that looks like a castle, What you reserve at a hotel when traveling, Wander around aimlessly, Bad sound to hear right outside your tent when camping in the jungle, Back of a train

    Crossclimb 484 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, ROOK, ROOM, ROAM, ROAR, REAR, READ. Top and bottom rows: BOOK and READ.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #483 (26 August 2025): Black Halloween animals, Pets that meow and purr, Divides using scissors, Young bears, Island nation whose capital is Havana

    Crossclimb 483 answer, top to bottom: BASS, BATS, CATS, CUTS, CUBS, CUBA, TUBA. Top and bottom rows: BASS and TUBA.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #482 (25 August 2025): Go way up, as prices; Tusked wild pig; Snakes that kill by constricting; Sounds from sheep; High jumpers and pole-vaulters have to go over them

    Crossclimb 482 answer, top to bottom: STAR, SOAR, BOAR, BOAS, BAAS, BARS, WARS. Top and bottom rows: STAR and WARS.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #481 (24 August 2025): ___ and raved (complained wildly about something); ___ on (informed against a fellow criminal to the police); Gently tapped, as the back of a baby in order to induce a burp; Rapid speech of an auctioneer or a sideshow hustler; Person who makes ceramic wares (and also the last name of J.K. Rowling's wizard Harry)

    Crossclimb 481 answer, top to bottom: WANTED, RANTED, RATTED, PATTED, PATTER, POTTER, POSTER. Top and bottom rows: WANTED and POSTER.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #480 (23 August 2025): Removes the skin of, as an apple; Skin openings that can get clogged with makeup; Cities with harbors; Lip-protruding expressions of annoyance; Decants, as wine

    Crossclimb 480 answer, top to bottom: PARIS, PARES, PORES, PORTS, POUTS, POURS, TOURS. Top and bottom rows: PARIS and TOURS.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #479 (22 August 2025): Plant of the cabbage family, Symbol on Scandinavian flags, Things grown by farmers, Cuts into small pieces, Goes to a store to buy goods

    Crossclimb 479 answer, top to bottom: DRESS, CRESS, CROSS, CROPS, CHOPS, SHOPS, SHOES. Top and bottom rows: DRESS and SHOES.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #478 (21 August 2025): Becomes less thick, as a head of hair; Below-the-knee leg bones; Rain or ___ (phrase on an invitation indicating that the event will take place no matter what the weather is like); Group of pigs; Strong string used for tying up bundles

    Crossclimb 478 answer, top to bottom: THINK, THINS, SHINS, SHINE, SWINE, TWINE, TWICE. Top and bottom rows: THINK and TWICE.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #477 (20 August 2025): Archaic word for "listen" that fills in the blank "____! The Herald Angels Sing!"; Rabbit relative with longer ears; Mate for a stallion (also a dark, flat plain on the surface of the moon); "The ___ the merrier"; Pack up all your belongings and change your residence

    Crossclimb 477 answer, top to bottom: HAWK, HARK, HARE, MARE, MORE, MOVE, DOVE. Top and bottom rows: HAWK and DOVE.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #476 (19 August 2025): German composer Johann Sebastian ___, Part of the body where the spine is, Be deficient in, Close and secure using a key, Either of a pair of clothing items worn on the feet

    Crossclimb 476 answer, top to bottom: BATH, BACH, BACK, LACK, LOCK, SOCK, SOAK. Top and bottom rows: BATH and SOAK.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #475 (18 August 2025): Fruit squeezed over pad thai; Assembly ___ (what employees at a car manufacturer work on); Have a fancy meal; "Been there, ___ that"; Hemispherical top of a building

    Crossclimb 475 answer, top to bottom: LIMA, LIME, LINE, DINE, DONE, DOME, ROME. Top and bottom rows: LIMA and ROME.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #474 (17 August 2025): Sheds old feathers to make room for new ones, Burrowing mammals with small eyes, Slightly more than half of all humans, Ends of chess games, Alma ___ (school you graduated from)

    Crossclimb 474 answer, top to bottom: MOATS, MOLTS, MOLES, MALES, MATES, MATER, WATER. Top and bottom rows: MOATS and WATER.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #473 (16 August 2025): Swiss tennis player Wawrinka who won three Grand Slam singles titles (and the last syllable of seven countries in Asia); "The Untouchables" Oscar winner Connery or "Milk" Oscar winner Penn (it's the Irish equivalent of John); Greenwich ___ Time (clock standard); Scary sound in a haunted house; Neat and trim, like a freshly cut lawn

    Crossclimb 473 answer, top to bottom: STAY, STAN, SEAN, MEAN, MOAN, MOWN, DOWN. Top and bottom rows: STAY and DOWN.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #472 (15 August 2025): "I ___, I saw, I conquered" (what Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" means); Where stalagmites and stalactites can be found; "I ___ a Dream" (famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr.); Home for bees; Add to the staff, as a new employee

    Crossclimb 472 answer, top to bottom: SAME, CAME, CAVE, HAVE, HIVE, HIRE, HERE. Top and bottom rows: SAME and HERE.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #471 (14 August 2025): Sheet of glass in a window, Like the skin of someone who is prone to sunburn, North ___ (where Santa Claus lives), Tiny opening in the skin through which sweat passes, Heap of wood ignited at a funeral

    Crossclimb 471 answer, top to bottom: JANE, PANE, PALE, POLE, PORE, PYRE, EYRE. Top and bottom rows: JANE and EYRE.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #470 (13 August 2025): Thing thrown at a bull's-eye in a game, Small growth on your skin or on a witch's nose, "___ a minute!" ("I need some time!"), High-pitched cry of despair (often associated with banshees), Travel in a boat using just wind as a propellant

    Crossclimb 470 answer, top to bottom: DIRT, DART, WART, WAIT, WAIL, SAIL, SOIL. Top and bottom rows: DIRT and SOIL.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #469 (12 August 2025): You exercise this through a game like Sudoku; Not so spicy; One of approximately 26 in a marathon; Like a bull, but not a cow; Barley that could be used for brewing beverages

    Crossclimb 469 answer, top to bottom: MINI, MIND, MILD, MILE, MALE, MALT, MART. Top and bottom rows: MINI and MART.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #468 (11 August 2025): Insects that can live on your head, "Have a ___ day!" (pleasant parting words), Small cut made while shaving, Select, Put clothes in a suitcase before going on a trip

    Crossclimb 468 answer, top to bottom: LIFE, LICE, NICE, NICK, PICK, PACK, HACK. Top and bottom rows: LIFE and HACK.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #467 (10 August 2025): Personality characteristic (if you add an S to the front, you get a narrow water passage that connects two other bodies of water); Word that can mean "a parcel of land" or "a pamphlet on a religious or political subject"; Copy, as a picture, by superimposing a transparent sheet and drawing over the lines; Agreement between warring countries to stop fighting for a set amount of time; Vehicle called a lorry in Britain

    Crossclimb 467 answer, top to bottom: TRAIN, TRAIT, TRACT, TRACE, TRUCE, TRUCK, TRACK. Top and bottom rows: TRAIN and TRACK.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #466 (9 August 2025): Frighten, Give a portion of what you have to someone else as a nice gesture, What someone who has a full beard doesn't have to do, Rudely push out of the way, Kitchen appliance on which a frying pan is used

    Crossclimb 466 answer, top to bottom: SCARF, SCARE, SHARE, SHAVE, SHOVE, STOVE, STONE. Top and bottom rows: SCARF and STONE.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #465 (8 August 2025): Land measure equivalent to 4047 square meters (anagram of RACE), River in England or a suffix for "million" or "billion" that is used for a rich person, Employ for wages, Tortoise racer in a fable by Aesop, Male deer (homonym of a blood-pumping organ)

    Crossclimb 465 answer, top to bottom: ACHE, ACRE, AIRE, HIRE, HARE, HART, HURT. Top and bottom rows: ACHE and HURT.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #464 (7 August 2025): No longer alive, Distribute playing cards to all the players, Whiskered aquatic animal that barks, Stitched line on a piece of clothing where two fabrics meet, Fraudulent scheme designed to swindle money from you

    Crossclimb 464 answer, top to bottom: READ, DEAD, DEAL, SEAL, SEAM, SCAM, SCAN. Top and bottom rows: READ and SCAN.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #463 (6 August 2025): Competition to determine who is the fastest, Tool used in autumn for gathering leaves, "Two wrongs don't ___ a right", Mature female horse, "I don't ___" (what you say when you are indifferent to the options)

    Crossclimb 463 answer, top to bottom: FACE, RACE, RAKE, MAKE, MARE, CARE, CARD. Top and bottom rows: FACE and CARD.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #462 (5 August 2025): White-water transport, Diatribe, Breathe hard, Small carton of ice cream or milk, Color of a flamingo

    Crossclimb 462 answer, top to bottom: DAFT, RAFT, RANT, PANT, PINT, PINK, PUNK. Top and bottom rows: DAFT and PUNK.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #461 (4 August 2025): A blunder or screw-up; Part of a horse's foot; Sound from an owl; Chimney residue; To give something a try, or "give it a ___."

    Crossclimb 461 answer, top to bottom: GOLF, GOOF, HOOF, HOOT, SOOT, SHOT, SHOE. Top and bottom rows: GOLF and SHOE.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #460 (3 August 2025): What a horror movie is designed to do, Mementos from appendectomies, Goes paragliding, Wild pigs, Sailing vessels

    Crossclimb 460 answer, top to bottom: SCAPE, SCARE, SCARS, SOARS, BOARS, BOATS, GOATS. Top and bottom rows: SCAPE and GOATS.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #459 (2 August 2025): Like air-conditioned houses; What's left in a naughty child's stocking at Christmas; Parka, for example; Something you row gently down the stream; What you might nod head to when listening to music

    Crossclimb 459 answer, top to bottom: TOOL, COOL, COAL, COAT, BOAT, BEAT, BELT. Top and bottom rows: TOOL and BELT.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #458 (1 August 2025): Evil, like some witches in Oz (and the name of a 2024 film starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo); Gathered, as berries off of a vine; Filled up a suitcase before going on a trip; Gave financial support to, as a startup investment; Sat back lazily while exposed to warmth and light from the sun

    Crossclimb 458 answer, top to bottom: WICKER, WICKED, PICKED, PACKED, BACKED, BASKED, BASKET. Top and bottom rows: WICKER and BASKET.

Crossclimb answers, July 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #457 (31 July 2025): Sharp wound inflicted by a bee; Smell really terrible; Selfie ___ (device for holding your phone far away when taking a picture); Slippery, like a road covered in ice or oil; Wedge-shaped serving of cake

    Crossclimb 457 answer, top to bottom: SWING, STING, STINK, STICK, SLICK, SLICE, SLIDE. Top and bottom rows: SWING and SLIDE.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #456 (30 July 2025): Pin stuck into a corkboard with your thumb, maybe; Have a conversation; ___ the dog (get some exercise with your pooch); Surface on which a mural is painted; Shaft sunk in the ground for getting water (and making wishes)

    Crossclimb 456 answer, top to bottom: TACO, TACK, TALK, WALK, WALL, WELL, BELL. Top and bottom rows: TACO and BELL.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #455 (29 July 2025): Cut into pieces with a knife, Chocolate ___ (small morsel in a cookie/biscuit), Part of the face covered by a goatee, Homonym for a common object used to assist with walking, Primary or most important part of something

    Crossclimb 455 answer, top to bottom: CHOW, CHOP, CHIP, CHIN, CAIN, MAIN, MEIN. Top and bottom rows: CHOW and MEIN.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #454 (28 July 2025): “Queen of Scots” ruler of the 16th century, Red planet next to Earth, Vehicles produced by Ford and Ferrari, Pets that meow and purr, Portable beds that can fold up

    Crossclimb 454 answer, top to bottom: MANY, MARY, MARS, CARS, CATS, COTS, LOTS. Top and bottom rows: MANY and LOTS.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #453 (27 July 2025): An unrefined, ill-mannered person; A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together; Corner chess board resident; The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth; A stack of hay, corn, or straw (also a male name)

    Crossclimb 453 answer, top to bottom: POOR, BOOR, BOOK, ROOK, ROCK, RICK, RICH. Top and bottom rows: POOR and RICH.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #452 (26 July 2025): Turn down, as the volume of a radio; A devoted fan or enthusiast of something; ___ letter (what a job applicant might have to write to accompany a résumé); Small sheltered inlets; Dense centers of planets and stars

    Crossclimb 452 answer, top to bottom: POWER, LOWER, LOVER, COVER, COVES, CORES, CORDS. Top and bottom rows: POWER and CORDS.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #451 (25 July 2025): A short, high-pitched sound; To lose blood from the body; To produce offspring; Food made from flour, water, and yeast; To anticipate with great apprehension or fear

    Crossclimb 451 answer, top to bottom: SLEEP, BLEEP, BLEED, BREED, BREAD, DREAD, DREAM. Top and bottom rows: SLEEP and DREAM.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #450 (24 July 2025): Ground level of a room, An overflow of a large amount of water, Red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins, A family of young animals produced at one hatching or birth, Having a wide extent

    Crossclimb 450 answer, top to bottom: FLOUR, FLOOR, FLOOD, BLOOD, BROOD, BROAD, BREAD. Top and bottom rows: FLOUR and BREAD.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #449 (23 July 2025): Cover with color; Lose consciousness (pass out); Fire‑starting stone; Actor and director Eastwood; Sharp, short ringing sound, like ice in a glass

    Crossclimb 449 answer, top to bottom: POINT, PAINT, FAINT, FLINT, CLINT, CLINK, CLICK. Top and bottom rows: POINT and CLICK.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #448 (22 July 2025): A thick, stiff piece of paper, often used for playing games; To look after and provide for the needs of; The central part of a fruit like an apple; A tiny opening in the skin; Meat from a pig

    Crossclimb 448 answer, top to bottom: HARD, CARD, CARE, CORE, PORE, PORK, WORK. Top and bottom rows: HARD and WORK.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #447 (21 July 2025): Follow, as advice; Started a golf hole, with "off"; Swarm; Not us; Science course with a lab

    Crossclimb 447 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, HEED, TEED, TEEM, THEM, CHEM, CHEF. Top and bottom rows: HEAD and CHEF.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #446 Answer (20 July 2025)

    Crossclimb 446 answer, top to bottom: HUNT, PUNT, PINT, PINK, PUNK, PUCK, PECK. Top and bottom rows: HUNT and PECK.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #445 (19 July 2025): Playful prank (also a pickled garnish), Provide food for an event, Spud (informal), Lion ___, What a stopwatch is used as

    Crossclimb 445 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CATER, TATER, TAMER, TIMER, TIGER. Top and bottom rows: PAPER and TIGER.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #444 (18 July 2025): Camp bed, Place to deposit money, Opposite of front, Car‑lifting device (or playing‑card face), Athletic person (high‑school stereotype)

    Crossclimb 444 answer, top to bottom: PUNK, BUNK, BANK, BACK, JACK, JOCK, ROCK. Top and bottom rows: PUNK and ROCK.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #443 (17 July 2025): Brag (talk big), Great time (or an explosion), Unimpressed from overexposure (French word), Sharp cutting edge (knife part), Forest clearing (also an air‑freshener brand)

    Crossclimb 443 answer, top to bottom: COAST, BOAST, BLAST, BLASE, BLADE, GLADE, GLIDE. Top and bottom rows: COAST and GLIDE.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #442 (16 July 2025): Famous Ancient Greek philosopher who was a student of Socrates, Tectonic _____, Type of metamorphic rock found on roofs, A condition of being, Short for statistics

    Crossclimb 442 answer, top to bottom: PLUTO, PLATO, PLATE, SLATE, STATE, STATS, STARS. Top and bottom rows: PLUTO and STARS.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #441 (15 July 2025): Dropped down, Inform, High in stature, Story, Floor piece made of ceramic

    Crossclimb 441 answer, top to bottom: FULL, FELL, TELL, TALL, TALE, TILE, TIME. Top and bottom rows: FULL and TIME.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #440 (14 July 2025): Like the taste of lemon juice, Fly like an eagle, Lion's sound, ___ end (car accident), King in a Shakespeare play

    Crossclimb 440 answer, top to bottom: FOUR, SOUR, SOAR, ROAR, REAR, LEAR, LEAF. Top and bottom rows: FOUR and LEAF.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #439 (13 July 2025): Bird of prey; Unimaginative writer; Holder of spices; For example, marathon; Burn to the ground

    Crossclimb 439 answer, top to bottom: GAWK, HAWK, HACK, RACK, RACE, RAZE, GAZE. Top and bottom rows: GAWK and GAZE.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #438 (12 July 2025): Snatch, A thousandth of a kilo, Study for a test at the last minute, "Where the ___dads Sing" (famous book and movie), Black bird in a cornfield

    Crossclimb 438 answer, top to bottom: GRUB, GRAB, GRAM, CRAM, CRAW, CROW, CHOW. Top and bottom rows: GRUB and CHOW.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #437 (11 July 2025): Extremely dry; A pattern on Chess, Tango, and Queens boards; People with fortitude have this (also, sandpaper); A human's walking pattern (rhymes with fate); Synonym (and rhyme) of "obtain"

    Crossclimb 437 answer, top to bottom: ACID, ARID, GRID, GRIT, GAIT, GAIN, RAIN. Top and bottom rows: ACID and RAIN.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #436 (10 July 2025): Fluctuate, ___ Poppins, Female horse, Spiked club of the Middle Ages, Speed-of-sound ratio

    Crossclimb 436 answer, top to bottom: VERY, VARY, MARY, MARE, MACE, MACH, MUCH. Top and bottom rows: VERY and MUCH.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #435 (9 July 2025): Assistant at a law office, for short; Place to picnic; Workplace benefit; Mountaintop; Type of fruit (e.g. Anjou or Bartlett)

    Crossclimb 435 answer, top to bottom: PAPA, PARA, PARK, PERK, PEAK, PEAR, BEAR. Top and bottom rows: PAPA and BEAR.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #434 (8 July 2025): Pile, Rope fiber, Camel feature, Place for trash, Moist

    Crossclimb 434 answer, top to bottom: HEAT, HEAP, HEMP, HUMP, DUMP, DAMP, LAMP. Top and bottom rows: HEAT and LAMP.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #433 (7 July 2025): Opposite of "sharp", Farmer's place in a kids' song, Hand out hands, Genuine, Fishing spool

    Crossclimb 433 answer, top to bottom: HULL, DULL, DELL, DEAL, REAL, REEL, KEEL. Top and bottom rows: HULL and KEEL.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #432 (6 July 2025): Get money from a pawnbroker for, Darn it!, Quick kiss, Cheat at hide-and-seek, Jury member

    Crossclimb 432 answer, top to bottom: DOCK, HOCK, HECK, PECK, PEEK, PEER, PIER. Top and bottom rows: DOCK and PIER.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #431 (5 July 2025): Beauty mark; 5,280 feet; Pepper grinder; Bottom part of a window frame; Necktie material

    Crossclimb 431 answer, top to bottom: MOPE, MOLE, MILE, MILL, SILL, SILK, SULK. Top and bottom rows: MOPE and SULK.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #430 (4 July 2025): Religious man in a frock, Coat made of animal fur, Clickable word on a webpage, Dryer trap buildup, Shopping aid

    Crossclimb 430 answer, top to bottom: MONA, MONK, MINK, LINK, LINT, LIST, LISA. Top and bottom rows: MONA and LISA.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #429 (3 July 2025): Term for "witch" that's an anagram of "recon"; Exact genetic copy, like the main character(s) of "Mickey 17"; "Crazy" singer Patsy whose last name is hidden in "reclined"; Stick (to), as wet paper does to glass; Piece of fabric that supports a broken arm

    Crossclimb 429 answer, top to bottom: DRONE, CRONE, CLONE, CLINE, CLING, SLING, STING. Top and bottom rows: DRONE and STING.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #428 (2 July 2025): ___-day Saints (Mormons), Mad character in "Alice in Wonderland", Shoulder-baring top, Actor Matthau who played Oscar Madison in the 1968 film "The Odd Couple", Person you might complain to about a fly in your soup

    Crossclimb 428 answer, top to bottom: LETTER, LATTER, HATTER, HALTER, WALTER, WAITER, WRITER. Top and bottom rows: LETTER and WRITER.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #427 (1 July 2025): Name of 12 popes, Centers of peaches, Uses a bench, Jedi foes in the "Star Wars" universe, Sound of relief

    Crossclimb 427 answer, top to bottom: PLUS, PIUS, PITS, SITS, SITH, SIGH, SIGN. Top and bottom rows: PLUS and SIGN.

Crossclimb answers, June 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #426 (30 June 2025): Feed, as a fire; One of many in a shopping mall; Look unblinkingly (at); Last name of Tony, the alter ego of Iron Man; Supporter of an ear of corn

    Crossclimb 426 answer, top to bottom: SMOKE, STOKE, STORE, STARE, STARK, STALK, STACK. Top and bottom rows: SMOKE and STACK.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #425 (29 June 2025): Earthenware pot; Foam footwear brand with an alligator relative in its logo; Go to the other side of the street; Salad green in the mustard family; Push, as a button

    Crossclimb 425 answer, top to bottom: FROCK, CROCK, CROCS, CROSS, CRESS, PRESS, DRESS. Top and bottom rows: FROCK and DRESS.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #424 (28 June 2025): Adhere, like glue does to paper; Suave; Use a computer mouse to select something; Watson's partner in DNA research (also, a word for a pain in the neck); Pierce with a needle

    Crossclimb 424 answer, top to bottom: STOCK, STICK, SLICK, CLICK, CRICK, PRICK, PRICE. Top and bottom rows: STOCK and PRICE.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #423 (27 June 2025): Sofa; Feature of a kangaroo's anatomy, that allows a kangaroo to carry its young; Covered area at the entrance of a house; Make extremely thirsty; Piece of fabric that's sewn on to cover a hole

    Crossclimb 423 answer, top to bottom: TOUCH, COUCH, POUCH, PORCH, PARCH, PATCH, WATCH. Top and bottom rows: TOUCH and WATCH.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #422 (26 June 2025): Exact biological recreation, like Dolly the sheep; Country singer Patsy who's the subject of the biopic "Sweet Dreams" (anagram of EL, INC.); Region with certain weather conditions; Goop; Serving of pizza

    Crossclimb 422 answer, top to bottom: CLOVE, CLONE, CLINE, CLIME, SLIME, SLICE, SPICE. Top and bottom rows: CLOVE and SPICE.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #421 (25 June 2025): Formal way to say "Stop!", Softened barley that might be used for brewing beverages, Wal___ (Retail giant known for its 'Everyday Low Prices'), Golf ___ (vehicle driven at a golf course), Type of fish that "koi" means in Japanese

    Crossclimb 421 answer, top to bottom: HALO, HALT, MALT, MART, CART, CARP, HARP. Top and bottom rows: HALO and HARP.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #420 (24 June 2025): "The Great British ___ Off" (competition show where contestants often make desserts); Like hands without mittens, or feet without socks; Outer layer of a tree; Opposite of "front"; Fill your suitcase before a trip

    Crossclimb 420 answer, top to bottom: BIKE, BAKE, BARE, BARK, BACK, PACK, RACK. Top and bottom rows: BIKE and RACK.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #419 (23 June 2025): Question ___ (name for the "?" symbol); Like a room with all the lights off; "How ___ you!" ("Of all the nerve!"); Fraught with danger, like some circumstances; Bring onto the payroll

    Crossclimb 419 answer, top to bottom: MASK, MARK, DARK, DARE, DIRE, HIRE, HIDE. Top and bottom rows: MASK and HIDE.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #418 (22 June 2025): More rapid; Less slim; Male parent; Person occupying a tub; "Sorry to ___ you, but..." ("Not to be a pain...")

    Crossclimb 418 answer, top to bottom: FOSTER, FASTER, FATTER, FATHER, BATHER, BOTHER, MOTHER. Top and bottom rows: FOSTER and MOTHER.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #417 (21 June 2025): Like hair that's too oily; Movie, informally; "Killing Me Softly" singer Roberta (whose last name can also mean criticism or negative publicity); Wide-bottomed piece of glassware in a chemistry lab; Feature of a camera that lights up when taking pictures in dark places

    Crossclimb 417 answer, top to bottom: SLICE, SLICK, FLICK, FLACK, FLASK, FLASH, SLASH. Top and bottom rows: SLICE and SLASH.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #416 (20 June 2025): Illegal activity; Sound from a bell; South American country that's the longest in terms of length-to-width ratio; Every once in a ___ (occasionally); Marine mammal that Captain Ahab hunts, in "Moby Dick"

    Crossclimb 416 answer, top to bottom: PRIME, CRIME, CHIME, CHILE, WHILE, WHALE, WHOLE. Top and bottom rows: PRIME and WHOLE.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #415 (19 June 2025): Term for free merchandise that, contrary to what some say, isn't an acronym for "stuff we all get"; Indian dish made from leafy greens; Past-tense form of "sing"; Mentally sound; Highway section a driver changes into while merging

    Crossclimb 415 answer, top to bottom: SWAN, SWAG, SAAG, SANG, SANE, LANE, LAKE. Top and bottom rows: SWAN and LAKE.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #414 (18 June 2025): People working on a flight, collectively; Actress Barrymore of "ET," "Scream," and "50 First Dates"; Synonym for "tie," in competition; Pull along the ground; Steep wall of rock

    Crossclimb 414 answer, top to bottom: CROW, CREW, DREW, DRAW, DRAG, CRAG, BRAG. Top and bottom rows: CROW and BRAG.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #413 (17 June 2025): Farm animal whose young are called "kids"; Yacht or catamaran, e.g.; Pulse, like the heart does; Accessory that helps keep trousers up; Loud instrument found in a clock tower

    Crossclimb 413 answer, top to bottom: GOAL, GOAT, BOAT, BEAT, BELT, BELL, BALL. Top and bottom rows: GOAL and BALL.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #412 (16 June 2025): Action in soccer, or in karate; Small parasite that's sometimes mistaken for a flea; Push under the waistband of one's pants, as a shirt; Term for a person from, e.g., Istanbul; ___ signal (light on a car that indicates if the driver wants to go left or right)

    Crossclimb 412 answer, top to bottom: WICK, KICK, TICK, TUCK, TURK, TURN, BURN. Top and bottom rows: WICK and BURN.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #411 (15 June 2025): Small container for oil or vinegar that's similar to a caster; Like a sadistic punishment; Broadway actor Gavin whose name is hidden in "decree laws"; Word for "system of beliefs" that fills in the blank in "Assassin's ___" to make a video game title; Variety of dog, such as a pug or a poodle

    Crossclimb 411 answer, top to bottom: CRUST, CRUET, CRUEL, CREEL, CREED, BREED, BREAD. Top and bottom rows: CRUST and BREAD.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #410 (14 June 2025): "So on and so ___"; Defensive military buildings; Puts in A-Z order, maybe; Covers with fine black chimney particles; Shakespearean word for "truth" that can precede "-sayer" to get a word for a fortune teller

    Crossclimb 410 answer, top to bottom: NORTH, FORTH, FORTS, SORTS, SOOTS, SOOTH, SOUTH. Top and bottom rows: NORTH and SOUTH.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #409 (13 June 2025): Deadly serious, Group of trees, Demonstrate beyond the shadow of a doubt, Style of writing that's contrasted with poetry, British term meaning to force open with leverage (anagram of "spire")

    Crossclimb 409 answer, top to bottom: GRACE, GRAVE, GROVE, PROVE, PROSE, PRISE, POISE. Top and bottom rows: GRACE and POISE.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #408 (12 June 2025): Throw with force; Bandage that supports a broken arm; Go back and forth, like a pendulum; Animals like boars and pigs; "Goosebumps" author R.L. ___ (and an anagram of "inset")

    Crossclimb 408 answer, top to bottom: FLINT, FLING, SLING, SWING, SWINE, STINE, STONE. Top and bottom rows: FLINT and STONE.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #407 (11 June 2025): Part of a room that might be "load-bearing"; Document that dictates how an estate will be divided among surviving people; "Take a ___ guess"; Force that propels a sailboat, or spins a pinwheel; Body part that a bird uses to fly

    Crossclimb 407 answer, top to bottom: CALL, WALL, WILL, WILD, WIND, WING, RING. Top and bottom rows: CALL and RING.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #406 (10 June 2025): Clever deception; ___ of thumb (piece of general advice); Get under the skin of; ___ E. Coyote (cartoon whose first name sounds like "while"); Not tame, like an animal

    Crossclimb 406 answer, top to bottom: FUSE, RUSE, RULE, RILE, WILE, WILD, WELD. Top and bottom rows: FUSE and WELD.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #405 (9 June 2025): Underground part of a plant; Chess piece that moves in straight lines, horizontally or vertically; Choice in a classic game that crushes scissors, but is covered by paper; Make fun of; Resident of a monastery

    Crossclimb 405 answer, top to bottom: HOOT, ROOT, ROOK, ROCK, MOCK, MONK, HONK. Top and bottom rows: HOOT and HONK.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #404 (8 June 2025): Large group, often of people or animals; Small group of trees, like an orchard; Something dug at a cemetery; Opposite of "timid"; Protective band that might be worn around the knee

    Crossclimb 404 answer, top to bottom: DRIVE, DROVE, GROVE, GRAVE, BRAVE, BRACE, BRAKE. Top and bottom rows: DRIVE and BRAKE.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #403 (7 June 2025): ___ parts (extra components kept around in case of damage); Sudden outpouring (anagram of "tapes"); Rock that lends its name to a blue-gray color; Satisfy, as cold water does to thirst; "It Ends With Us" actress Lively

    Crossclimb 403 answer, top to bottom: SPARK, SPARE, SPATE, SLATE, SLAKE, BLAKE, BLAZE. Top and bottom rows: SPARK and BLAZE.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #402 (6 June 2025): Makeup of the Big Dipper; Marks left by surgery; Sings nonsense syllables in a jazzy way; People living in Edinburgh, maybe; Plural term for flat-bottomed boats (and, when you remove the "S" at the beginning and end, a word for a bovine)

    Crossclimb 402 answer, top to bottom: STARE, STARS, SCARS, SCATS, SCOTS, SCOWS, SCOWL. Top and bottom rows: STARE and SCOWL.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #401 (5 June 2025): Pepper grinder, Unit of distance that's approximately 1/26 of a marathon, "I call dibs!", Chinese dynasty associated with vases, Type of bean common in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine

    Crossclimb 401 answer, top to bottom: GILL, MILL, MILE, MINE, MING, MUNG, LUNG. Top and bottom rows: GILL and LUNG.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #400 (4 June 2025): "This doesn't ___ well" (statement about a bad omen), Uninteresting person, Like a hand that doesn't have a glove, Covering of a tree, Hyde ___ (green area in London that shares its name with a town in New York)

    Crossclimb 400 answer, top to bottom: BODY, BODE, BORE, BARE, BARK, PARK, PART. Top and bottom rows: BODY and PART.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #399 (3 June 2025): Footwear for snow or mud, Extremity at the end of the leg, Primary focus of a dietitian, Material that termites tend to eat, Entry in a dictionary or thesaurus

    Crossclimb 399 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, BOOT, FOOT, FOOD, WOOD, WORD, WORM. Top and bottom rows: BOOK and WORM.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #398 (2 June 2025): Prison; Get an F; "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great ___" (first few lines of a nursery rhyme); Put gas in, as a gas tank; Alternative word for "movie"

    Crossclimb 398 answer, top to bottom: NAIL, JAIL, FAIL, FALL, FILL, FILM, FILE. Top and bottom rows: NAIL and FILE.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #397 (1 June 2025): Sound from a chicken; Select something with a computer mouse; Sound of champagne glasses touching during a toast; Stick, like plastic wrap does to itself; Band that supports a broken arm

    Crossclimb 397 answer, top to bottom: CHUCK, CLUCK, CLICK, CLINK, CLING, SLING, FLING. Top and bottom rows: CHUCK and FLING.

Crossclimb answers, May 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #396 (31 May 2025): "Goosebumps" author R.L. (anagram of "set in"); British unit of weight that shares its name with a word for "rock"; Emitted light, as a star; Coastline; Past participle of "shear"

    Crossclimb 396 answer, top to bottom: SPINE, STINE, STONE, SHONE, SHORE, SHORN, THORN. Top and bottom rows: SPINE and THORN.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #395 (30 May 2025): Sampler of public opinion, Tablet of medicine, Verb that's the opposite of "empty", Nail kit item that's used to smooth and shape nails, Number of pillars of Islam

    Crossclimb 395 answer, top to bottom: POOL, POLL, PILL, FILL, FILE, FIVE, DIVE. Top and bottom rows: POOL and DIVE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #394 (29 May 2025): Bucket; ___ Mall (London street with a rhyming name); Opposite of "push"; Not sharp, like a blade; Event that leads to Alexander Hamilton's death, in the musical "Hamilton" (and in real life)

    Crossclimb 394 answer, top to bottom: PAIR, PAIL, PALL, PULL, DULL, DUEL, DUET. Top and bottom rows: PAIR and DUET.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #393 (28 May 2025): Something curved at the end of a fishing line; Make dinner, maybe; Irish city that shares its name with a champagne bottle stopper; Plant that's grilled (and often served on the cob) in elote; Like paper that's been ripped

    Crossclimb 393 answer, top to bottom: HONK, HOOK, COOK, CORK, CORN, TORN, HORN. Top and bottom rows: HONK and HORN.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #392 (27 May 2025): Weasel relative prized for its fur; Beverage that someone might dunk a cookie into; "What's the longest word in English? 'Smiles,' because there's a ___ between the S's" (joke); Heap; Form of medicine that can be swallowed

    Crossclimb 392 answer, top to bottom: MINT, MINK, MILK, MILE, PILE, PILL, DILL. Top and bottom rows: MINT and DILL.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #391 (26 May 2025): Layer of paint, Word that fills in the blanks in the idioms "Don't rock the ___" and "Whatever floats your ___", Piece of footwear for a cowboy, Word for "treasure" that reverses to a word for "implement", Weaving device

    Crossclimb 391 answer, top to bottom: CHAT, COAT, BOAT, BOOT, LOOT, LOOM, ROOM. Top and bottom rows: CHAT and ROOM.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #390 (25 May 2025): Sound from a chicken; Device used to tell time; Ban from viewing one's profile, on LinkedIn; Color of a crossword square that (usually) doesn't contain a letter; Draw a ___ (have a lapse in memory)

    Crossclimb 390 answer, top to bottom: CHUCK, CLUCK, CLOCK, BLOCK, BLACK, BLANK, FLANK. Top and bottom rows: CHUCK and FLANK.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #389 (24 May 2025): Growl from an angry dog, Part of a drum kit that's also a word meaning "entrap", Be altruistic with one's possessions, Oil-bearing rock that's an anagram of "leash", "___ I compare thee to a summer's day?" (famous line from Shakespeare)

    Crossclimb 389 answer, top to bottom: SNAIL, SNARL, SNARE, SHARE, SHALE, SHALL, SHELL. Top and bottom rows: SNAIL and SHELL.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #388 (23 May 2025): Opposite of "white", Typewriter sound often used after "click" (that differs from "click" by only one vowel), Break in the sidewalk, Path for a train, Vanish without a ___

    Crossclimb 388 answer, top to bottom: SLACK, BLACK, CLACK, CRACK, TRACK, TRACE, GRACE. Top and bottom rows: SLACK and GRACE.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #387 (22 May 2025): Metal with which Olympic first-place medals are plated, Unwanted growth on old food (using an American spelling), Not very spicy, Where grain gets processed into flour, Microsoft co-founder Gates

    Crossclimb 387 answer, top to bottom: GOLF, GOLD, MOLD, MILD, MILL, BILL, BALL. Top and bottom rows: GOLF and BALL.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #386 (21 May 2025): Word for "fortune" that completes the Chappell Roan title, "Good ___, Babe!"; Be deficient in; Bag that might be made of burlap; Past tense of "sink"; Of sound mind

    Crossclimb 386 answer, top to bottom: LOCK, LUCK, LACK, SACK, SANK, SANE, SAFE. Top and bottom rows: LOCK and SAFE.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #385 (20 May 2025): Remedy for an illness; Center of the earth; Rude cry from someone who wants seconds; Wet, muddy ground (anagram of "Emir"); Extremely serious or urgent

    Crossclimb 385 answer, top to bottom: CUBE, CURE, CORE, MORE, MIRE, DIRE, DICE. Top and bottom rows: CUBE and DICE.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #384 (19 May 2025): Device that may be used to inflate a flat bicycle tire, ___ sum (money that's paid out all at once), No longer stiff, Green citrus fruit whose juice is used in a gimlet, Ten-cent coin

    Crossclimb 384 answer, top to bottom: JUMP, PUMP, LUMP, LIMP, LIME, DIME, DIVE. Top and bottom rows: JUMP and DIVE.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #383 (18 May 2025): Card game with hands like a full house and a flush, Prods with one finger, Tiny openings in the skin, Centers of apples or pears, "Who ___?" ("It doesn't matter to anybody")

    Crossclimb 383 answer, top to bottom: JOKER, POKER, POKES, PORES, CORES, CARES, CARDS. Top and bottom rows: JOKER and CARDS.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #382 (17 May 2025): Olympic symbol associated with a torchbearer; Bit of falling snow; Satisfy, as thirst; ___ hands (close a deal with someone else, maybe); Not be selfish with one's possessions

    Crossclimb 382 answer, top to bottom: FRAME, FLAME, FLAKE, SLAKE, SHAKE, SHARE, SHAPE. Top and bottom rows: FRAME and SHAPE.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #381 (16 May 2025): Walking stick; Shape of a traffic divider, that's pointed at the top; Term for the muscles at the center of the human body, collectively; Yawn-inducing person; "I wasn't ___ yesterday!" ("You can't fool me!")

    Crossclimb 381 answer, top to bottom: CAPE, CANE, CONE, CORE, BORE, BORN, HORN. Top and bottom rows: CAPE and HORN.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #380 (15 May 2025): Survey that collects public opinion, Spring ___ (cylindrical Asian food appetizer), Part to play at a company, Material that's tied together to make a lasso, Word for "Cool!" that's an anagram of "op-ed"

    Crossclimb 380 answer, top to bottom: PILL, POLL, ROLL, ROLE, ROPE, DOPE, DOSE. Top and bottom rows: PILL and DOSE.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #379 (14 May 2025): Alternative name for an asterisk, Burn with strong and sudden heat, ___ and tear (rhyming term for degradation from use), "The Martian" author Andy (anagram of "wire"), Sound from an electric fan

    Crossclimb 379 answer, top to bottom: STIR, STAR, SEAR, WEAR, WEIR, WHIR, WHIP. Top and bottom rows: STIR and WHIP.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #378 (13 May 2025): Term for an independent publication that fills in the blank in the word "maga___", Belonging to me, Nautical ___ (unit of distance at sea), Like salsa that's not very spicy, What might grow on old walls (U.S. spelling)

    Crossclimb 378 answer, top to bottom: ZINC, ZINE, MINE, MILE, MILD, MOLD, GOLD. Top and bottom rows: ZINC and GOLD.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #377 (12 May 2025): Tough outer skin of, e.g., an orange; Locate; ___ farewell (alliterative term for an affectionate goodbye); Edible stuff; Part of a sweatshirt that covers the head

    Crossclimb 377 answer, top to bottom: RING, RIND, FIND, FOND, FOOD, HOOD, HOOP. Top and bottom rows: RING and HOOP.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #376 (11 May 2025): Feature of a broken phone screen, Click-___ (repetitive sound effect for a keyboard), "Cut me some ___!" ("Give me some grace here!"), Pile of poker chips, Tony ___ (Iron Man's real name)

    Crossclimb 376 answer, top to bottom: TRACK, CRACK, CLACK, SLACK, STACK, STARK, STARS. Top and bottom rows: TRACK and STARS.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #375 (10 May 2025): Word for a bird's noise (that rhymes with "sweep"); Not expensive; Look at someone else's Crossclimb answers and copy them into your own puzzle, maybe; Spike at the bottom of an athletic shoe; Fold in a garment

    Crossclimb 375 answer, top to bottom: SHEEP, CHEEP, CHEAP, CHEAT, CLEAT, PLEAT, BLEAT. Top and bottom rows: SHEEP and BLEAT.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #374 (9 May 2025): Month before July, Folder for irrelevant emails, ___ bed (bed with an upper and lower section), Place to deposit a check, Rubber ___ (stretchy item that may keep a poster rolled up)

    Crossclimb 374 answer, top to bottom: DUNE, JUNE, JUNK, BUNK, BANK, BAND, SAND. Top and bottom rows: DUNE and SAND.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #373 (8 May 2025): Yoga position; Prefix that means "after," such as when used for "-modernism" or "-mortem"; Opposite of "least"; "The show ___ go on"; Sculpture of the head and shoulders

    Crossclimb 373 answer, top to bottom: ROSE, POSE, POST, MOST, MUST, BUST, BUSH. Top and bottom rows: ROSE and BUSH.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #372 (7 May 2025): Egg on; Feeling happy; ___ rock (theatrical music genre); Feeling sad; Purple fruit that, when dried, becomes a prune

    Crossclimb 372 answer, top to bottom: GRAD, GOAD, GLAD, GLAM, GLUM, PLUM, ALUM. Top and bottom rows: GRAD and ALUM.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #371 (6 May 2025): "Better Call ___" (TV show whose protagonist's first name rhymes with "call"); Injure with one's claws, maybe; Shopping complex; Gender represented by the symbol ♂; Puzzle where the goal is to find a path from the start to the finish

    Crossclimb 371 answer, top to bottom: SOUL, SAUL, MAUL, MALL, MALE, MAZE, MATE. Top and bottom rows: SOUL and MATE.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #370 (5 May 2025): Coats made with animal hair; Scoundrels (also a word for an evil magic spell, if you add an "E" to the end); Automobiles; Take ___ of business (handle affairs); Enclosure for a bird in a pet shop

    Crossclimb 370 answer, top to bottom: FURY, FURS, CURS, CARS, CARE, CAGE, RAGE. Top and bottom rows: FURY and RAGE.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #369 (4 May 2025): Short role in a movie played by a famous person; Grass plain in South America (and an anagram of "a comp"); Pitches a tent; Lighting fixtures; Small, uneven chunks

    Crossclimb 369 answer, top to bottom: CAMEL, CAMEO, CAMPO, CAMPS, LAMPS, LUMPS, HUMPS. Top and bottom rows: CAMEL and HUMPS.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #368 (3 May 2025): Black birds that are said to be as intelligent as a seven-year-old child, Short plural term for reptiles often confused with alligators, Earthenware pot, ___-full (term for "stuffed"), Hen's baby

    Crossclimb 368 answer, top to bottom: CROSS, CROWS, CROCS, CROCK, CHOCK, CHICK, CHECK. Top and bottom rows: CROSS and CHECK.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #367 (2 May 2025): Sound of a horse's hoof hitting the ground, Join in on a round of applause, Strike with an open hand, Trade, Slowly rock from side to side

    Crossclimb 367 answer, top to bottom: FLOP, CLOP, CLAP, SLAP, SWAP, SWAY, SLAY. Top and bottom rows: FLOP and SLAY.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #366 (1 May 2025): Remove the clumps from, as flour; Work with weights at the gym; "When ___ gives you lemons, make lemonade"; What a thumbs-up means, on LinkedIn; Body of water that the Caspian Sea is sometimes called, oddly

    Crossclimb 366 answer, top to bottom: GIFT, SIFT, LIFT, LIFE, LIKE, LAKE, CAKE. Top and bottom rows: GIFT and CAKE.

Crossclimb answers, April 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #365 (30 April 2025): Sleeveless garment that's also called a "waistcoat"; Huge; Container for flowers; First, second, third, or home, in baseball; "All About That ___" (Meghan Trainor song with the repeated lyric "no treble")

    Crossclimb 365 answer, top to bottom: TEST, VEST, VAST, VASE, BASE, BASS, PASS. Top and bottom rows: TEST and PASS.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #364 (29 April 2025): Term for "zest" that begins with the same letter as "zest", Handmade publication that fills in the blank in the longer word "maga___", Term for "area" that the "Z" in "DMZ" stands for, Finished, Naturally formed hill of sand

    Crossclimb 364 answer, top to bottom: KING, ZING, ZINE, ZONE, DONE, DUNE, DUKE. Top and bottom rows: KING and DUKE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #363 (28 April 2025): Form of medicine that might be swallowed with water, Window ledge, Opposite of "buy", Animal that's sometimes confused with a sea lion (and is also hidden in the words "sea lion"), Recover from an injury

    Crossclimb 363 answer, top to bottom: PILE, PILL, SILL, SELL, SEAL, HEAL, HEAP. Top and bottom rows: PILE and HEAP.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #362 (27 April 2025): Device that may also be called a "beeper"; Sheets in a book; Cuts the peel from, as with a certain knife; Goods for sale; Gets distorted out of shape, like wet wood

    Crossclimb 362 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, PAGER, PAGES, PARES, WARES, WARPS, WASPS. Top and bottom rows: PAPER and WASPS.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #361 (26 April 2025): Uses one's ears, Polar ___ (white-furred mammals in the Arctic), Male pigs, Seaworthy transports, Misbehaving children

    Crossclimb 361 answer, top to bottom: HEART, HEARS, BEARS, BOARS, BOATS, BRATS, BEATS. Top and bottom rows: HEART and BEATS.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #360 (25 April 2025): Plant used as a flavoring in many toothpastes and chewing gums, Weasel-like creature whose fur is sometimes used to make coats, Ice-skating venue, Numerical spot on a leaderboard, Currency of South Africa

    Crossclimb 360 answer, top to bottom: MITT, MINT, MINK, RINK, RANK, RAND, HAND. Top and bottom rows: MITT and HAND.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #359 (24 April 2025): Like a counterfeit bill; Payment that increases as a taxi ride continues; Prefix for "arm" or "head"; Small opening in, e.g., a plant; Benedict XVI or Francis, e.g.

    Crossclimb 359 answer, top to bottom: CAKE, FAKE, FARE, FORE, PORE, POPE, POPS. Top and bottom rows: CAKE and POPS.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #358 (23 April 2025): "Less is ___" (paradoxical-seeming catchphrase about minimalism), ___ mortal (alliterative term for an ordinary person), In this place, Group of buffalo, Past tense of "hold"

    Crossclimb 358 answer, top to bottom: FORE, MORE, MERE, HERE, HERD, HELD, HEAD. Top and bottom rows: FORE and HEAD.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #357 (22 April 2025): Verb that's an anagram of "sign", Trigonometric ratio that's a homophone of "sign", Word for "high quality" that rhymes with "sign", What a manicurist uses to grind down fingernails, Opposite of "empty out"

    Crossclimb 357 answer, top to bottom: SINK, SING, SINE, FINE, FILE, FILL, FALL. Top and bottom rows: SINK and FALL.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #356 (21 April 2025): Airing in real-time, like a Twitch stream; "❤️❤️❤️" feeling; Word that fills in the blank in "___ Control" to make a Teddy Swims song, or "___ Yourself" to make an Eminem song; Like someone who could really use a map; Price of a product

    Crossclimb 356 answer, top to bottom: LIKE, LIVE, LOVE, LOSE, LOST, COST, POST. Top and bottom rows: LIKE and POST.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #355 (20 April 2025): Glow, like the sun does on a bright day; Term for a county in England, that's also an anagram of "hires"; Where the ocean meets the land; Not tall; Talk LIKE THIS

    Crossclimb 355 answer, top to bottom: SWINE, SHINE, SHIRE, SHORE, SHORT, SHOUT, SNOUT. Top and bottom rows: SWINE and SNOUT.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #354 (19 April 2025): Singular bit of falling snow; Satisfy, as an urge; Portion of ownership in a company; Feed, as a fire; Past tense of "speak"

    Crossclimb 354 answer, top to bottom: FLAME, FLAKE, SLAKE, STAKE, STOKE, SPOKE, SMOKE. Top and bottom rows: FLAME and SMOKE.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #353 (18 April 2025): Coastline, The lion's ___ (term for a majority proportion), Look at with an unblinking gaze, Like a pastry that's been sitting out for too long, Intentionally try to buy time by delaying

    Crossclimb 353 answer, top to bottom: SHORT, SHORE, SHARE, STARE, STALE, STALL, SMALL. Top and bottom rows: SHORT and SMALL.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #352 (17 April 2025): Main body of a ship, Opposite of heaven, Gripped onto, Cargo ___ (place where goods are kept on a ship), American term for the part of the car that the British call a "bonnet"

    Crossclimb 352 answer, top to bottom: HULA, HULL, HELL, HELD, HOLD, HOOD, HOOP. Top and bottom rows: HULA and HOOP.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #351 (16 April 2025): "Hot N ___" (Katy Perry song whose chorus lists opposites); Young male horse; Lose a layer of old feathers or skin, like an animal (using an American spelling); Turn to water, like an ice cube might; Make the acquaintance of

    Crossclimb 351 answer, top to bottom: BOLD, COLD, COLT, MOLT, MELT, MEET, MEEK. Top and bottom rows: BOLD and MEEK.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #350 (15 April 2025): Fairy ___ (stories like "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Hansel and Gretel"); Scrabble pieces that depict letters; PDFs and JPEGs, etc.; Infernos; Business entities

    Crossclimb 350 answer, top to bottom: TAXES, TALES, TILES, FILES, FIRES, FIRMS, FORMS. Top and bottom rows: TAXES and FORMS.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #349 (14 April 2025): Work on a wad of gum; Food, casually; Black bird that's often mistaken for a raven; Trim, like a photograph; Farm structure for housing chickens

    Crossclimb 349 answer, top to bottom: CHEF, CHEW, CHOW, CROW, CROP, COOP, COOK. Top and bottom rows: CHEF and COOK.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #348 (13 April 2025): Openings that allow air to escape, Hundredths of dollars, Leans to one side (anagram of "scant"), Golf ___ (vehicles driven between holes on golf courses), "Who ___?" ("It doesn't matter at all")

    Crossclimb 348 answer, top to bottom: VENUS, VENTS, CENTS, CANTS, CARTS, CARES, CERES. Top and bottom rows: VENUS and CERES.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #347 (12 April 2025): Small section of a video; Pink ___ (notice of dismissal from one's job, metaphorically); Went down a firehouse pole, maybe; Expressed with one's words; Stuff at a beach that might be used to make a "castle"

    Crossclimb 347 answer, top to bottom: CLAP, CLIP, SLIP, SLID, SAID, SAND, HAND. Top and bottom rows: CLAP and HAND.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #346 (11 April 2025): Month after May; Scientist Goodall known for her work with chimpanzees; Walking aid that may be shaped like a hook at the end; Handle with ___ (phrase on a fragile package); The king of clubs, or the queen of hearts, e.g.

    Crossclimb 346 answer, top to bottom: JUNK, JUNE, JANE, CANE, CARE, CARD, YARD. Top and bottom rows: JUNK and YARD.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #345 (10 April 2025): Serene or tranquil; Contact over the phone; Astronomer and "Cosmos" author ___ Sagan; One of two dealt to a blackjack player, at the start of a game; Difficult

    Crossclimb 345 answer, top to bottom: PALM, CALM, CALL, CARL, CARD, HARD, HAND. Top and bottom rows: PALM and HAND.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #344 (9 April 2025): Feeling ill; Lustrous fabric that a kimono may be made from; Drink that someone with a dairy allergy should avoid; Unit of distance that completes the phrase "Go the extra ___"; Fluid secreted by the liver, that's also a word for "anger"

    Crossclimb 344 answer, top to bottom: TICK, SICK, SILK, MILK, MILE, BILE, BITE. Top and bottom rows: TICK and BITE.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #343 (8 April 2025): Crush into a paste, like potatoes; Subject where students might learn about cubes or square roots; Partner; Horse's hair; Continued annoyance (and a homophone of "Bain")

    Crossclimb 343 answer, top to bottom: CASH, MASH, MATH, MATE, MANE, BANE, BANK. Top and bottom rows: CASH and BANK.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #342 (7 April 2025): "Hold on a second!"; Bump on the skin that a dermatologist might treat; Suffix that follows "silver-" to describe metal forks, spoons, and the like; "We scare because we ___" (rhyming slogan for the company in "Monsters, Inc."); Remedy for a disease

    Crossclimb 342 answer, top to bottom: BAIT, WAIT, WART, WARE, CARE, CURE, LURE. Top and bottom rows: BAIT and LURE.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #341 (6 April 2025): Elegance; Tombstone's place; Small growth of trees; Demonstrate, as a fact, in geometry; Term for "liable" that also means "lying flat"

    Crossclimb 341 answer, top to bottom: GRAPE, GRACE, GRAVE, GROVE, PROVE, PRONE, PRUNE. Top and bottom rows: GRAPE and PRUNE.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #340 (5 April 2025): Term for "small, unpleasant shelter" that becomes the name of a digging tool when an S is added to the front; Float at the same space in the air; Worker who helps people take their belongings to new houses; Machine used to trim grass; Leaning ___ of Pisa (landmark in Italy)

    Crossclimb 340 answer, top to bottom: HOTEL, HOVEL, HOVER, MOVER, MOWER, TOWER, TOWEL. Top and bottom rows: HOTEL and TOWEL.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #339 (4 April 2025): "Jack and Jill went up the ___..." (opening line of a nursery rhyme); Passageway in a building; Alternative name for the season "autumn"; Opposite of "pass," in terms of test results; Bucket

    Crossclimb 339 answer, top to bottom: BILL, HILL, HALL, FALL, FAIL, PAIL, PAUL. Top and bottom rows: BILL and PAUL.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #338 (3 April 2025): Stumble because of an untied shoelace, maybe; Cut just slightly, like hair; British term for a streetcar (anagram of "mart"); Group of athletes who play on the same side; Type of wood that becomes a word for a serving of meat when an S is added to the front

    Crossclimb 338 answer, top to bottom: DRIP, TRIP, TRIM, TRAM, TEAM, TEAK, LEAK. Top and bottom rows: DRIP and LEAK.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #337 (2 April 2025): Time of day when the sunrise begins, Sign of sleepiness that's said to be contagious, Material used in knitting, Scotland ___ (headquarters for police activity in London), "Having fun isn't hard / When you've got a library ___" (rhyming lyric in an "Arthur" song about reading)

    Crossclimb 337 answer, top to bottom: LAWN, DAWN, YAWN, YARN, YARD, CARD, CARE. Top and bottom rows: LAWN and CARE.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #336 (1 April 2025): Word for "exist" that sounds like the second letter of the alphabet; Pronoun that fills in each blank in "Fool __ once, shame on you. Fool __ twice, shame on __"; __ and pa (term for a pair of parents, one female and one male); Chemical symbol for sodium (anagram of "an"); Opposite of "yes"

    Crossclimb 336 answer, top to bottom: BY, BE, ME, MA, NA, NO, TO. Top and bottom rows: BY and TO.

Crossclimb answers, March 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #335 (31 March 2025): Trade, Substance in a dispenser by a bathroom sink, Type of food that's similar to a stew, ___-chef (kitchen employee whose job title partially comes from the French for "under"), Male children

    Crossclimb 335 answer, top to bottom: SWAN, SWAP, SOAP, SOUP, SOUS, SONS, SONG. Top and bottom rows: SWAN and SONG.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #334 (30 March 2025): Like a sheep whose wool has been cut off (anagram of "horns"); Demonstrated; TV programs; Places in the overhead bin, like luggage, maybe; Some slow-boiled dishes

    Crossclimb 334 answer, top to bottom: THORN, SHORN, SHOWN, SHOWS, STOWS, STEWS, STEMS. Top and bottom rows: THORN and STEMS.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #333 (29 March 2025): Not work well together visually, like contrasting patterns; Group of people sharing the same economic or social status; Family groups, in Scotland; Ringing sound from metal (and an anagram of "n lack"); Fill in the ___ (what you have to do to finish this clue)

    Crossclimb 333 answer, top to bottom: FLASH, CLASH, CLASS, CLANS, CLANK, BLANK, BLINK. Top and bottom rows: FLASH and BLINK.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #332 (28 March 2025): Subject of fleeting romantic feeling, Abrupt decline in share prices, Grossly materialistic, Studies lots of material before a test, Uncomfortable muscle pain that may come after swimming

    Crossclimb 332 answer, top to bottom: CRUST, CRUSH, CRASH, CRASS, CRAMS, CRAMP, CRIMP. Top and bottom rows: CRUST and CRIMP.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #331 (27 March 2025): What the suffix "-phobia" means; Type of animal that a panda is; March to the ___ of a different drummer; Transport taken across the ocean, maybe; Bit of rain gear worn on the foot

    Crossclimb 331 answer, top to bottom: YEAR, FEAR, BEAR, BEAT, BOAT, BOOT, BOOK. Top and bottom rows: YEAR and BOOK.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #330 (26 March 2025): Long skirt (whose name differentiates it from a "mini"), Country in west Africa whose name is an anagram of the capital of Peru, Capital of the Maldives (anagram of "meal"), "___ up your mind!" ("Decide already!"), Not real

    Crossclimb 330 answer, top to bottom: TAXI, MAXI, MALI, MALE, MAKE, FAKE, FARE. Top and bottom rows: TAXI and FARE.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #329 (25 March 2025): Shopping center, What the gender symbol here symbolizes: ♂, Not vibrant in color, North ___ (northernost point of the world), Get in position for a photo

    Crossclimb 329 answer, top to bottom: MAIL, MALL, MALE, PALE, POLE, POSE, POST. Top and bottom rows: MAIL and POST.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #328 (24 March 2025): Dial up on the phone; Opposite of "short" (in the height sense); Take a ___ (have a negative impact); Useful implement, such as a hammer or a wrench; What someone might yell "Cannonball!" while jumping into

    Crossclimb 328 answer, top to bottom: CALM, CALL, TALL, TOLL, TOOL, POOL, COOL. Top and bottom rows: CALM and COOL.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #327 (23 March 2025): Small, sheltered bays; Geometric figures similar to pyramids (but with circular bottoms instead); J-shaped walking aids; Becomes smaller, like the moon; Sticks waved by magicians, or metal-detecting devices waved by airport security agents

    Crossclimb 327 answer, top to bottom: COVER, COVES, CONES, CANES, WANES, WANDS, BANDS. Top and bottom rows: COVER and BANDS.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #326 (22 March 2025): Pile on top of each other, like plates; Like a sharp contrast; Marine predator such as the "great white"; Avoid, as one's responsibilities; Garment that may have a collar

    Crossclimb 326 answer, top to bottom: STICK, STACK, STARK, SHARK, SHIRK, SHIRT, SHIFT. Top and bottom rows: STICK and SHIFT.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #325 (21 March 2025): "___ you very much" (words of gratefulness); Lower part of the leg (especially in terms of cuts of meat); Past tense of "stink"; Main stem of, e.g., a corn plant; Stop suddenly, like an engine

    Crossclimb 325 answer, top to bottom: THINK, THANK, SHANK, STANK, STALK, STALL, SMALL. Top and bottom rows: THINK and SMALL.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #324 (20 March 2025): Go out with a ___ (leave on an exciting note), Search engine owned by Microsoft, Chinese dynasty associated with vases, Belonging to me, Performer who may pretend to be trapped in an invisible box

    Crossclimb 324 answer, top to bottom: HANG, BANG, BING, MING, MINE, MIME, TIME. Top and bottom rows: HANG and TIME.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #323 (19 March 2025): "Are you ___ about that?" (statement assessing someone's confidence in their claim), Uncontaminated, Small opening in the skin through which sweat may come, Past tense of "wear", Interleaved threads (possibly to create cloth)

    Crossclimb 323 answer, top to bottom: SURF, SURE, PURE, PORE, WORE, WOVE, WAVE. Top and bottom rows: SURF and WAVE.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #322 (18 March 2025): ZIP ___ (postal number assigned to all regions in the United States); Center of the Earth; Crop that's also called "maize"; Time before noon, poetically (just get rid of the letters "-ing"); Long, low sound from a ghost

    Crossclimb 322 answer, top to bottom: MODE, CODE, CORE, CORN, MORN, MOAN, MEAN. Top and bottom rows: MODE and MEAN.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #321 (17 March 2025): "Never let them know your next ___" ("Stay unpredictable"); Scientific unit of measurement that shares its name with a burrowing animal; Shape, as clay (in an American spelling); General emotional feeling; Shape that's one of the two default icons in Tango (along with a sun)

    Crossclimb 321 answer, top to bottom: MORE, MOVE, MOLE, MOLD, MOOD, MOON, SOON. Top and bottom rows: MORE and SOON.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #320 (16 March 2025): Like the taste of sugar; Piece of paper; Shininess; Fast-fashion company whose name is an anagram of "shine"; Large mug used for, e.g., beer

    Crossclimb 320 answer, top to bottom: SWEAT, SWEET, SHEET, SHEEN, SHEIN, STEIN, STAIN. Top and bottom rows: SWEAT and STAIN.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #319 (15 March 2025): General term for plants that are grown for food, Shelters for chickens, Word for a military subdivision that is pronounced with a silent "p", Rarely eaten center parts of apples, What party hats and volcanoes are shaped like

    Crossclimb 319 answer, top to bottom: CROSS, CROPS, COOPS, CORPS, CORES, CONES, BONES. Top and bottom rows: CROSS and BONES.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #318 (14 March 2025): Unwanted plant, such as a dandelion; Give a meal to; Payments charged for professional services; ___ up (word for "admit to wrongdoing" that fills in the blank in the verb "con___"); State of agitation over a trivial matter

    Crossclimb 318 answer, top to bottom: WELD, WEED, FEED, FEES, FESS, FUSS, FUSE. Top and bottom rows: WELD and FUSE.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #317 (13 March 2025): "That doesn't ___ well" ("Things aren't looking good"), Make feel restless due to lack of interest, Like a tree that doesn't have leaves, Touch ___ with (get in contact with), Word for "party" that's also a word for "hit hard"

    Crossclimb 317 answer, top to bottom: BODY, BODE, BORE, BARE, BASE, BASH, WASH. Top and bottom rows: BODY and WASH.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #316 (12 March 2025): Lighting fixture; Stay in a tent in the wilderness, maybe; Term for something free that fills in the blank in "___limentary"; Cage for confining poultry; Not warm, but not quite cold

    Crossclimb 316 answer, top to bottom: LAMB, LAMP, CAMP, COMP, COOP, COOL, WOOL. Top and bottom rows: LAMB and WOOL.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #315 (11 March 2025): Inedible center part of an apple or pear; What a programmer writes; Took, as the subway; Flower that might be part of a romantic bouquet; "Early to bed and early to ___ makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" (rhyming words of wisdom)

    Crossclimb 315 answer, top to bottom: CORN, CORE, CODE, RODE, ROSE, RISE, RICE. Top and bottom rows: CORN and RICE.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #314 (10 March 2025): Short term for the word "bicycle"; Use the oven to make scones, for example; Like feet with no shoes or socks; "Their ___ is worse than their bite" (dog-related idiom about someone who's not really intimidating); Opposite of "light"

    Crossclimb 314 answer, top to bottom: BITE, BIKE, BAKE, BARE, BARK, DARK, MARK. Top and bottom rows: BITE and MARK.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #313 (9 March 2025): Athletic type, in slang; Playing card with a face, but not a queen or king; Spice ___ (object that holds and organizes small spice containers); Placement in the military such as "sergeant" or "general"; Business that may keep its money in a safe

    Crossclimb 313 answer, top to bottom: ROCK, JOCK, JACK, RACK, RANK, BANK, BAND. Top and bottom rows: ROCK and BAND.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #312 (8 March 2025): Like products made on a loom, Group of witches, Front of a magazine, Opposite of a hater, Less high

    Crossclimb 312 answer, top to bottom: WOMEN, WOVEN, COVEN, COVER, LOVER, LOWER, POWER. Top and bottom rows: WOMEN and POWER.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #311 (7 March 2025): Opposite of "earlier", Provide the food for an event, Person who explores certain natural underground features, "Don't judge a book by its ___", Mars ___ (robot like "Curiosity" or "Perseverance")

    Crossclimb 311 answer, top to bottom: WATER, LATER, CATER, CAVER, COVER, ROVER, RIVER. Top and bottom rows: WATER and RIVER.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #310 (6 March 2025): Rotating rod in a rotisserie, Term for "minor fight" that's an anagram of "past", Something you may choose when buying an airplane ticket, Tidy, Structure built by a bird

    Crossclimb 310 answer, top to bottom: SUIT, SPIT, SPAT, SEAT, NEAT, NEST, VEST. Top and bottom rows: SUIT and VEST.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #309 (5 March 2025): Job to be done, Winery container whose name is an anagram of "sack", Covering for a broken limb, Price, Layer of paint

    Crossclimb 309 answer, top to bottom: TALK, TASK, CASK, CAST, COST, COAT, CHAT. Top and bottom rows: TALK and CHAT.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #308 (4 March 2025): General emotional feeling, Material in lumber, "Spread the ___!" ("Tell everyone about the news!"), ___ off (fend off), Battles that might be between different countries

    Crossclimb 308 answer, top to bottom: MOON, MOOD, WOOD, WORD, WARD, WARS, MARS. Top and bottom rows: MOON and MARS.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #307 (3 March 2025): Hit with an open hand; ___ of the tongue (misstep from a speaker); Large boat such as the Titanic; Do some bargain-hunting, maybe; "I can ___ you the world..." (opening lyric to "A Whole New World")

    Crossclimb 307 answer, top to bottom: SNAP, SLAP, SLIP, SHIP, SHOP, SHOW, SHOT. Top and bottom rows: SNAP and SHOT.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #306 (2 March 2025): Word for "Cool!" that's an anagram of "op-ed"; Rounded feature on the roof of the Taj Mahal; Ten-cent coin, in the U.S.; Green fruit similar to a lemon; Capital of Peru

    Crossclimb 306 answer, top to bottom: POPE, DOPE, DOME, DIME, LIME, LIMA, LAMA. Top and bottom rows: POPE and LAMA.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #305 (1 March 2025): Black bird that shares its name with a chess piece, What a hotel guest books, Word for "travel aimlessly" that is rhymed with "home", Sound from a lion, Fly high

    Crossclimb 305 answer, top to bottom: ROCK, ROOK, ROOM, ROAM, ROAR, SOAR, STAR. Top and bottom rows: ROCK and STAR.

Crossclimb answers, February 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #304 (28 February 2025): Opposite of "float," in water; Trigonometry function that sounds like a word meaning "signal"; Web surfer's destination; To quote or refer to a source, as in an academic paper; Adorable

    Crossclimb 304 answer, top to bottom: SICK, SINK, SINE, SITE, CITE, CUTE, CURE. Top and bottom rows: SICK and CURE.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #303 (27 February 2025): Roughness of sandpaper; Word for "manner of walking" that sounds like the word "gate"; "Be patient!"; Bump that may be looked at by a dermatologist; Object thrown at a bull's-eye, in a casual game

    Crossclimb 303 answer, top to bottom: GRIM, GRIT, GAIT, WAIT, WART, DART, DARK. Top and bottom rows: GRIM and DARK.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #302 (26 February 2025): Not authentic, like a knockoff luxury bag; Body of water similar to a pond; LinkedIn post reaction symbolized by a thumbs-up; Possible nickname for someone named Michael; Performer who acts without talking

    Crossclimb 302 answer, top to bottom: FACE, FAKE, LAKE, LIKE, MIKE, MIME, TIME. Top and bottom rows: FACE and TIME.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #301 (25 February 2025): Don't hog one's resources, Hobbit's home... or a suffix that can follow "York" or "Derby" to make a county name in England, Rain or ___ (weather-related phrase meaning "in any circumstance"), Shakespearean word for "yours", "Use your brain!"

    Crossclimb 301 answer, top to bottom: SHAKE, SHARE, SHIRE, SHINE, THINE, THINK, THICK. Top and bottom rows: SHAKE and THICK.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #300 (24 February 2025): Attraction like a roller coaster or a Ferris wheel, Rising and falling of the ocean, Square ceramic piece in a countertop, Large heap, One-named soccer player who was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999

    Crossclimb 300 answer, top to bottom: HIDE, RIDE, TIDE, TILE, PILE, PELE, PELT. Top and bottom rows: HIDE and PELT.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #299 (23 February 2025): ___ of no return (time after which it's impossible to go back); Make art like Grant Wood, Edvard Munch, Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, or Vincent Van Gogh; Like a sound that's barely audible; "West Side Story" and "Challengers" actor Mike (whose name is an anagram of "is aft"); Part of the body that a belt goes around

    Crossclimb 299 answer, top to bottom: JOINT, POINT, PAINT, FAINT, FAIST, WAIST, WRIST. Top and bottom rows: JOINT and WRIST.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #298 (22 February 2025): Plural word for "lowlands" that's an anagram of "salve", Stories, Has a chat, Pins that fix papers to corkboards, Groups of wolves

    Crossclimb 298 answer, top to bottom: VALET, VALES, TALES, TALKS, TACKS, PACKS, PARKS. Top and bottom rows: VALET and PARKS.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #297 (21 February 2025): What you do to an Etch-a-Sketch to erase it; Satisfy, as thirst (anagram of "leaks"); Bit of falling snow; Fire on top of a candle; Hold responsible for wrongdoing

    Crossclimb 297 answer, top to bottom: SHAVE, SHAKE, SLAKE, FLAKE, FLAME, BLAME, BLADE. Top and bottom rows: SHAVE and BLADE.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #296 (20 February 2025): Payment paid to get onto a turnpike, maybe; Passed on to someone else, as a story; Do some origami; Word for "people" that fills in the blank in the essay collection title "The Souls of Black ___"; Utensil used with a knife to eat a steak

    Crossclimb 296 answer, top to bottom: TOIL, TOLL, TOLD, FOLD, FOLK, FORK, WORK. Top and bottom rows: TOIL and WORK.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #295 (19 February 2025): Gripped; Opposite of "heaven"; ___-done (possible way to order a steak); What Humpty Dumpty fell off, in a classic nursery rhyme; Let out a high-pitched cry

    Crossclimb 295 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, HELD, HELL, WELL, WALL, WAIL, TAIL. Top and bottom rows: HEAD and TAIL.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #294 (18 February 2025): Shape, as clay into a sculpture; Small beauty mark on the skin; Unit of distance that's equal to about 1.6 kilometers; Synonym for (and anagram of) "evil"; ___ versa (alliterative Latin phrase meaning "the other way around")

    Crossclimb 294 answer, top to bottom: MOOD, MOLD, MOLE, MILE, VILE, VICE, VIBE. Top and bottom rows: MOOD and VIBE.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #293 (17 February 2025): Bird with a silly-sounding laugh, Money lent from a bank, Amount of laundry done at one time, Street, Wander aimlessly (a word that sounds like the name of Italy's capital)

    Crossclimb 293 answer, top to bottom: LION, LOON, LOAN, LOAD, ROAD, ROAM, ROAR. Top and bottom rows: LION and ROAR.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #292 (16 February 2025): Prods with one finger; Holes in the skin that may release sweat; ___ down (reduces, as with a certain knife); Rabbits' relatives; Rival of Fruit of the Loom (and, an anagram of "ashen")

    Crossclimb 292 answer, top to bottom: POKER, POKES, PORES, PARES, HARES, HANES, HANDS. Top and bottom rows: POKER and HANDS.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #291 (15 February 2025): Extremely positive reviews, Natural formations that may contain stalactites and stalagmites, Isn't disinterested, Business ___ (small handouts that may contain one's phone number and job title), Old-timey poets

    Crossclimb 291 answer, top to bottom: RAVEN, RAVES, CAVES, CARES, CARDS, BARDS, BIRDS. Top and bottom rows: RAVEN and BIRDS.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #290 (14 February 2025): Hand___ (handhold alongside a stairwell), Piece of cloth on a boat that catches the wind, Dirt, Music genre that Aretha Franklin was the "Queen of", Like the taste of a lime

    Crossclimb 290 answer, top to bottom: RAIN, RAIL, SAIL, SOIL, SOUL, SOUR, POUR. Top and bottom rows: RAIN and POUR.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #289 (13 February 2025): Stuff at the beach, or in an hourglass; Expressed verbally; Glided, as on a slippery surface; ___ of the tongue (what happens when you misspeak); Short segment of a video

    Crossclimb 289 answer, top to bottom: HAND, SAND, SAID, SLID, SLIP, CLIP, CLAP. Top and bottom rows: HAND and CLAP.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #288 (12 February 2025): Projectile thrown at a circular board, in a classic bar game; Golf ___ (vehicle driven between holes at a golf course); "I don't ___" ("It doesn't matter to me"); Like feet without shoes or socks; Make bread or a cake, maybe

    Crossclimb 288 answer, top to bottom: DIRT, DART, CART, CARE, BARE, BAKE, BIKE. Top and bottom rows: DIRT and BIKE.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #287 (11 February 2025): The underworld, in religion; Gripped; Reserve, as a book in the library; Exchanged for money; Part of a musical piece done by only one performer

    Crossclimb 287 answer, top to bottom: HEEL, HELL, HELD, HOLD, SOLD, SOLO, SOLE. Top and bottom rows: HEEL and SOLE.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #286 (10 February 2025): Possible nickname for someone named Richard (that starts with the same letter as "Richard"); Mass of stone; Chess piece that can't move diagonally; Reserve, as a hotel room; Rude person

    Crossclimb 286 answer, top to bottom: RICH, RICK, ROCK, ROOK, BOOK, BOOR, POOR. Top and bottom rows: RICH and POOR.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #285 (9 February 2025): Like track meets or standardized tests, considering how they're measured; Domesticated; Placed a levy on; Sent a document over telephone lines; Coped

    Crossclimb 285 answer, top to bottom: TIMID, TIMED, TAMED, TAXED, FAXED, FARED, DARED. Top and bottom rows: TIMID and DARED.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #284 (8 February 2025): Sound from a doorbell, South American country with a coastline of ~4000 miles, Once in a ___ (every now and then), Complain like a child, River that forms part of the border between Switzerland and Germany

    Crossclimb 284 answer, top to bottom: CHIMP, CHIME, CHILE, WHILE, WHINE, RHINE, RHINO. Top and bottom rows: CHIMP and RHINO.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #283 (7 February 2025): Spike at the bottom of an athletic shoe; Copy someone else's Crossclimb answers, e.g.; Opposite of "expensive"; Sound from a baby bird; Farm animal that goes "baa"

    Crossclimb 283 answer, top to bottom: CLEAN, CLEAT, CHEAT, CHEAP, CHEEP, SHEEP, SWEEP. Top and bottom rows: CLEAN and SWEEP.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #282 (6 February 2025): Athletic event such as the 100m dash; Part of a dishwasher you might place bowls on; Object that beats scissors, but loses to paper, in a classic game; Piece represented by the letter R, in chess notation; Underground part of a plant

    Crossclimb 282 answer, top to bottom: RAGE, RACE, RACK, ROCK, ROOK, ROOT, ROOM. Top and bottom rows: RAGE and ROOM.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #281 (5 February 2025): Direction ninety degrees clockwise from south, Past tense of "go", Have a desire for, Stick that a magician waves as a prop, Natural force that might turn an umbrella inside-out

    Crossclimb 281 answer, top to bottom: ZEST, WEST, WENT, WANT, WAND, WIND, RIND. Top and bottom rows: ZEST and RIND.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #280 (4 February 2025): Music genre that shares its name with a term for the spiritual part of a person; Miso ___ (Japanese restaurant dish served in a bowl); Makeup of an individually-wrapped bar by a hotel bathroom sink, maybe; Hit with an open hand; Participate in a round of applause

    Crossclimb 280 answer, top to bottom: SOIL, SOUL, SOUP, SOAP, SLAP, CLAP, CLAY. Top and bottom rows: SOIL and CLAY.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #279 (3 February 2025): Vegetable that might be eaten "on the cob"; Item that can be used to plug up a bottle; Bad utensil to use to eat soup; Golfer's warning (and, a homophone of a single-digit number); ___ one's heart on one's sleeve (was open about one's emotions)

    Crossclimb 279 answer, top to bottom: CORD, CORN, CORK, FORK, FORE, WORE, WIRE. Top and bottom rows: CORD and WIRE.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #278 (2 February 2025): Slay, Biblically; Petty hatred; Tall pointed structure on top of a steeple, maybe; "Rocky" actress Talia (anagram of "is her"); Avoid, as responsibilities

    Crossclimb 278 answer, top to bottom: SMILE, SMITE, SPITE, SPIRE, SHIRE, SHIRK, SMIRK. Top and bottom rows: SMILE and SMIRK.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #277 (1 February 2025): Pigs, collectively; Go back and forth, like a pendulum; ___shot (simple Y-shaped weapon that can hurl stones); Throw forcefully; Hard gray rock that might be used as a fire-starting aid

    Crossclimb 277 answer, top to bottom: SHINE, SWINE, SWING, SLING, FLING, FLINT, GLINT. Top and bottom rows: SHINE and GLINT.

Crossclimb answers, January 2025

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #276 (31 January 2025): Culinary addition such as paprika or cumin; Portion of pizza for one person, maybe; Goo; ___ down (gets thinner); Slides unintentionally, like someone walking on an icy sidewalk

    Crossclimb 276 answer, top to bottom: SPACE, SPICE, SLICE, SLIME, SLIMS, SLIPS, SHIPS. Top and bottom rows: SPACE and SHIPS.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #275 (30 January 2025): Way less than all, but more than none; Stick out like a ___ thumb (fail to blend in); Uneaten center part of an apple or a pear; Bungee ___ (flexible line that a bungee jumper is attached to); Any valid Scrabble play, e.g.

    Crossclimb 275 answer, top to bottom: HOME, SOME, SORE, CORE, CORD, WORD, WORK. Top and bottom rows: HOME and WORK.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #274 (29 January 2025): Smile widely; Build up, as muscle; Olympic athlete Devers whose first name sounds like "gale"; Not make the passing score on a test; Another name for the season "autumn"

    Crossclimb 274 answer, top to bottom: GRID, GRIN, GAIN, GAIL, FAIL, FALL, FILL. Top and bottom rows: GRID and FILL.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #273 (28 January 2025): Drink that comes from a cow's udders, Like salsa that's not too spicy, Unwanted growth in a dank basement, "I ___ you so!" ("Wasn't I right?"), Animal that's often mistaken for a frog

    Crossclimb 273 answer, top to bottom: SILK, MILK, MILD, MOLD, TOLD, TOAD, ROAD. Top and bottom rows: SILK and ROAD.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #272 (27 January 2025): Anagram of "meets" that fills in the blank in "___ out" to get a phrase meaning "distributes", Turns the sound off, Animals that are half-horse and half-donkey, Regulations that must be followed

    Crossclimb 272 answer, top to bottom: METER, METES, MUTES, MULES, RULES, RULER. Top and bottom rows: METER and RULER.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #271 (26 January 2025): South American country known for its long, thin shape; "Strike ___ the iron is hot"; Blue ___ (sea-dwelling creature that's the largest mammal on Earth); Sedimentary rock whose name is an anagram of "leash"; Like a cookie that's been left out for too long

    Crossclimb 271 answer, top to bottom: CHILD, CHILE, WHILE, WHALE, SHALE, STALE, STAGE. Top and bottom rows: CHILD and STAGE.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #270 (25 January 2025): Close one eye; Force that's strong in a tornado; "___ over matter" (idiom urging one to stay mentally strong); Heal, as a bone; Contort

    Crossclimb 270 answer, top to bottom: LINK, WINK, WIND, MIND, MEND, BEND, BOND. Top and bottom rows: LINK and BOND.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #269 (24 January 2025): Frighten; Marks left after surgeries; Burns slightly, as on a grill; Animals such as Winnie the Pooh and Paddington; Wild male pigs

    Crossclimb 269 answer, top to bottom: SCORE, SCARE, SCARS, SEARS, BEARS, BOARS, BOARD. Top and bottom rows: SCORE and BOARD.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #268 (23 January 2025): Material for a popsicle stick; Soft material on the outside of a sheep; Play it ___ (don't lose one's temper); Shape of a mattress spring; Heat to a bubbling state, as water on a stove

    Crossclimb 268 answer, top to bottom: FOOD, WOOD, WOOL, COOL, COIL, BOIL, BOWL. Top and bottom rows: FOOD and BOWL.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #267 (22 January 2025): Fly on the ___ (silent observer, metaphorically); Shopping center; Like every American president, so far; Unit that's about 1.6 kilometers; Nickname for someone named "Michael"

    Crossclimb 267 answer, top to bottom: WALK, WALL, MALL, MALE, MILE, MIKE, HIKE. Top and bottom rows: WALK and HIKE.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #266 (21 January 2025): Jab with one finger; Downward dog or cobra, e.g., in yoga; Put your thoughts on LinkedIn, maybe; ___ control (business for people handling insect invasions); Trial run or exam

    Crossclimb 266 answer, top to bottom: JOKE, POKE, POSE, POST, PEST, TEST, JEST. Top and bottom rows: JOKE and JEST.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #265 (20 January 2025): What someone may "make" after seeing a shooting star, or after blowing out birthday candles; Having good judgment; Opposite of "fall"

    Crossclimb 265 answer, top to bottom: FISH, WISH, WISE, RISE, RICE. Top and bottom rows: FISH and RICE.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #264 (19 January 2025): Satisfy, as thirst; "There's a lot at ___" ("This is a pretty big material risk"); Look without blinking; Etsy page, essentially; Tale

    Crossclimb 264 answer, top to bottom: FLAKE, SLAKE, STAKE, STARE, STORE, STORY, STORM. Top and bottom rows: FLAKE and STORM.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #263 (18 January 2025): Alternative name for the bluegill (anagram of BAR ME); Dairy product that might be "whipped" or "heavy"; Sound of an old floorboard, or a noisy door; Frog's sound; Earthenware pot

    Crossclimb 263 answer, top to bottom: BREAK, BREAM, CREAM, CREAK, CROAK, CROCK, CRACK. Top and bottom rows: BREAK and CRACK.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #262 (17 January 2025): Entry in a dictionary, Department of a hospital, Stick used as a magician's prop, Word that fills in the blanks in the titles "I _ a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and "All I _ for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth", "Hold on a second..."

    Crossclimb 262 answer, top to bottom: WORM, WORD, WARD, WAND, WANT, WAIT, BAIT. Top and bottom rows: WORM and BAIT.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #261 (16 January 2025): Gates who co-founded Microsoft; "Where there's a ___, there's a way"; Like a feral animal; Outdoor force that's very strong in a tornado; Part of a bird that flaps when flying

    Crossclimb 261 answer, top to bottom: BELL, BILL, WILL, WILD, WIND, WING, RING. Top and bottom rows: BELL and RING.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #260 (15 January 2025): Remove clumps from, as flour; Opposite of "loud" or "hard"; Black powdery substance that may build up in a chimney; Opening for coins; Unappetizing-looking food

    Crossclimb 260 answer, top to bottom: GIFT, SIFT, SOFT, SOOT, SLOT, SLOP, SHOP. Top and bottom rows: GIFT and SHOP.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #259 (14 January 2025): Opposite of "heaven"; Raised area of land that's not as large as a mountain; Handle of a sword; Helpful clue; Search, as for a new job

    Crossclimb 259 answer, top to bottom: HELP, HELL, HILL, HILT, HINT, HUNT, HURT. Top and bottom rows: HELP and HURT.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #258 (13 January 2025): "Would you ___ at that!" ("Well, I'll be!"); One of many that can be checked out from a library; Sound of an explosion; ___ and gloom (rhyming phrase describing a pessimistic mood)

    Crossclimb 258 answer, top to bottom: LOCK, LOOK, BOOK, BOOM, DOOM, DOOR. Top and bottom rows: LOCK and DOOR.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #257 (12 January 2025): Makes less difficult; Protective purchases that go on the outside of smartphones; Sleeveless cloaks worn over the shoulders; Repairs, as ripped wrapping paper; Become narrower at one end

    Crossclimb 257 answer, top to bottom: EASEL, EASES, CASES, CAPES, TAPES, TAPER, PAPER. Top and bottom rows: EASEL and PAPER.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #256 (11 January 2025): Bellybutton; "Bolero" composer whose name is an anagram of "Levar"; Very, very positive reviews; What surfers ride on top of; Earnings

    Crossclimb 256 answer, top to bottom: NOVEL, NAVEL, RAVEL, RAVES, WAVES, WAGES, PAGES. Top and bottom rows: NOVEL and PAGES.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #255 (10 January 2025): More suitable for eating, as a fruit; Person playing a flute; Tubes that plumbers work on; Multiple slender game fish (anagram of SPIKE); Doesn't hate

    Crossclimb 255 answer, top to bottom: RIVER, RIPER, PIPER, PIPES, PIKES, LIKES, LAKES. Top and bottom rows: RIVER and LAKES.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #254 (9 January 2025): Pharmaceutical product; Force that slows down an airplane, in aerodynamics; Boast about one's accomplishments; Badly behaved child; Yacht or canoe, e.g.

    Crossclimb 254 answer, top to bottom: DRUM, DRUG, DRAG, BRAG, BRAT, BOAT, BEAT. Top and bottom rows: DRUM and BEAT.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #253 (8 January 2025): Component of an electrical cable, ___ out (made very tired), Entry in a thesaurus, Furniture material that comes from lumber, ___ chain (mapping of which organisms eat which other organisms)

    Crossclimb 253 answer, top to bottom: WISE, WIRE, WORE, WORD, WOOD, FOOD, FOOL. Top and bottom rows: WISE and FOOL.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #252 (7 January 2025): Tense for the words "lived" and "learned"; Final; "Milk," in French; Show patience; Cry loudly

    Crossclimb 252 answer, top to bottom: PASS, PAST, LAST, LAIT, WAIT, WAIL, FAIL. Top and bottom rows: PASS and FAIL.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #251 (6 January 2025): Number of letters in this answer, plus one; What a computer user may drag into a folder; Heap of leaves; Lacking color; Word for "story" that completes the classic Japanese novel title "The ___ of Genji"

    Crossclimb 251 answer, top to bottom: GIVE, FIVE, FILE, PILE, PALE, TALE, TAKE. Top and bottom rows: GIVE and TAKE.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #250 (5 January 2025): Pickled flower bud often used as a flavoring; Parts of superhero costumes that might flap in the wind; Isn't indifferent; ___ one's soul (reveals one's innermost feelings, metaphorically); Sounds from loud dogs

    Crossclimb 250 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CAPES, CARES, BARES, BARKS, BACKS. Top and bottom rows: PAPER and BACKS.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #249 (4 January 2025): Censoring sound; Run, like colors in the wash; Type of dog, such as a golden retriever or a chocolate lab; Food like naan or pumpernickel; Silvery freshwater fish (anagram of AMBER)

    Crossclimb 249 answer, top to bottom: SLEEP, BLEEP, BLEED, BREED, BREAD, BREAM, DREAM. Top and bottom rows: SLEEP and DREAM.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #248 (3 January 2025): Outdo in competition; Something that you might reserve when buying a movie ticket online; Long strip, as of wood; ___ on the wrist (light punishment, metaphorically); Join in on a round of applause

    Crossclimb 248 answer, top to bottom: BEAR, BEAT, SEAT, SLAT, SLAP, CLAP, CLAW. Top and bottom rows: BEAR and CLAW.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #247 (2 January 2025): What medicines like ibuprofen and paracetamol aim to reduce, Synonym (and rhyme) of "obtain", Smile from ear to ear, ___ strength (measure of the amount of force one can use to hold onto objects), Sound from a leaky faucet

    Crossclimb 247 answer, top to bottom: RAIN, PAIN, GAIN, GRIN, GRIP, DRIP, DROP. Top and bottom rows: RAIN and DROP.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #246 (1 January 2025): Sneak ___ (rhyming term for an advance look), Protective skin on a banana, Back part of the foot, Become less sick, Sense with one's ears

    Crossclimb 246 answer, top to bottom: WEEK, PEEK, PEEL, HEEL, HEAL, HEAR, YEAR. Top and bottom rows: WEEK and YEAR.

Crossclimb answers, December 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #245 (31 December 2024): Heap, Ponderosa ___ (tree with an alliterative name), Color of salmon and flamingos, ___-up sticks (game that involves removing sticks from a heap), Group of wolves

    Crossclimb 245 answer, top to bottom: TILE, PILE, PINE, PINK, PICK, PACK, RACK. Top and bottom rows: TILE and RACK.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #244 (30 December 2024): Clean with soap and water; Paper money; Throw out, as a fishing line; Immense; Garment that's a top without sleeves

    Crossclimb 244 answer, top to bottom: WASP, WASH, CASH, CAST, VAST, VEST, NEST. Top and bottom rows: WASP and NEST.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #243 (29 December 2024): Wide smiles; Mothers of your parents, for short; Stuff planted to make a lawn; Like crude humor; Sudden decline in stock market prices

    Crossclimb 243 answer, top to bottom: GRIND, GRINS, GRANS, GRASS, CRASS, CRASH, CRUSH. Top and bottom rows: GRIND and CRUSH.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #242 (28 December 2024): Add fuel to, as a fire; Shopping destination; Long-legged bird that's said to deliver babies, in western folklore; ___ market (financial subject of much speculation); Unit of butter, or of dynamite

    Crossclimb 242 answer, top to bottom: SMOKE, STOKE, STORE, STORK, STOCK, STICK, STACK. Top and bottom rows: SMOKE and STACK.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #241 (27 December 2024): Use one's sense of touch; Place to scroll through posts, on LinkedIn; Hard thing inside a grape, maybe; Fire off, as an email; Rip forcefully

    Crossclimb 241 answer, top to bottom: PEEL, FEEL, FEED, SEED, SEND, REND, RIND. Top and bottom rows: PEEL and RIND.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #240 (26 December 2024): Garment worn by senators in ancient Rome; West African country whose name, when read as two words, fills in the phrase "For here or __ __?"; ___ stick (toy used to bounce up and down); Sport played on horseback; North ___ (very top of the planet)

    Crossclimb 240 answer, top to bottom: YOGA, TOGA, TOGO, POGO, POLO, POLE, POSE. Top and bottom rows: YOGA and POSE.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #239 (25 December 2024): Passenger ship that makes frequent trips; Type of fruit that might be made into a jam; HBO series starring Bill Hader as a hitman who wants to become an actor; British prince who, along with Meghan Markle, stepped down as a working royal in 2020; Half-human, half-bird mythological creature (also, if you delete the last letter, a large stringed instrument)

    Crossclimb 239 answer, top to bottom: MERRY, FERRY, BERRY, BARRY, HARRY, HARPY, HAPPY. Top and bottom rows: MERRY and HAPPY.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #238 (24 December 2024): Went 65 mph in a 50 mph zone, say; Emit quickly, like a volcano does to lava; Formal past tense of "slay"; Opposite of "fast"; Game ___ (TV program where contestants compete for prizes)

    Crossclimb 238 answer, top to bottom: SLED, SPED, SPEW, SLEW, SLOW, SHOW, SNOW. Top and bottom rows: SLED and SNOW.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #237 (23 December 2024): Unwelcome animal, like an ant or a roach; "What's ___ is prologue" (Shakespeare quote about history); List of actors in a TV show or movie; Worst-___ scenario; Lack of difficulty

    Crossclimb 237 answer, top to bottom: WEST, PEST, PAST, CAST, CASE, EASE, EAST. Top and bottom rows: WEST and EAST.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #236 (22 December 2024): Genetic characteristic; Parcel of land; ___ and field (category for some Olympics events); Break, as an eggshell; Feature of a jack-in-the-box, or a car whose windows roll down manually

    Crossclimb 236 answer, top to bottom: TRAIN, TRAIT, TRACT, TRACK, CRACK, CRANK, CRANE. Top and bottom rows: TRAIN and CRANE.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #235 (21 December 2024): Smell terrible; Walking ___ (mobility aid for some); Pile, as of pancakes; Crude dwelling place; Ocean predator that's the villain in the movie "Jaws"

    Crossclimb 235 answer, top to bottom: STING, STINK, STICK, STACK, SHACK, SHARK, SHARP. Top and bottom rows: STING and SHARP.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #234 (20 December 2024): British baked good often served with tea; Number of points accumulated while playing a game; Word for "marketplace" that can follow "department" or "convenience"; Fuel, as a fire; Tent peg... or a wooden item used to kill a vampire

    Crossclimb 234 answer, top to bottom: SCENE, SCONE, SCORE, STORE, STOKE, STAKE, STAGE. Top and bottom rows: SCENE and STAGE.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #233 (19 December 2024): Used profanity, Part of a landform bordering the water, Opposite of "long", Dress ___ (certain workplace attire top), Keyboard key that can be used to type LIKE THIS

    Crossclimb 233 answer, top to bottom: SWORD, SWORE, SHORE, SHORT, SHIRT, SHIFT, SHAFT. Top and bottom rows: SWORD and SHAFT.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #232 (18 December 2024): Makeup of a lasso; Like fruit that's ready to eat; Ascend, like the sun every morning; Metal tool used to clamp things together; Document sometimes needed to travel abroad

    Crossclimb 232 answer, top to bottom: ROME, ROPE, RIPE, RISE, VISE, VISA, PISA. Top and bottom rows: ROME and PISA.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #231 (17 December 2024): Common item in which a genie lived, in the story of Aladdin; Have an in-tents outdoor experience?; Provide for free, in American slang; Shelter for chickens; Plant harvested at a farm ... or to remove the edges of a picture

    Crossclimb 231 answer, top to bottom: LAMB, LAMP, CAMP, COMP, COOP, CROP, CHOP. Top and bottom rows: LAMB and CHOP.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #230 (16 December 2024): Pin used to fix things to a bulletin board; Have a chat; Go for a stroll; Place for a motivational poster; "Where there's a ___, there's a way"

    Crossclimb 230 answer, top to bottom: JACK, TACK, TALK, WALK, WALL, WILL, JILL. Top and bottom rows: JACK and JILL.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #229 (15 December 2024): Go back and forth between choices; Person who explores large natural underground chambers; "Don't judge a book by its ___"; Adorer; Arm of a slot machine, basically

    Crossclimb 229 answer, top to bottom: WATER, WAVER, CAVER, COVER, LOVER, LEVER, LEVEL. Top and bottom rows: WATER and LEVEL.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #228 (14 December 2024): "As luck ___ have it..."; Unwanted fungus, in British spelling; Small hill; Climb onto, as a horse; Go, "1, 2, 3, 4, ..."

    Crossclimb 228 answer, top to bottom: WORLD, WOULD, MOULD, MOUND, MOUNT, COUNT, COURT. Top and bottom rows: WORLD and COURT.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #227 (13 December 2024): ___ contrast (sharp distinction), Pile of pancakes, Workplace communication app whose name is also a word meaning "not taut", Color for some squares in a crossword puzzle, Tile in Scrabble that can be used to denote any letter

    Crossclimb 227 answer, top to bottom: STARE, STARK, STACK, SLACK, BLACK, BLANK, BLINK. Top and bottom rows: STARE and BLINK.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #226 (12 December 2024): Dirt; Musical genre for Gladys Knight and Ray Charles (also, a synonym for "spirit"); Like the taste of calamansi, or lemons; Fly high, like an eagle; Male pig

    Crossclimb 226 answer, top to bottom: SAIL, SOIL, SOUL, SOUR, SOAR, BOAR, BOAT. Top and bottom rows: SAIL and BOAT.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #225 (11 December 2024): Question ___ (this symbol: ?); Like an unlit room; Object thrown at a bulls-eye, in a game; American equivalent to what's called a "shopping trolley" in the UK; "I don't ___" ("It doesn't matter to me")

    Crossclimb 225 answer, top to bottom: MASK, MARK, DARK, DART, CART, CARE, CAPE. Top and bottom rows: MASK and CAPE.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #224 (10 December 2024): Venue for a hockey player; Color that results from combining red and white; Type of tree whose scent is commonly used in air fresheners; Sheet of glass for a window; Great ___ (dog breed that, oddly, has no known connection to Denmark)

    Crossclimb 224 answer, top to bottom: RISK, RINK, PINK, PINE, PANE, DANE, DARE. Top and bottom rows: RISK and DARE.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #223 (9 December 2024): Clean, as the dishes; Paper money; "The die is ___" ("No changing what's been done"); Like a cheetah or a racecar, speed-wise; What someone choosing "rock" in "rock, paper, scissors" forms their hand into

    Crossclimb 223 answer, top to bottom: WISH, WASH, CASH, CAST, FAST, FIST, LIST. Top and bottom rows: WISH and LIST.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #222 (8 December 2024): Glowing bit that might fly from a bonfire; Draw a ___ contrast (show two things are very different); Look at continuously; Tamil Nadu in India, or Tennessee in the United States, e.g.; Gray metamorphic rock whose name is also used as a word for "list of candidates"

    Crossclimb 222 answer, top to bottom: SPORK, SPARK, STARK, STARE, STATE, SLATE, PLATE. Top and bottom rows: SPORK and PLATE.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #221 (7 December 2024): People who've finished school, casually; Mark received on a school assignment; Air freshener brand that shares its name with a term for a forest clearing; Bright light that makes it difficult to see; Make a loud, harsh sound, like a trumpet or a siren

    Crossclimb 221 answer, top to bottom: GRASS, GRADS, GRADE, GLADE, GLARE, BLARE, BLADE. Top and bottom rows: GRASS and BLADE.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #220 (6 December 2024): Car's wheel; Opposite of "fire," on the job; "The Tortoise and the ___" (moral with the motto "slow and steady wins the race"); Far from easy; Section of a hospital

    Crossclimb 220 answer, top to bottom: TIME, TIRE, HIRE, HARE, HARD, WARD, WARP. Top and bottom rows: TIME and WARP.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #219 (5 December 2024): Pick up, as a barbell; Set of things written in order; "___ Christmas" (Wham! song about the previous Christmas season); Group of actors for a show, collectively; Wheeled conveyance pushed around while grocery shopping

    Crossclimb 219 answer, top to bottom: GIFT, LIFT, LIST, LAST, CAST, CART, CARD. Top and bottom rows: GIFT and CARD.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #218 (4 December 2024): Like a sloth or a snail, speed-wise; Move steadily, like water through a river; Went via plane; Escape, as from danger; Costing nothing

    Crossclimb 218 answer, top to bottom: SNOW, SLOW, FLOW, FLEW, FLEE, FREE, TREE. Top and bottom rows: SNOW and TREE.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #217 (3 December 2024): Tiny; Try to buy time by saying "Without further ado... in one second... here comes...", maybe; Main stem of a plant; Pile on top of each other, like chairs; ___ out like a sore thumb (fail to blend in)

    Crossclimb 217 answer, top to bottom: SMELL, SMALL, STALL, STALK, STACK, STICK, STINK. Top and bottom rows: SMELL and STINK.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #216 (2 December 2024): Tiny units that biologists might study through a microscope; Man-made sources of underground water; Documents that determine inheritances; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cather; Type of luxury home associated with Italy... or, revolutionary Pancho associated with Mexico

    Crossclimb 216 answer, top to bottom: CELLO, CELLS, WELLS, WILLS, WILLA, VILLA, VIOLA. Top and bottom rows: CELLO and VIOLA.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #215 (1 December 2024): Man-eating aquatic animal on the poster of "Jaws"; Send, as a social media post to someone else; Agitate, like a snow globe; Satisfy, as thirst (anagram of LEAKS); Bit of snow that's said to not resemble any other bit of snow

    Crossclimb 215 answer, top to bottom: SPARK, SHARK, SHARE, SHAKE, SLAKE, FLAKE, FLAME. Top and bottom rows: SPARK and FLAME.

Crossclimb answers, November 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #214 (30 November 2024): Very serious; Mark received in school, like "A+" or "F"; People who've completed college, e.g., casually; Eggs on; Farm animals whose young are called "kids"

    Crossclimb 214 answer, top to bottom: GRAVY, GRAVE, GRADE, GRADS, GOADS, GOATS, BOATS. Top and bottom rows: GRAVY and BOATS.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #213 (29 November 2024): Material for some furniture makers; One of exactly seven in this puzzle; Had on, as clothes; Part of an apple that's often thrown away; First ___, first served

    Crossclimb 213 answer, top to bottom: FOOD, WOOD, WORD, WORE, CORE, COME, COMA. Top and bottom rows: FOOD and COMA.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #212 (28 November 2024): Like someone who gives good advice, Cord that conducts electricity, Past tense of "wear", Old stories passed down through generations (also a suffix for "folk"), All by one's ___some (completely isolated)

    Crossclimb 212 answer, top to bottom: WISH, WISE, WIRE, WORE, LORE, LONE, BONE. Top and bottom rows: WISH and BONE.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #211 (27 November 2024): Game projectile that might hit a bull's-eye; Component; Opposite of "future"; Unwanted invasive creature, like a termite; ___ moss (gardening purchase)

    Crossclimb 211 answer, top to bottom: DARK, DART, PART, PAST, PEST, PEAT, MEAT. Top and bottom rows: DARK and MEAT.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #210 (26 November 2024): "I was ___ ready!" (statement of confidence that's probably not literally true); Capital of Switzerland (whose name sounds like a word for "set on fire"); Word after "black," "navy," "kidney," "pinto," or "lima"; ___ the rush (get somewhere before crowds start to form); What vegetarians avoid eating

    Crossclimb 210 answer, top to bottom: CORN, BORN, BERN, BEAN, BEAT, MEAT, MEAL. Top and bottom rows: CORN and MEAL.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #209 (25 November 2024): Insects that produce honey, Wagers, In ___ and pieces (reduced to small fragments), Recycling receptacles, Opposites of "losses"

    Crossclimb 209 answer, top to bottom: BEER, BEES, BETS, BITS, BINS, WINS, WINE. Top and bottom rows: BEER and WINE.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #208 (24 November 2024): Polar ___ (four-legged animals around the Arctic); Adds grill marks to; Celestial bodies like the sun or Proxima Centauri; Constant look that may be described as "vacant"; Distribute, as social media content

    Crossclimb 208 answer, top to bottom: BEARD, BEARS, SEARS, STARS, STARE, SHARE, SHAVE. Top and bottom rows: BEARD and SHAVE.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #207 (23 November 2024): Large herd of cattle (anagram of DOVER), Small growth of trees, Burial spot, ___ under pressure (poise in high-stress situations), Draw over another drawing on a transparent sheet

    Crossclimb 207 answer, top to bottom: DRIVE, DROVE, GROVE, GRAVE, GRACE, TRACE, TRACK. Top and bottom rows: DRIVE and TRACK.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #206 (22 November 2024): Headwear for a queen (and the icon that represents a Queen in our other game, Queens); Black birds that go "caw"; Farmers' products, such as corn and wheat; Karate actions... or lamb servings; Places to buy things

    Crossclimb 206 answer, top to bottom: CLOWN, CROWN, CROWS, CROPS, CHOPS, SHOPS, SHOES. Top and bottom rows: CLOWN and SHOES.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #205 (21 November 2024): Moo shu ___ (Chinese dish made with egg and pig meat); Tiny opening in the skin; Prod with a finger; Freshwater fish (also, a word for something sharp when you add an "S" to the front); Stick out ___ a sore thumb

    Crossclimb 205 answer, top to bottom: WORK, PORK, PORE, POKE, PIKE, LIKE, LIFE. Top and bottom rows: WORK and LIFE.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #204 (20 November 2024): "___ me once, shame on you..." (adage about being deceived); Implement like a wrench or a screwdriver; Payment made before getting onto a highway, maybe; Starbucks size that, aptly, is larger than "short"; Contact via phone

    Crossclimb 204 answer, top to bottom: FOUL, FOOL, TOOL, TOLL, TALL, CALL, BALL. Top and bottom rows: FOUL and BALL.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #203 (19 November 2024): "You ___ what you sow", Disorderly pile, Cannabis plant that's used for some ropes, Protrusion on a camel's back, Junkyard

    Crossclimb 203 answer, top to bottom: LEAP, REAP, HEAP, HEMP, HUMP, DUMP, JUMP. Top and bottom rows: LEAP and JUMP.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #202 (18 November 2024): Have on, as clothes; Animal that Callisto was transformed into, in mythology; Beverage sold by Heineken and Budweiser; ___ pressure (pressure to conform to one's friends); Outside of an apple

    Crossclimb 202 answer, top to bottom: HEAR, WEAR, BEAR, BEER, PEER, PEEL, FEEL. Top and bottom rows: HEAR and FEEL.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #201 (17 November 2024): Trims, like a photograph; Cages for chickens; Round targets that basketballs go through; Parts of ponchos that go over the head; Materials from trees, often used in carpentry

    Crossclimb 201 answer, top to bottom: CROSS, CROPS, COOPS, HOOPS, HOODS, WOODS, WORDS. Top and bottom rows: CROSS and WORDS.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #200 (16 November 2024): Organ that secretes a substance, in biology; Lacking flavor; Scrabble tile that can be used to denote any letter; Exercise move that strengthens the abs ... or, a flat piece of wood; Texas city whose name is an anagram of "on lap"

    Crossclimb 200 answer, top to bottom: GRAND, GLAND, BLAND, BLANK, PLANK, PLANO, PIANO. Top and bottom rows: GRAND and PIANO.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #199 (15 November 2024): Stop, formally; ___ Disney (holder of the record for most Oscars earned by a single person); Droop, like an old flower; Gentle rise and fall in tone; Raise up

    Crossclimb 199 answer, top to bottom: HALF, HALT, WALT, WILT, LILT, LIFT, LIFE. Top and bottom rows: HALF and LIFE.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #198 (14 November 2024): Dark in tone; Unit of mass that's about equivalent to that of a paperclip; Full of excitement and attractiveness, in slang (short for ___orous); Close loudly, like the hood of a car's trunk; Stitched line on a baseball

    Crossclimb 198 answer, top to bottom: GRIN, GRIM, GRAM, GLAM, SLAM, SEAM, BEAM. Top and bottom rows: GRIN and BEAM.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #197 (13 November 2024): Word for a female horse that can also follow "night" to become a term for a bad dream, Partner, Soft surfaces for sun salutations in yoga, Scientific quantity that's often confused with weight, Disorderly situation

    Crossclimb 197 answer, top to bottom: MORE, MARE, MATE, MATS, MASS, MESS, LESS. Top and bottom rows: MORE and LESS.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #196 (12 November 2024): Opposite of "hate"; "You only ___ once!" ("C'mon, be a little adventurous!"); Queue; Alcoholic drink such as pinot noir; Force that might blow a hat off your head

    Crossclimb 196 answer, top to bottom: LOSE, LOVE, LIVE, LINE, WINE, WIND, FIND. Top and bottom rows: LOSE and FIND.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #195 (11 November 2024): Opposite of "empty"; Like the tip of a pencil that's no longer sharp; ___ citizenship (nationality in two countries); Official agreement betwen two companies, maybe; Like many sign-language users

    Crossclimb 195 answer, top to bottom: FALL, FULL, DULL, DUAL, DEAL, DEAF, LEAF. Top and bottom rows: FALL and LEAF.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #194 (10 November 2024): "Girl," to a Scot; Opposite of a win; Pieces of wood in a fireplace; Image for a company (TikTok's is a musical note, and Mastercard's depicts two interlocking circles); ___ stick (toy one can use to bounce up and down)

    Crossclimb 194 answer, top to bottom: LAOS, LASS, LOSS, LOGS, LOGO, POGO, TOGO. Top and bottom rows: LAOS and TOGO.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #193 (9 November 2024): Sink one's teeth into; Toy that flies in the air; ___ Middleton (wife of Prince William, and the current Princess of Wales); ___ Modern (museum in London); Way to say "Bye!" that uses a single repeated syllable

    Crossclimb 193 answer, top to bottom: BYTE, BITE, KITE, KATE, TATE, TATA, DATA. Top and bottom rows: BYTE and DATA.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #192 (8 November 2024): LinkedIn reaction symbolized by a blue thumbs-up; Green fruit used to garnish some margaritas; Not stiff; Small unit of sugar, or of coal; Fuel dispenser at a gas station

    Crossclimb 192 answer, top to bottom: NIKE, LIKE, LIME, LIMP, LUMP, PUMP, PUMA. Top and bottom rows: NIKE and PUMA.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #191 (7 November 2024): Tough, like a diamond; Maternity ___ (section of a hospital for new mothers); Suffix for silver- or glass-, in home decor; Remove the skin of, as a fruit; Common Korean last name (that's also a verb meaning "stop a car")

    Crossclimb 191 answer, top to bottom: HERD, HARD, WARD, WARE, PARE, PARK, PACK. Top and bottom rows: HERD and PACK.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #190 (6 November 2024): Sculpt, as clay; Mind ___ (alliterative term for a telepathic connection); On the ___ (getting better); Loan; Be in charge of a team at work, say

    Crossclimb 190 answer, top to bottom: GOLD, MOLD, MELD, MEND, LEND, LEAD, LEAF. Top and bottom rows: GOLD and LEAF.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #189 (5 November 2024): Temporary shelter on a campground; Like knees, when you're kneeling; Outdo in competition; Yacht or barge; Piece of footwear... or an informal term for "kick out"

    Crossclimb 189 answer, top to bottom: TEXT, TENT, BENT, BEAT, BOAT, BOOT, BOOK. Top and bottom rows: TEXT and BOOK.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #188 (4 November 2024): Belonging to me; Lion's hair; Word after "check" or "stale" to make possible ways a chess game can end; Despise; Beanies or fedoras, e.g.

    Crossclimb 188 answer, top to bottom: MICE, MINE, MANE, MATE, HATE, HATS, RATS. Top and bottom rows: MICE and RATS.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #187 (3 November 2024): Brag; "Beauty and the ___" (classic Disney movie); Opposite of "greatest," numerically; Restraint that a dogwalker holds; Drain away from soil (homophone of a blood-sucking worm)

    Crossclimb 187 answer, top to bottom: COAST, BOAST, BEAST, LEAST, LEASH, LEACH, BEACH. Top and bottom rows: COAST and BEACH.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #186 (2 November 2024): Word for a social group based on socioeconomic status, that can follow "upper" or "upper-middle"; Relatives of oysters; Closes loudly, as a door; Hoaxes; Feeling of humiliation after tripping in public, maybe

    Crossclimb 186 answer, top to bottom: GLASS, CLASS, CLAMS, SLAMS, SHAMS, SHAME, SHAKE. Top and bottom rows: GLASS and SHAKE.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #185 (1 November 2024): Opposite of "future"; "Not for me, thanks"; Measurement that's often confused with weight; Part of a Halloween costume worn over the face, maybe; ___ management (function for some productivity apps)

    Crossclimb 185 answer, top to bottom: FAST, PAST, PASS, MASS, MASK, TASK, TALK. Top and bottom rows: FAST and TALK.

Crossclimb answers, October 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #184 (31 October 2024): Good with tools, say; All-___ meeting (company-wide gathering); Musical groups; Places to make withdrawals or deposits; Supports financially, as a startup

    Crossclimb 184 answer, top to bottom: CANDY, HANDY, HANDS, BANDS, BANKS, BACKS, SACKS. Top and bottom rows: CANDY and SACKS.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #183 (30 October 2024): Group of people, informally; Performed at karaoke night; Mentally sound; Trigonometric ratio defined by (opposite/hypotenuse); Location

    Crossclimb 183 answer, top to bottom: FANG, GANG, SANG, SANE, SINE, SITE, BITE. Top and bottom rows: FANG and BITE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #182 (29 October 2024): Prefix that means "many," as before "-theistic" or "-amorous"; Way to gather opinions; Solid form for some over-the-counter medicines; One shortened spelling of "until"; Like a skyscraper

    Crossclimb 182 answer, top to bottom: PONY, POLY, POLL, PILL, TILL, TALL, TAIL. Top and bottom rows: PONY and TAIL.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #181 (28 October 2024): Word shouted in golf... and, a homophone of a number; Inner ___ (innermost layer of the Earth); "Maize," in other words; Like a piece of paper that's been ripped up; Rotate

    Crossclimb 181 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, FORE, CORE, CORN, TORN, TURN, BURN. Top and bottom rows: FIRE and BURN.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #180 (27 October 2024): Person attempting to hit a ball in cricket ... or, raw cake material; Witty back-and-forth conversation; Sausage, in British slang; National park employee; Dead ___ (person who looks exactly like someone else)

    Crossclimb 180 answer, top to bottom: BUTTER, BATTER, BANTER, BANGER, RANGER, RINGER, FINGER. Top and bottom rows: BUTTER and FINGER.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #179 (26 October 2024): Term for a wooden pole... or, a term for partial ownership of or responsibility for a business; Unblinking look; China's flag has five of them, and the EU's flag has twelve; Remains; Kills, as a dragon

    Crossclimb 179 answer, top to bottom: STAGE, STAKE, STARE, STARS, STAYS, SLAYS, PLAYS. Top and bottom rows: STAGE and PLAYS.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #178 (25 October 2024): Pile on top of each other, Stem of a corn plant, Like bread that's been left out for a while, Look at intensely, ___ tire (object kept in a car trunk in case of a sudden flat)

    Crossclimb 178 answer, top to bottom: STOCK, STACK, STALK, STALE, STARE, SPARE, SHARE. Top and bottom rows: STOCK and SHARE.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #177 (24 October 2024): What someone does to drink liquid through a straw; Be mopey; The Incredible ___ (Marvel superhero who transforms when he gets angry); Main body of a ship; Landform that's similar to, but smaller than, a mountain

    Crossclimb 177 answer, top to bottom: DUCK, SUCK, SULK, HULK, HULL, HILL, BILL. Top and bottom rows: DUCK and BILL.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #176 (23 October 2024): Hand-washing fixture; What this emoticon represents: ;); "Red ___ Supernova" (Chappell Roan song whose title references "Champagne Supernova," just with a different beverage); Barbed-___ fence; Sported, as clothes

    Crossclimb 176 answer, top to bottom: SILK, SINK, WINK, WINE, WIRE, WORE, WORM. Top and bottom rows: SILK and WORM.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #175 (22 October 2024): Long, impassioned, angry speech; Numerical placement on a leaderboard; Possible nickname for someone named Henry; Sound from a car horn, or from a goose; Sharpen, as one's skills

    Crossclimb 175 answer, top to bottom: RENT, RANT, RANK, HANK, HONK, HONE, HOME. Top and bottom rows: RENT and HOME.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #174 (21 October 2024): ___ Road (historic series of trade routes named after a textile supply that would be carried along those routes), Drink that should be avoided by someone with a dairy allergy, Pepper grinder, Occupy to capacity, Had a tumble

    Crossclimb 174 answer, top to bottom: SICK, SILK, MILK, MILL, FILL, FELL, WELL. Top and bottom rows: SICK and WELL.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #173 (20 October 2024): Cut, as ties; Simple machine that revolves around a crowbar; Romantic partner; "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of ___" (World War II song whose rhyming title references a natural English landmark); Term for "someone who sleeps" that can also follow "bull-" to get the name of a construction machine

    Crossclimb 173 answer, top to bottom: SEVEN, SEVER, LEVER, LOVER, DOVER, DOZER, DOZEN. Top and bottom rows: SEVEN and DOZEN.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #172 (19 October 2024): Color in a 16-pack of Crayola crayons, Prevent from viewing your profile, Object that may have hands and a face, Computer mouse onomatopoeia, Baby bird in a coop

    Crossclimb 172 answer, top to bottom: BLANK, BLACK, BLOCK, CLOCK, CLICK, CHICK, CHECK. Top and bottom rows: BLANK and CHECK.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #171 (18 October 2024): Make into a book, as loose pages; What elbows, knees, and some straws do; ___ to (care for); Shelter at a campground, or at a music festival; Final exam, for one

    Crossclimb 171 answer, top to bottom: BIRD, BIND, BEND, TEND, TENT, TEST, NEST. Top and bottom rows: BIRD and NEST.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #170 (17 October 2024): Monetary punishment for, e.g., littering; Beverage that may be sold by a vineyard; Outdoor force that might ruin one's hair; "___ your own business!" ("Don't be nosy!"); Heal

    Crossclimb 170 answer, top to bottom: FILE, FINE, WINE, WIND, MIND, MEND, MENU. Top and bottom rows: FILE and MENU.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #169 (16 October 2024): Sheet of glass, Batman villain whose name is an anagram of "bean", Musical group like Maroon 5 or Coldplay, Demonstrate flexibility, Small part strung onto a friendship bracelet

    Crossclimb 169 answer, top to bottom: PAGE, PANE, BANE, BAND, BEND, BEAD, READ. Top and bottom rows: PAGE and READ.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #168 (15 October 2024): Word for "meager" that fills in the blank in "___ mortals"; "But wait, there's ___!" (line in an informercial); Tedious person... or what a tedious person will probably do to you; Tibia, fibula, femur, or cranium, e.g.; Area

    Crossclimb 168 answer, top to bottom: HERE, MERE, MORE, BORE, BONE, ZONE, GONE. Top and bottom rows: HERE and GONE.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #167 (14 October 2024): Sound from a bike horn, Person in a monastery, Weasel family member whose fur is used in some luxury garments, Flamingo's color, Common type of tree that's used as a scent for some air fresheners

    Crossclimb 167 answer, top to bottom: HOOK, HONK, MONK, MINK, PINK, PINE, LINE. Top and bottom rows: HOOK and LINE.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #166 (13 October 2024): Perceives sound; Blackens on a grill; There are seven in the Big Dipper; Intimidating look, maybe; "An heir and a ___" (rhyming phrase jokingly describing the first- and second-born children of royalty)

    Crossclimb 166 answer, top to bottom: HEART, HEARS, SEARS, STARS, STARE, SPARE, SPADE. Top and bottom rows: HEART and SPADE.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #165 (12 October 2024): Like a 2-D object; Accomplishment; "I ___ a drop" ("Is it going to rain?"); Hit, as with hailstones; Soccer player who was named a joint winner of FIFA's Player of the Century

    Crossclimb 165 answer, top to bottom: FLAG, FLAT, FEAT, FELT, PELT, PELE, POLE. Top and bottom rows: FLAG and POLE.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #164 (11 October 2024): Hit up via iMessage, say; "Better luck ___ time!" ("Sorry it didn't work out for you!"); Tidy; ___ of strength (impressive deed that requires great power); Like a two-dimensional object, but not a three-dimensional object

    Crossclimb 164 answer, top to bottom: TENT, TEXT, NEXT, NEAT, FEAT, FLAT, FLAP. Top and bottom rows: TENT and FLAP.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #163 (10 October 2024): Read over quickly; Compete in a pool, like Katie Ledecky or Léon Marchand; Gulp; Small stick; Person born at the same time as their sibling

    Crossclimb 163 answer, top to bottom: SLIM, SKIM, SWIM, SWIG, TWIG, TWIN, THIN. Top and bottom rows: SLIM and THIN.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #162 (9 October 2024): Subject including calculus, trigonometry, etc.; Crush up, as potatoes; Bit of hair above the eye; Opposite of "first"; Refrain from eating, possibly in observance of Ramadan

    Crossclimb 162 answer, top to bottom: MYTH, MATH, MASH, LASH, LAST, FAST, FACT. Top and bottom rows: MYTH and FACT.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #161 (8 October 2024): Business ___ (small piece of paper that contains one's job title, contact information, etc.); Spinal ___ (cylinder of nerve tissue that runs down the spine); Car manufacturer (named after its founder, Henry) that makes the Mustang and Escort; Defensive structure; Arrange in A-Z order, maybe

    Crossclimb 161 answer, top to bottom: HARD, CARD, CORD, FORD, FORT, SORT, SOFT. Top and bottom rows: HARD and SOFT.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #160 (7 October 2024): Balled-up hand; Speedy; Upright pole on a ship; Medical item, like an N95, that covers the nose and mouth; Job to be done

    Crossclimb 160 answer, top to bottom: FISH, FIST, FAST, MAST, MASK, TASK, TANK. Top and bottom rows: FISH and TANK.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #159 (6 October 2024): Salty flower bud used in Mediterranean cuisine; Parts on the back of Superman or Wonder Woman costumes; Hook-shaped walking aids; Edible ice cream holders; ___ Island, New York home to Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (which contains every letter in NYC)

    Crossclimb 159 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CAPES, CANES, CONES, CONEY, MONEY. Top and bottom rows: PAPER and MONEY.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #158 (5 October 2024): Pin___ (another LinkedIn game); Bendable part of the body, like a knee or elbow; Brings together; Small metal pieces of money; Body parts on which beards or goatees grow

    Crossclimb 158 answer, top to bottom: PAINT, POINT, JOINT, JOINS, COINS, CHINS, CHIPS. Top and bottom rows: PAINT and CHIPS.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #157 (4 October 2024): Protection ___ (piece of hand-worn jewelry sought after by Link, in The Legend of Zelda); Sounded, like a bell (such as the one wielded by Pac-Man in Smash Ultimate); Repeated sound from a firearm, such as the weapons in DOOM; Constant personal annoyance, like the cursed monster that Geralt must defeat in The Witcher (anagram of BEAN); Piece of skeletal remains (which might be found in the Realm of the Dead in King's Quest)

    Crossclimb 157 answer, top to bottom: KING, RING, RANG, BANG, BANE, BONE, BOND. Top and bottom rows: KING and BOND.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #156 (3 October 2024): Piece in a mosaic, Go the extra ___ (exceed expectations), Secret agent, Growth on fruit that should be thrown out, General feeling

    Crossclimb 156 answer, top to bottom: TIDE, TILE, MILE, MOLE, MOLD, MOOD, MOON. Top and bottom rows: TIDE and MOON.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #155 (2 October 2024): Seafaring vessel; What people in the UK call the trunk of a car; Object in a "to be read" pile; Chess piece that can move only horizontally and vertically; Alternative to "paper" or "scissors," in a game

    Crossclimb 155 answer, top to bottom: COAT, BOAT, BOOT, BOOK, ROOK, ROCK, RACK. Top and bottom rows: COAT and RACK.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #154 (1 October 2024): Begin, Gaze at without blinking, Not keep everything to yourself, Edge of a beach, Gleamed

    Crossclimb 154 answer, top to bottom: SMART, START, STARE, SHARE, SHORE, SHONE, PHONE. Top and bottom rows: SMART and PHONE.

Crossclimb answers, September 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #153 (30 September 2024): Steal, Fairy ___ (story that may involve princesses or witches), Opposite of "short", "How could you ___?" ("Was it that obvious?"), Greenish-blue color

    Crossclimb 153 answer, top to bottom: FAKE, TAKE, TALE, TALL, TELL, TEAL, REAL. Top and bottom rows: FAKE and REAL.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #152 (29 September 2024): Further down, Admirer, Internal organ that produces bile, ___ up (add some energy to), Fabric for some sheets

    Crossclimb 152 answer, top to bottom: POWER, LOWER, LOVER, LIVER, LIVEN, LINEN, LINES. Top and bottom rows: POWER and LINES.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #151 (28 September 2024): Bet; Subjects of some union negotiations; Spell-casters, in fantasy (anagram of GAMES); Roosters and bucks, e.g., but not hens and does; Shopping centers

    Crossclimb 151 answer, top to bottom: WATER, WAGER, WAGES, MAGES, MALES, MALLS, FALLS. Top and bottom rows: WATER and FALLS.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #150 (27 September 2024): Run water through to clean out; Bright light from a camera; Wide-bottomed glass container in a laboratory; "Killing Me Softly" singer Roberta (if you take the first letter off her last name, you get a word meaning "deficiency"); Workplace messaging app whose name is also a word meaning "not taut"

    Crossclimb 150 answer, top to bottom: BLUSH, FLUSH, FLASH, FLASK, FLACK, SLACK, BLACK. Top and bottom rows: BLUSH and BLACK.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #149 (26 September 2024): Deal with hardship; Benedict XVI, John Paul II, or Francis, e.g.; Plumbing tube that water flows through; Clean, as one's laptop screen; Showing good judgment

    Crossclimb 149 answer, top to bottom: HOPE, COPE, POPE, PIPE, WIPE, WISE, WISH. Top and bottom rows: HOPE and WISH.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #148 (25 September 2024): Rodents; Unit of distance that's about 1.61 kilometers; Burrowing animal... or, a word for a secret agent; North ___ (point at the very top of the Earth); Survey of public opinion, that might be studied by a political analyst

    Crossclimb 148 answer, top to bottom: DICE, MICE, MILE, MOLE, POLE, POLL, ROLL. Top and bottom rows: DICE and ROLL.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #147 (24 September 2024): Clubs, hearts, diamonds, or spades, in cards; "___ it out!" ("Tell me already!"); ___ the difference (puzzle that tests attention to detail); Opening for a coin, e.g. in the front of a vending machine; Food that's fit for pigs... or, when its vowel is doubled, a type of boat

    Crossclimb 147 answer, top to bottom: QUIT, SUIT, SPIT, SPOT, SLOT, SLOP, STOP. Top and bottom rows: QUIT and STOP.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #146 (23 September 2024): Noble rank that fills in the blank in "___ Grey Tea"; Body parts that are used to hear; Sports ___ (places to have drinks while watching games); Outside layer of a tree... or, sound from a dog; "That's gonna leave a ___" ("Ouch...")

    Crossclimb 146 answer, top to bottom: KARL, EARL, EARS, BARS, BARK, MARK, MARX. Top and bottom rows: KARL and MARX.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #145 (22 September 2024): Look without blinking; Dots in the night sky; Scorches on a grill; Listens to; "Aquaman" actress Amber, whose last name is also a past-tense verb

    Crossclimb 145 answer, top to bottom: SHARE, STARE, STARS, SEARS, HEARS, HEARD, HOARD. Top and bottom rows: SHARE and HOARD.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #144 (21 September 2024): Throw; Bandage looped around the neck that supports an injured arm; Casual language; ___-Chi (Marvel superhero played by Simu Liu on film)... or, by itself, the name of the oldest historically confirmed Chinese dynasty; First name that’s an anagram of HANES

    Crossclimb 144 answer, top to bottom: FLINT, FLING, SLING, SLANG, SHANG, SHANE, SHALE. Top and bottom rows: FLINT and SHALE.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #143 (20 September 2024): ___ of one's existence (source of constant annoyance), Part of a skeleton, "All ___!" ("Everything's finished!"), Multinational corporation associated with fruits and vegetables, What a casting director offers to a successful actor

    Crossclimb 143 answer, top to bottom: BANK, BANE, BONE, DONE, DOLE, ROLE, ROLL. Top and bottom rows: BANK and ROLL.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #142 (19 September 2024): Place for clothing to hang, at a department store; Opposite of "front"; Hesitate or resist; Travel on foot; ___ Disney (film producer who co-founded Disneyland)

    Crossclimb 142 answer, top to bottom: ROCK, RACK, BACK, BALK, WALK, WALT, SALT. Top and bottom rows: ROCK and SALT.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #141 (18 September 2024): ___ medal (prize for an Olympic athlete in first place), Growth that may form on bread that's been sitting out for too long, Like salsa that's not too spicy, Walk a ___ in someone else's shoes, Something that might be saved on Dropbox

    Crossclimb 141 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, GOLD, MOLD, MILD, MILE, FILE, FINE. Top and bottom rows: GOOD and FINE.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #140 (17 September 2024): Piece of paperwork; Salad eater's utensil; ___ tale (traditional story told by word of mouth); Create, as an origami crane; "Please ___" (annoying words to hear when on the phone with tech support)

    Crossclimb 140 answer, top to bottom: WORM, FORM, FORK, FOLK, FOLD, HOLD, HOLE. Top and bottom rows: WORM and HOLE.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #139 (16 September 2024): Slay (in the figurative sense or the literal sense); Piece of paper money; Animal used to symbolize an uptick in the stock market, or the zodiac symbol for Taurus; Seabird often found at the beach; Persian ___ (body of water connected to the Indian Ocean)

    Crossclimb 139 answer, top to bottom: KILO, KILL, BILL, BULL, GULL, GULF, GOLF. Top and bottom rows: KILO and GOLF.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #138 (15 September 2024): Envy, as someone else's belongings; Flying space object with a tail; Arrives; Ways, such as Morse or the Caesar cipher, to write secret messages; ___ of transportation (ways to get around)

    Crossclimb 138 answer, top to bottom: COVER, COVET, COMET, COMES, CODES, MODES, MODEL. Top and bottom rows: COVER and MODEL.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #137 (14 September 2024): Puts a strategy together; Groups of close-knit families, especially in Scotland; Applauds; Short segments of movies, that might be played at talk shows; Does a somersault, maybe

    Crossclimb 137 answer, top to bottom: PLANE, PLANS, CLANS, CLAPS, CLIPS, FLIPS, FLIES. Top and bottom rows: PLANE and FLIES.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #136 (13 September 2024): Domesticate, as an animal; Large book; "___ assembly required" (disclaimer in a product's manual, maybe); Bottom of a shoe; "50% off" event, maybe

    Crossclimb 136 answer, top to bottom: SAME, TAME, TOME, SOME, SOLE, SALE, SAME. Top and bottom rows: SAME and SAME.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #135 (12 September 2024): Money paid to an Uber driver, ___ extinguisher (subject of some workplace safety trainings), Document like a PDF or MP3, Stack, Become drained of color

    Crossclimb 135 answer, top to bottom: FACE, FARE, FIRE, FILE, PILE, PALE, PALM. Top and bottom rows: FACE and PALM.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #134 (11 September 2024): Pain or stiffness in the neck; Color obtained by combining red and white; ___-pong (alternative name for table tennis); Do some karaoke; Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO!" or Katy Perry's "Hot and Cold," e.g.

    Crossclimb 134 answer, top to bottom: KING, KINK, PINK, PING, SING, SONG, KONG. Top and bottom rows: KING and KONG.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #133 (10 September 2024): People who've received their diplomas, casually; What a lawn mower cuts; Gross; Studies quickly the night before an exam, say; Shellfish specimens in some chowders

    Crossclimb 133 answer, top to bottom: GRADE, GRADS, GRASS, CRASS, CRAMS, CLAMS, CLASS. Top and bottom rows: GRADE and CLASS.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #132 (9 September 2024): "Stop right there!"; Barley that's been prepared for use in a distillery; Place for a shopper to hang out; Place where lumber is processed; A ___ a minute (very fast, figuratively)

    Crossclimb 132 answer, top to bottom: HALO, HALT, MALT, MALL, MILL, MILE, MINE. Top and bottom rows: HALO and MINE.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #131 (8 September 2024): Amble; Biblical figure who parted the Red Sea; Animals who may go underground ... or, secret agents who may go underground; All Mexican presidents before President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, e.g.; Stories

    Crossclimb 131 answer, top to bottom: MONEY, MOSEY, MOSES, MOLES, MALES, TALES, TALKS. Top and bottom rows: MONEY and TALKS.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #130 (7 September 2024): Part of a drum kit whose name is a synonym for "trap"; ___ tire (item kept in the trunk in case of a blowout); Practices boxing; Surgery reminders; Like heights, to someone with acrophobia

    Crossclimb 130 answer, top to bottom: SNAKE, SNARE, SPARE, SPARS, SCARS, SCARY, SCALY. Top and bottom rows: SNAKE and SCALY.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #129 (6 September 2024): Bites on, as a piece of gum; Groups of workers aboard ships; Birds often confused with ravens; Plastic footwear brand whose logo depicts a swamp-dwelling reptile; Earthenware jar

    Crossclimb 129 answer, top to bottom: CHESS, CHEWS, CREWS, CROWS, CROCS, CROCK, CLOCK. Top and bottom rows: CHESS and CLOCK.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #128 (5 September 2024): "___ of the rising sun" (nickname for Japan); Someone merging in traffic is trying to enter a new one; Body of water like Victoria in Africa, or Titicaca in South America; "Presumed Innocent" star Gyllenhaal; Green gemstone

    Crossclimb 128 answer, top to bottom: HAND, LAND, LANE, LAKE, JAKE, JADE, MADE. Top and bottom rows: HAND and MADE.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #127 (4 September 2024): Unruly crowds of people; Plant that a rolling stone doesn't gather, it's said; "Did you ___ me?" ("I'm back!"); Pieces of equipment that conference speakers speak into, for short; The Rolling Stones musician Jagger

    Crossclimb 127 answer, top to bottom: MOBY, MOBS, MOSS, MISS, MICS, MICK, DICK. Top and bottom rows: MOBY and DICK.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #126 (3 September 2024): Animal that a matador waves a red cape at, Piece of sporting equipment in bowling or tennis, Bundle of hay, ___ of one's existence (source of continual frustration), Place of business where one may request a money order

    Crossclimb 126 answer, top to bottom: PULL, BULL, BALL, BALE, BANE, BANK, YANK. Top and bottom rows: PULL and YANK.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #125 (2 September 2024): Small salamander; Tidy and trim; ___ the rush (leave early enough to avoid traffic); Fruit whose name includes the word "root," in British English; Body parts that might ache after a 5K

    Crossclimb 125 answer, top to bottom: NEWS, NEWT, NEAT, BEAT, BEET, FEET, FEED. Top and bottom rows: NEWS and FEED.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #124 (1 September 2024): Sounds from trumpets, or car horns; Sounds from owls; Zoom room VIPs; They might be liked on LinkedIn; Checkered ___ (shady histories)

    Crossclimb 124 answer, top to bottom: TOOTH, TOOTS, HOOTS, HOSTS, POSTS, PASTS, PASTE. Top and bottom rows: TOOTH and PASTE.

Crossclimb answers, August 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #123 (31 August 2024): Sharpens, as a blade; Underwear brand whose name is an anagram of "Shane"; God of the underworld, in Greek mythology; Conceals; Walks through the woods, maybe

    Crossclimb 123 answer, top to bottom: HONEY, HONES, HANES, HADES, HIDES, HIKES, HIVES. Top and bottom rows: HONEY and HIVES.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #122 (30 August 2024): Pale, as skin; Personal histories; Assigns to a role, as an actor; Jobs for lawyers or detectives; Helium, argon, neon, and the like

    Crossclimb 122 answer, top to bottom: PARTY, PASTY, PASTS, CASTS, CASES, GASES, GAMES. Top and bottom rows: PARTY and GAMES.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #121 (29 August 2024): Device at a fish market... or one of many seen on a fish, Like bread used for croutons, Flower's stem, Pile up, Shoddy structure to live in

    Crossclimb 121 answer, top to bottom: SCARE, SCALE, STALE, STALK, STACK, SHACK, SHOCK. Top and bottom rows: SCARE and SHOCK.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #120 (28 August 2024): Sit around doing nothing, String in a shoe, Spice that shares its name with an ancient blunt weapon, Word that can go after “check” or “stale” to make an ending for a chess game, Subject where you might learn long division or the Pythagorean Theorem

    Crossclimb 120 answer, top to bottom: MAZE, LAZE, LACE, MACE, MATE, MATH, PATH. Top and bottom rows: MAZE and PATH.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #119 (27 August 2024): Applaud; Short segment of a video; Lose traction; The Titanic, e.g.; Part of the body where a hockey player might wear guards

    Crossclimb 119 answer, top to bottom: CLAY, CLAP, CLIP, SLIP, SHIP, SHIN, SPIN. Top and bottom rows: CLAY and SPIN.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #118 (26 August 2024): Opposite of "previous"; Message sent from one's phone; Camping shelter; Subtle coloring, as in hair or on a car window; Very, very small

    Crossclimb 118 answer, top to bottom: NEAT, NEXT, TEXT, TENT, TINT, TINY, TIDY. Top and bottom rows: NEAT and TIDY.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #117 (25 August 2024): Rock that's the source of some petroleum; Killer ___ (alternative name for the sea creature called an "orca"); Strike ___ the iron is hot (take advantage of an opportunity); Shade of a polar bear's fur; Compose, as a LinkedIn post

    Crossclimb 117 answer, top to bottom: STALE, SHALE, WHALE, WHILE, WHITE, WRITE, TRITE. Top and bottom rows: STALE and TRITE.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #116 (24 August 2024): Act of giving a portion to others; "Fool me once, ___ on you. Fool me twice, ___ on me"; Hoaxes... or, another word for decorative pillowcases; Closes forcefully, as a door; Relatives of oysters

    Crossclimb 116 answer, top to bottom: SHARP, SHARE, SHAME, SHAMS, SLAMS, CLAMS, CLAWS. Top and bottom rows: SHARP and CLAWS.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #115 (23 August 2024): Government entity such as California in the U.S. or Baja California in Mexico, Casual term for a certain math class that's the same when read forwards and backwards, Makeup of a constellation, Flies high, Male pigs

    Crossclimb 115 answer, top to bottom: SKATE, STATE, STATS, STARS, SOARS, BOARS, BOARD. Top and bottom rows: SKATE and BOARD.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #114 (22 August 2024): Animal that may be "brown" or "grizzly", Regular rhythmic pulse in a song, "I wish you the ___!" ("Farewell!"), Boom and ___ (alternation of economic prosperity and economic decline), Fine powder that accumulates on table surfaces over time

    Crossclimb 114 answer, top to bottom: TEAR, BEAR, BEAT, BEST, BUST, DUST, DUCT. Top and bottom rows: TEAR and DUCT.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #113 (21 August 2024): Staple grain in pilaf or biryani; Certain rodents; Unit of distance covered in 5,280 feet; Pepper grinder; Top up, as a car's gas tank

    Crossclimb 113 answer, top to bottom: RISE, RICE, MICE, MILE, MILL, FILL, FALL. Top and bottom rows: RISE and FALL.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #112 (20 August 2024): "___ but not least..."; The Fortune 500, e.g.; Thin cloud of water droplets, as seen around a waterfall; Breath freshener; Coloring on sunglasses to reduce glare

    Crossclimb 112 answer, top to bottom: VAST, LAST, LIST, MIST, MINT, TINT, TINY. Top and bottom rows: VAST and TINY.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #111 (19 August 2024): Where a doctor might put their diploma; Go for a stroll; Have a chat; Pin in a bulletin board; Small bug that's a carrier of Lyme disease... or, half of a clock-hand onomatopoeia

    Crossclimb 111 answer, top to bottom: BALL, WALL, WALK, TALK, TACK, TICK, KICK. Top and bottom rows: BALL and KICK.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #110 (18 August 2024): Had a bawl?; Religious statement of belief; Small stream; Sound of stepping on a loose floorboard; Opportunity to play LinkedIn games at work, maybe

    Crossclimb 110 answer, top to bottom: FRIED, CRIED, CREED, CREEK, CREAK, BREAK, BREAD. Top and bottom rows: FRIED and BREAD.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #109 (17 August 2024): Salty liquid in a pickle jar; Dishonest payment given to a politician, say; Native American group; Clichéd; Type up, as a LinkedIn newsletter

    Crossclimb 109 answer, top to bottom: BRIDE, BRINE, BRIBE, TRIBE, TRITE, WRITE, WHITE. Top and bottom rows: BRIDE and WHITE.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #108 (16 August 2024): Utensil used to eat salad; Meat that, along with beef, practitioners of Hinduism may avoid; Workplace benefit, like free lunch or a reserved parking space; Sneak ___ (advance look at an upcoming release); How someone who's excessively demure may come across

    Crossclimb 108 answer, top to bottom: WORK, FORK, PORK, PERK, PEEK, MEEK, WEEK. Top and bottom rows: WORK and WEEK.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #107 (15 August 2024): Removes the peel from, as with a certain knife; Small openings in the skin; Jabs with one finger; Card game with hands including "full house" and "straight flush"; ___ button (what someone presses to turn on a computer)

    Crossclimb 107 answer, top to bottom: PARIS, PARES, PORES, POKES, POKER, POWER, TOWER. Top and bottom rows: PARIS and TOWER.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #106 (14 August 2024): What a stove generates; "Take a ___" ("Please, no need to keep standing"); Long strip in window blinds; Narrow cut, as a letter opener might make; Get rid of a watermelon seed, maybe

    Crossclimb 106 answer, top to bottom: HEAD, HEAT, SEAT, SLAT, SLIT, SPIT, SPIN. Top and bottom rows: HEAD and SPIN.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #105 (13 August 2024): Vehicle that's propelled on water; Piece of hardware that screws into a nut; "That's a ___ move" ("Daring, aren't you?"); Shape, like a sculpture out of clay; Not too spicy

    Crossclimb 105 answer, top to bottom: GOAT, BOAT, BOLT, BOLD, MOLD, MILD, MILK. Top and bottom rows: GOAT and MILK.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #104 (12 August 2024): March ___ ("Alice in Wonderland" character who's not to be confused with the White Rabbit); Have the courage; Like the inside of a haunted house, lighting-wise; "Jurassic ___" (movie with the tagline "An adventure 65 million years in the making"); Pig meat in some hot dogs

    Crossclimb 104 answer, top to bottom: HARD, HARE, DARE, DARK, PARK, PORK, WORK. Top and bottom rows: HARD and WORK.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #103 (11 August 2024): "Deadpool and Wolverine" star Jackman, Warm embraces, Carries a tune without singing, Camel's back feature, Bike ___ (tire-inflating piece of equipment)

    Crossclimb 103 answer, top to bottom: HIGH, HUGH, HUGS, HUMS, HUMP, PUMP, JUMP. Top and bottom rows: HIGH and JUMP.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #102 (10 August 2024): Quick on one's ___ (nimble); Use one's sense of touch; Outside of a mango or an orange; Take a furtive look; Strike with a beak, like a wood___er does

    Crossclimb 102 answer, top to bottom: FRET, FEET, FEEL, PEEL, PEEK, PECK, NECK. Top and bottom rows: FRET and NECK.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #101 (9 August 2024): Pulse of one's heart; Crooked; Made an exit; "All I ___ For Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey song that spikes in popularity each December); Decrease, as the visible portion of the moon

    Crossclimb 101 answer, top to bottom: HEAT, BEAT, BENT, WENT, WANT, WANE, WAVE. Top and bottom rows: HEAT and WAVE.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #100 (8 August 2024): Garment such as a graphic tee, Opposite of "tall", Where the beach meets the water, Button below an article that lets you send it to someone else, Bowling result where all ten pins are knocked down in two rolls

    Crossclimb 100 answer, top to bottom: SHIFT, SHIRT, SHORT, SHORE, SHARE, SPARE, SPACE. Top and bottom rows: SHIFT and SPACE.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #99 (7 August 2024): Rotate, as a dreidel; Attention ___ (length of time during which a person can stay focused); Name that might also be spelled "Shawn"; Stitched line joining two pieces of fabric; Appear to be

    Crossclimb 99 answer, top to bottom: SKIN, SPIN, SPAN, SEAN, SEAM, SEEM, SEED. Top and bottom rows: SKIN and SEED.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #98 (6 August 2024): Choose; Enjoy, as a lollipop or an ice cream cone; Hair pests causing itching; Basmati, for example; Go up, like the sun does every morning

    Crossclimb 98 answer, top to bottom: PINK, PICK, LICK, LICE, RICE, RISE, ROSE. Top and bottom rows: PINK and ROSE.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #97 (5 August 2024): Yank on; Pre-election gauge of public opinion; Combine, as resources; Hammer, screwdriver, or drill, e.g.; Animated character, for short

    Crossclimb 97 answer, top to bottom: FULL, PULL, POLL, POOL, TOOL, TOON, MOON. Top and bottom rows: FULL and MOON.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #96 (4 August 2024): Read the ___ print (advice for someone signing a contract), Belonging to me, ___ over matter, Breeze or gust, Blink with one eye

    Crossclimb 96 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, FINE, MINE, MIND, WIND, WINK, WING. Top and bottom rows: FIRE and WING.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #95 (3 August 2024): Term for "magma," when it's above ground; "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" actress Condor; Division in an Olympic pool; Singlehanded; Hit the mother ___ (strike it rich)

    Crossclimb 95 answer, top to bottom: JAVA, LAVA, LANA, LANE, LONE, LODE, CODE. Top and bottom rows: JAVA and CODE.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #94 (2 August 2024): Sign of boredom that's said to be contagious, Chess piece that can capture "en passant", Dog's "feet", Buddies, Cast a ___ over (make gloomy)

    Crossclimb 94 answer, top to bottom: YARN, YAWN, PAWN, PAWS, PALS, PALL, BALL. Top and bottom rows: YARN and BALL.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #93 (1 August 2024): Price paid to get out of jail; A worm at the end of a fishing hook, e.g.; Person from the UK, casually; 2024 Charli XCX album, or a word for a misbehaving child; "___ that!" ("I dare you to do better!")

    Crossclimb 93 answer, top to bottom: SAIL, BAIL, BAIT, BRIT, BRAT, BEAT, BOAT. Top and bottom rows: SAIL and BOAT.

Crossclimb answers, July 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #92 (31 July 2024): Flash of lightning, or the shape of the scar on Harry Potter's forehead; Young male horse; Jazz musician Nat King ___; Attend; Worker's ___ (insurance for injured employees)

    Crossclimb 92 answer, top to bottom: BOOT, BOLT, COLT, COLE, COME, COMP, CAMP. Top and bottom rows: BOOT and CAMP.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #91 (30 July 2024): Jam-___ (fill up); "Pick up the ___!" ("I don't have all day!"); Not very tanned, as skin; Object a skier holds while skiing; Downward dog or warrior, e.g., in yoga

    Crossclimb 91 answer, top to bottom: BACK, PACK, PACE, PALE, POLE, POSE, NOSE. Top and bottom rows: BACK and NOSE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #90 (29 July 2024): Make fun of; Person in a monastery; Onomatopoeia of being hit on the head; "Pride and Prejudice" or "The Great Gatsby," e.g.; Singular Ugg product

    Crossclimb 90 answer, top to bottom: SOCK, MOCK, MONK, BONK, BOOK, BOOT, FOOT. Top and bottom rows: SOCK and FOOT.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #89 (28 July 2024): Promised under oath, Where a message in a bottle might wash up, Buyable unit of ownership in a stock, Made in the ___ (rhyming phrase meaning "in a good spot"), "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" band (anagram of DEALS)

    Crossclimb 89 answer, top to bottom: SWORD, SWORE, SHORE, SHARE, SHADE, SLADE, BLADE. Top and bottom rows: SWORD and BLADE.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #88 (27 July 2024): "Star Wars" protagonist Skywalker, Title that's the male counterpart of "duchess", Sci-fi film with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya set on a desert planet, Month after May, Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth

    Crossclimb 88 answer, top to bottom: LUGE, LUKE, DUKE, DUNE, JUNE, JUNO, JUDO. Top and bottom rows: LUGE and JUDO.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #87 (26 July 2024): Business agreement; Computer brand named after its founder, Michael; Herb that's commonly used to flavor pickle brine; Form of medicine that may be swallowed with a mouthful of water; Survey of public opinion

    Crossclimb 87 answer, top to bottom: DEAD, DEAL, DELL, DILL, PILL, POLL, POOL. Top and bottom rows: DEAD and POOL.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #86 (25 July 2024): Gently persuade, Layer of paint, Coffee ___ (quick opportunity to talk with a colleague), "Huh?", "Last Christmas" band whose name is an onomatopoeia for impact

    Crossclimb 86 answer, top to bottom: HOAX, COAX, COAT, CHAT, WHAT, WHAM, SHAM. Top and bottom rows: HOAX and SHAM.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #85 (24 July 2024): "The Wizard of Oz" star Garland, Name that's short for Rudolph, Like openly checking your phone during a work meeting, Bro-ey nickname for the main character in "The Big Lebowski", Hill of sand

    Crossclimb 85 answer, top to bottom: JULY, JUDY, RUDY, RUDE, DUDE, DUNE, JUNE. Top and bottom rows: JULY and JUNE.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #84 (23 July 2024): Line where hair is combed in different directions; Breathe hard, such as after running a marathon; ___-up anger (deeply repressed rage); Crooked; Red root vegetable, in American English

    Crossclimb 84 answer, top to bottom: CART, PART, PANT, PENT, BENT, BEET, BEEF. Top and bottom rows: CART and BEEF.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #83 (22 July 2024): Bony structure made of vertebrae, Glow, Complain like a child, "It was fun ___ it lasted", Country whose capital is Santiago

    Crossclimb 83 answer, top to bottom: SPICE, SPINE, SHINE, WHINE, WHILE, CHILE, CHILI. Top and bottom rows: SPICE and CHILI.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #82 (21 July 2024): Strong suit, or a musical direction meaning "loud"; Military strongholds; Warning shouts from golf players; Payments made to rideshare drivers; Counterfeit bills, e.g.

    Crossclimb 82 answer, top to bottom: TORTE, FORTE, FORTS, FORES, FARES, FAKES, CAKES. Top and bottom rows: TORTE and CAKES.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #81 (20 July 2024): Soccer announcer's shout after a score; Horned animal that represents the zodiac sign Capricorn; Joint inflammation, often in the foot; Boxing contest, or a short period of intense activity; Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain

    Crossclimb 81 answer, top to bottom: FOAL, GOAL, GOAT, GOUT, BOUT, BOLT, COLT. Top and bottom rows: FOAL and COLT.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #80 (19 July 2024): Coil of yarn, or a possible nickname for "Henry"; Sound from a horn, or from a goose; Object at the end of a fishing line; "Take a ___, it's in a book" (rhyming lyric from the "Reading Rainbow" theme song); Bird with a wild-sounding laugh

    Crossclimb 80 answer, top to bottom: BANK, HANK, HONK, HOOK, LOOK, LOON, LOAN. Top and bottom rows: BANK and LOAN.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #79 (18 July 2024): Green citrus fruit, Request from an actor who forgot what they're supposed to say, ___ wolf (person who prefers to work in solitude), Like a five-hour movie, Organ from which the pulmonary veins originate

    Crossclimb 79 answer, top to bottom: LIMA, LIME, LINE, LONE, LONG, LUNG, MUNG. Top and bottom rows: LIMA and MUNG.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #78 (17 July 2024): ___ a break (went on a walk between meetings, maybe); Hammer or wrench; Payment to cross a bridge, maybe; Toy like Barbie or Ken; Computer company with the slogan "The power to do more"

    Crossclimb 78 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, TOOK, TOOL, TOLL, DOLL, DELL, DEAL. Top and bottom rows: BOOK and DEAL.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #77 (16 July 2024): Collection of slides for a presentation, Place to moor a ship... or to charge a phone, Google ___ (word processor that's a part of Drive), What female deer are called, Average ___ (regular people)

    Crossclimb 77 answer, top to bottom: DESK, DECK, DOCK, DOCS, DOES, JOES, JOBS. Top and bottom rows: DESK and JOBS.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #76 (15 July 2024): Ask, as a question; Prefix that's the opposite of "pre-"; Having no idea what anyone in the meeting is talking about, maybe; To-do ___ (document showing undone tasks); Light melody, as in one's voice

    Crossclimb 76 answer, top to bottom: ROSE, POSE, POST, LOST, LIST, LILT, LILY. Top and bottom rows: ROSE and LILY.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #75 (14 July 2024): Golfer's target; Skin feature that may be called a "beauty mark"; Lose feathers, as a bird (or scales, as a snake); Watery defensive feature around a castle; Low sound from a ghost

    Crossclimb 75 answer, top to bottom: HOME, HOLE, MOLE, MOLT, MOAT, MOAN, LOAN. Top and bottom rows: HOME and LOAN.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #74 (13 July 2024): Identical, British honorific that's the equivalent of knighthood for a woman, Person living in Copenhagen's country, Have a meal, Belonging to me

    Crossclimb 74 answer, top to bottom: SAGE, SAME, DAME, DANE, DINE, MINE, MINT. Top and bottom rows: SAGE and MINT.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #73 (12 July 2024): Playground's place; Outermost layer of a tree's trunk; Provider of a small business loan, maybe; Gas holder, in a car; Pin used to attach something to a bulletin board

    Crossclimb 73 answer, top to bottom: PORK, PARK, BARK, BANK, TANK, TACK, TACO. Top and bottom rows: PORK and TACO.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #72 (11 July 2024): Muscle group targeted by planks, 3D shape that can be formed by rotating a right triangle around an axis, "I'm finished!", Sleep lightly, In a ___ (stupefied)

    Crossclimb 72 answer, top to bottom: CORN, CORE, CONE, DONE, DOZE, DAZE, MAZE. Top and bottom rows: CORN and MAZE.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #71 (10 July 2024): Large, lively party; Counterpart of an acid, in chemistry; ___ farewell (wished goodbye, formally); "That doesn't ___ well" ("This isn't a good omen"); Was a passenger on

    Crossclimb 71 answer, top to bottom: BATH, BASH, BASE, BADE, BODE, RODE, ROBE. Top and bottom rows: BATH and ROBE.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #70 (9 July 2024): Kick out, informally; "That's a ___ point" ("We're wasting time talking about this"); Opposite of "least"; Pole that holds a sail; Like omega in the Greek alphabet, and Zulu in the NATO alphabet

    Crossclimb 70 answer, top to bottom: BOOK, BOOT, MOOT, MOST, MAST, LAST, LIST. Top and bottom rows: BOOK and LIST.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #69 (8 July 2024): Eat like a bird?; Free coffee in the office, paid time off, or employee discounts, e.g.; Spot for a picnic; "Their ___ is worse than their bite"; Be hesitant

    Crossclimb 69 answer, top to bottom: PUCK, PECK, PERK, PARK, BARK, BALK, BALL. Top and bottom rows: PUCK and BALL.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #68 (7 July 2024): Metal whose periodic table symbol is Au; Needing a blanket, maybe; Young male horse; ___ classic (movie loved mainly by a small group of fans); Rudely terse

    Crossclimb 68 answer, top to bottom: GOLF, GOLD, COLD, COLT, CULT, CURT, CART. Top and bottom rows: GOLF and CART.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #67 (6 July 2024): Sedimentary rock that's abundant in the Earth's crust; Like old bread, or a joke that's been told too often; Unit of celery; Pile of pancakes; Crude shelter

    Crossclimb 67 answer, top to bottom: WHALE, SHALE, STALE, STALK, STACK, SHACK, SHARK. Top and bottom rows: WHALE and SHARK.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #66 (5 July 2024): Bakery unit, Money that needs to be repaid, Bird that's also used as a term for a silly person, Glance or gaze, Chess piece that can only move horizontally and vertically

    Crossclimb 66 answer, top to bottom: LEAF, LOAF, LOAN, LOON, LOOK, ROOK, ROCK. Top and bottom rows: LEAF and ROCK.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #65 (4 July 2024): Payment made to a taxi driver; ___ Krishna (branch of Hinduism); "First, do no ___" (quote attributed to Hippocrates, author of the Hippocratic Oath); Hot, but not too hot; What the early bird catches, according to a saying

    Crossclimb 65 answer, top to bottom: FIRE, FARE, HARE, HARM, WARM, WORM, WORK. Top and bottom rows: FIRE and WORK.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #64 (3 July 2024): Fill one's suitcase, pre-travel; "Take your ___!" ("The choice is yours"); Rocker Jagger who's referenced by the Maroon 5 song "Moves Like Jagger"; Drink that's a common allergen; Pepper grinder

    Crossclimb 64 answer, top to bottom: JACK, PACK, PICK, MICK, MILK, MILL, JILL. Top and bottom rows: JACK and JILL.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #63 (2 July 2024): Blanchett (the only person to win an Oscar for playing a real-life Oscar winner); Source of support while walking, maybe; Is unable to; Desire; "This little piggy ___ to the market ..."

    Crossclimb 63 answer, top to bottom: CATS, CATE, CANE, CANT, WANT, WENT, RENT. Top and bottom rows: CATS and RENT.

  31. LinkedIn Crossclimb #62 (1 July 2024): Exam; Common e-mail sign-off word; Accessory that helps keep pants up; "The name rings a ___"; Item used to play tennis, but not badminton

    Crossclimb 62 answer, top to bottom: TEXT, TEST, BEST, BELT, BELL, BALL, CALL. Top and bottom rows: TEXT and CALL.

Crossclimb answers, June 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #61 (30 June 2024): Object waved by a magician; Section of a hospital; Suffix for hard- or soft-, in computing; Type of animal a jackrabbit really is; "No ___, no foul"

    Crossclimb 61 answer, top to bottom: WIND, WAND, WARD, WARE, HARE, HARM, FARM. Top and bottom rows: WIND and FARM.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #60 (29 June 2024): Precipitation that comes down hard; ___ of mirrors (attraction at a fun house); Gathering place that may have a food court; Like drone bees, gender-wise; Horse's mother

    Crossclimb 60 answer, top to bottom: HAIR, HAIL, HALL, MALL, MALE, MARE, CARE. Top and bottom rows: HAIR and CARE.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #59 (28 June 2024): "Such a shame..."; Centers of olives and mangos; Kitchen containers for making soups or sauces; Kiddos; Drags to an impound lot, maybe

    Crossclimb 59 answer, top to bottom: CITY, PITY, PITS, POTS, TOTS, TOWS, TOWN. Top and bottom rows: CITY and TOWN.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #58 (27 June 2024): What a lunch box is filled with, ___ farewell (affectionate goodbye), Locate, Force that propels sailboats, Untamed

    Crossclimb 58 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, FOOD, FOND, FIND, WIND, WILD, WILL. Top and bottom rows: GOOD and WILL.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #57 (26 June 2024): One of many paths into which an Olympic pool is divided; Great ___ (dog breed that, ironically, originates from Germany); "Rats!"; Strong feeling; Early Atari arcade game that's an abstraction of table tennis

    Crossclimb 57 answer, top to bottom: LAKE, LANE, DANE, DANG, PANG, PONG, POND. Top and bottom rows: LAKE and POND.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #56 (25 June 2024): Microsoft co-founder Gates, Herb often used to flavor pickles, Computer company whose logo has a tilted "E", Agreement between two business parties, Beloved

    Crossclimb 56 answer, top to bottom: BULL, BILL, DILL, DELL, DEAL, DEAR, BEAR. Top and bottom rows: BULL and BEAR.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #55 (24 June 2024): Site for a motivational poster; Bit of cricket equipment; Bundle of hay; Hold back, as one's breath; Chomp down

    Crossclimb 55 answer, top to bottom: WALK, WALL, BALL, BALE, BATE, BITE, BIKE. Top and bottom rows: WALK and BIKE.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #54 (23 June 2024): Bar game in which players may hit bullseyes, Childish challenges such as "Eat that bug" and "Lick that flagpole", Long-eared animals that hop, Greek god of the underworld, "Barry" star Bill (anagram of HEARD)

    Crossclimb 54 answer, top to bottom: DARTH, DARTS, DARES, HARES, HADES, HADER, VADER. Top and bottom rows: DARTH and VADER.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #53 (22 June 2024): Large percussion instrument that typically hangs vertically; Group of friends; Sounded, as a bell; Stepladder component; Type of ancient alphabetic character

    Crossclimb 53 answer, top to bottom: SONG, GONG, GANG, RANG, RUNG, RUNE, TUNE. Top and bottom rows: SONG and TUNE.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #52 (21 June 2024): Black buildup in a chimney; Opening in a schedule; Like a snail, especially when compared to a cheetah; Place in the overhead bin, maybe; Food like mulligatawny or gumbo

    Crossclimb 52 answer, top to bottom: ROOT, SOOT, SLOT, SLOW, STOW, STEW, STEM. Top and bottom rows: ROOT and STEM.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #51 (20 June 2024): Disorderly situation; "___ of the d'Urbervilles" (Thomas Hardy novel); Drinks like oolong and chai; Group of people who work together; Trolley car, in British English

    Crossclimb 51 answer, top to bottom: MASS, MESS, TESS, TEAS, TEAM, TRAM, GRAM. Top and bottom rows: MASS and GRAM.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #50 (19 June 2024): Get 0% on a test, maybe; Autumn; Fancy party; Like tires without treads; Not risk-averse

    Crossclimb 50 answer, top to bottom: NAIL, FAIL, FALL, BALL, BALD, BOLD, BOLT. Top and bottom rows: NAIL and BOLT.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #49 (18 June 2024): Business ___ (handout that may include one's job title and work number); Non-vegan substance used in some cooking; Touch down, as a plane; Singer-songwriter ___ Del Rey; Roman goddess of the moon

    Crossclimb 49 answer, top to bottom: CARP, CARD, LARD, LAND, LANA, LUNA, TUNA. Top and bottom rows: CARP and TUNA.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #48 (17 June 2024): Old word for "Listen!" that fills in the blank in the song title "___! The Herald Angels Sing"; Pull up next to a meter, maybe; Component; Tense for the words "bought" and "sold"; Opposite of west

    Crossclimb 48 answer, top to bottom: HARD, HARK, PARK, PART, PAST, EAST, EASY. Top and bottom rows: HARD and EASY.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #47 (16 June 2024): Article of footwear that Italy is said to resemble in shape; Black powder in a dirty chimney; Opening at the top of a piggy bank; Food for pigs; Gift ___ (area near the exit of a museum, often)

    Crossclimb 47 answer, top to bottom: BOAT, BOOT, SOOT, SLOT, SLOP, SHOP, SHIP. Top and bottom rows: BOAT and SHIP.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #46 (15 June 2024): Disorderly heap, Form of medicine that may be taken with water, Do some plowing, "___ me about yourself" (common introductory job interview prompt), Bluish-green color

    Crossclimb 46 answer, top to bottom: PINE, PILE, PILL, TILL, TELL, TEAL, TEAK. Top and bottom rows: PINE and TEAK.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #45 (14 June 2024): Rabbit relative; Give a hoot; Medical researcher's goal, maybe; Rubik's ___ (toy whose current speed-solving world record is 3.13 seconds); Country whose capital is Havana

    Crossclimb 45 answer, top to bottom: HARP, HARE, CARE, CURE, CUBE, CUBA, TUBA. Top and bottom rows: HARP and TUBA.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #44 (13 June 2024): Drink judged by a sommelier; Part of a bird that flaps; One of four in the Audi logo, or one of five on the Olympic flag; Step on a ladder; Body part with air sacs called alveoli

    Crossclimb 44 answer, top to bottom: WIDE, WINE, WING, RING, RUNG, LUNG, LONG. Top and bottom rows: WIDE and LONG.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #43 (12 June 2024): "ASAP," as commonly used in medical settings; Aisle, middle, or window, on an airplane; Outperform, as someone else's Crossclimb score; What a woodpecker uses to peck; At one's ___ and call (ready to help whenever)

    Crossclimb 43 answer, top to bottom: STAG, STAT, SEAT, BEAT, BEAK, BECK, BUCK. Top and bottom rows: STAG and BUCK.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #42 (11 June 2024): Tree product that's a major export of Portugal (largely to the wine industry), Center of an apple, "Take ___!" ("Goodbye!"), Money paid to a taxi driver, Like a forged painting

    Crossclimb 42 answer, top to bottom: COOK, CORK, CORE, CARE, FARE, FAKE, BAKE. Top and bottom rows: COOK and BAKE.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #41 (10 June 2024): Traditional knowledge, collectively; Title that fills in the blank in either "The ___ of the Rings" or "___ of the Flies"; Fat used in cooking; Tough; Tortoise's opponent, in a classic story

    Crossclimb 41 answer, top to bottom: LOVE, LORE, LORD, LARD, HARD, HARE, HATE. Top and bottom rows: LOVE and HATE.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #40 (9 June 2024): Pork serving from the stomach of a pig, "Piano Man" singer Joel, Paper money, Medicine capsules, LinkedIn users can create them to gauge opinions

    Crossclimb 40 answer, top to bottom: JELLY, BELLY, BILLY, BILLS, PILLS, POLLS, ROLLS. Top and bottom rows: JELLY and ROLLS.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #39 (8 June 2024): Primatologist Goodall who wrote the book "My Life with the Chimpanzees"; Month for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (in 2024, at least); Melody; You___ (video-sharing website); ___ Goldberg machine (multi-step contraption)

    Crossclimb 39 answer, top to bottom: JADE, JANE, JUNE, TUNE, TUBE, RUBE, RUBY. Top and bottom rows: JADE and RUBY.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #38 (7 June 2024): Side piece on a door frame, Certain printer malfunctions, Hit 1975 Steven Spielberg movie about a shark, Isaac Newton formulated three famous ones about motion, ___ bowling (game played on the grass)

    Crossclimb 38 answer, top to bottom: LAMB, JAMB, JAMS, JAWS, LAWS, LAWN, FAWN. Top and bottom rows: LAMB and FAWN.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #37 (6 June 2024): Meat and potatoes, e.g.; Dog : paw :: human : ___; Pirate's booty; "Well, would you ___ at that!"; Theft deterrent attaching two luggage zippers, maybe

    Crossclimb 37 answer, top to bottom: GOOD, FOOD, FOOT, LOOT, LOOK, LOCK, LUCK. Top and bottom rows: GOOD and LUCK.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #36 (5 June 2024): Thin strip of wood, "Save me a ___!" (words from someone who'll be late to a movie), Daring accomplishment, Units equal to twelve inches, Use one's sense of touch

    Crossclimb 36 answer, top to bottom: FLAT, SLAT, SEAT, FEAT, FEET, FEEL, HEEL. Top and bottom rows: FLAT and HEEL.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #35 (4 June 2024): ___ point (topic that's not worth discussing); Kick out, informally; Certain transport ... or, a vessel for gravy; Male pig; Fly high

    Crossclimb 35 answer, top to bottom: MOON, MOOT, BOOT, BOAT, BOAR, SOAR, STAR. Top and bottom rows: MOON and STAR.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #34 (3 June 2024): Contest in "The Tortoise and the Hare", ___ your brain (think very hard), A pebble is a small one, What a key fits into, "Check it out!"

    Crossclimb 34 answer, top to bottom: FACE, RACE, RACK, ROCK, LOCK, LOOK, BOOK. Top and bottom rows: FACE and BOOK.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #33 (2 June 2024): Something difficult to walk over in high heels, Talk nonstop (anagram of TAPER), One in a stack at a buffet, Site, What a dove or an olive branch symbolizes

    Crossclimb 33 answer, top to bottom: GRAPE, GRATE, PRATE, PLATE, PLACE, PEACE, PEACH. Top and bottom rows: GRAPE and PEACH.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #32 (1 June 2024): Go in circles; Extend across, like a bridge does to a river; Actor Connery who played James Bond, or Penn who played Harvey Milk; "You should've ___ the look on your face!"; Ooze

    Crossclimb 32 answer, top to bottom: SKIN, SPIN, SPAN, SEAN, SEEN, SEEP, DEEP. Top and bottom rows: SKIN and DEEP.

Crossclimb answers, May 2024

  1. LinkedIn Crossclimb #31 (31 May 2024): One of many collected in a frequent flyer program, Underground source for coal or lithium, Have a nice meal, 2021 sci-fi epic that takes place largely on the desert planet Arrakis (and is named for a sand feature), Surfer ___ (guy who loves catching waves)

    Crossclimb 31 answer, top to bottom: MILK, MILE, MINE, DINE, DUNE, DUDE, DUDS. Top and bottom rows: MILK and DUDS.

  2. LinkedIn Crossclimb #30 (30 May 2024): Clenched hand, Italian carmaker that merged with Chrysler, ___ as a pancake, Imperfection, Move like water

    Crossclimb 30 answer, top to bottom: FAST, FIST, FIAT, FLAT, FLAW, FLOW, SLOW. Top and bottom rows: FAST and SLOW.

  3. LinkedIn Crossclimb #29 (29 May 2024): Young fellows; Trips around a racetrack; Drains the energy of; Droops; Long, epic story

    Crossclimb 29 answer, top to bottom: LADY, LADS, LAPS, SAPS, SAGS, SAGA, GAGA. Top and bottom rows: LADY and GAGA.

  4. LinkedIn Crossclimb #28 (28 May 2024): Put in one's two week's notice; Formal garment that might be worn to a job interview; Rotisserie rod; Mark that a leopard can't change, it's said; "I am not throwing away my ___" (refrain from a song in "Hamilton")

    Crossclimb 28 answer, top to bottom: QUIZ, QUIT, SUIT, SPIT, SPOT, SHOT, SHOW. Top and bottom rows: QUIZ and SHOW.

  5. LinkedIn Crossclimb #27 (27 May 2024): Color of the middle ring on the Olympic flag; Messaging app whose name is also a synonym for "loose"; Slippery; Piece of pizza; Paprika or cinnamon, e.g.

    Crossclimb 27 answer, top to bottom: BLANK, BLACK, SLACK, SLICK, SLICE, SPICE, SPACE. Top and bottom rows: BLANK and SPACE.

  6. LinkedIn Crossclimb #26 (26 May 2024): Pickled food item, or a term for a silly antic; Explorer who might also be called a "spelunker"; "Don't judge a book by its ___"; Shrink in fear; "Leaning" landmark in Pisa

    Crossclimb 26 answer, top to bottom: PAPER, CAPER, CAVER, COVER, COWER, TOWER, TOWEL. Top and bottom rows: PAPER and TOWEL.

  7. LinkedIn Crossclimb #25 (25 May 2024): "The ends justify the ___"; Pork, beef, and chicken, etc.; Turns from ice to water; Loses feathers, like a bird might; Hardware pieces that fit into nuts

    Crossclimb 25 answer, top to bottom: JEANS, MEANS, MEATS, MELTS, MOLTS, BOLTS, BOOTS. Top and bottom rows: JEANS and BOOTS.

  8. LinkedIn Crossclimb #24 (24 May 2024): "The Handmaid's ___" (first streaming series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series), ___ pattern baldness, Shopping center, Place to hang a poster or a painting, Document read by an estate planner

    Crossclimb 24 answer, top to bottom: TAME, TALE, MALE, MALL, WALL, WILL, WILD. Top and bottom rows: TAME and WILD.

  9. LinkedIn Crossclimb #23 (23 May 2024): Shape for a spring or a corkscrew; "Neat!"; Hammer or screwdriver, e.g.; Price paid to cross a bridge, maybe; Compartment in a cash register

    Crossclimb 23 answer, top to bottom: COIN, COIL, COOL, TOOL, TOLL, TILL, BILL. Top and bottom rows: COIN and BILL.

  10. LinkedIn Crossclimb #22 (22 May 2024): Like feet without shoes or socks; Suffix for hard-, soft-, or mal-, in computing; Was dressed in; ___ ladder (type of puzzle you're solving right now); Lumber

    Crossclimb 22 answer, top to bottom: BARK, BARE, WARE, WORE, WORD, WOOD, WOOF. Top and bottom rows: BARK and WOOF.

  11. LinkedIn Crossclimb #21 (21 May 2024): Fail to get the W; Unaccompanied; Annoyance at airport security, maybe; Part of a phishing email that shouldn't be clicked; Close just one eye

    Crossclimb 21 answer, top to bottom: ROSE, LOSE, LONE, LINE, LINK, WINK, WINE. Top and bottom rows: ROSE and WINE.

  12. LinkedIn Crossclimb #20 (20 May 2024): Solitary, Holder of an ice cream scoop, Walking stick, "TÁR" star Blanchett, "Adorable!"

    Crossclimb 20 answer, top to bottom: LINE, LONE, CONE, CANE, CATE, CUTE, CUBE. Top and bottom rows: LINE and CUBE.

  13. LinkedIn Crossclimb #19 (19 May 2024): Small dents ... or, sounds from small bells; Has a meal; Prongs on forks; Multiplied by; Feature of a game that tracks how long it takes to complete

    Crossclimb 19 answer, top to bottom: DINGO, DINGS, DINES, TINES, TIMES, TIMER, TIGER. Top and bottom rows: DINGO and TIGER.

  14. LinkedIn Crossclimb #18 (18 May 2024): Word for "mope" that's also a term for a group of offspring; Wide; Pumpernickel or rye; Moment of rest between meetings, say; Sound from old floorboards

    Crossclimb 18 answer, top to bottom: BROOK, BROOD, BROAD, BREAD, BREAK, CREAK, CREEK. Top and bottom rows: BROOK and CREEK.

  15. LinkedIn Crossclimb #17 (17 May 2024): Physical quantity that "m" stands for, in the equation F = ma; Fish that might be striped or largemouthed; Direct superior, at a company; What violin players hold; Container for cereal

    Crossclimb 17 answer, top to bottom: MASH, MASS, BASS, BOSS, BOWS, BOWL, BOIL. Top and bottom rows: MASH and BOIL.

  16. LinkedIn Crossclimb #16 (16 May 2024): Stone, "Never Gonna Give You Up" singer Astley, Hockey player's venue, Fixture in which dishes might pile up, Perform like Taylor Swift or James Taylor

    Crossclimb 16 answer, top to bottom: ROOK, ROCK, RICK, RINK, SINK, SING, KING. Top and bottom rows: ROOK and KING.

  17. LinkedIn Crossclimb #15 (15 May 2024): Bundle of hay; Faint, like a color; Sheet of glass; Strong feeling of hunger; ___-pong (alternative name for table tennis)

    Crossclimb 15 answer, top to bottom: BALL, BALE, PALE, PANE, PANG, PING, RING. Top and bottom rows: BALL and RING.

  18. LinkedIn Crossclimb #14 (14 May 2024): Like someone who's 7'2", Place to hang a poster, "Make of that what you ___", Untamed, Force that propels a kite

    Crossclimb 14 answer, top to bottom: TAIL, TALL, WALL, WILL, WILD, WIND, WING. Top and bottom rows: TAIL and WING.

  19. LinkedIn Crossclimb #12 (12 May 2024): Like bulls, but not cows; Female horse; HANDLE WITH ___ (words on a fragile package); Remedy for a disease; 3-D analogue of a square

    Crossclimb 12 answer, top to bottom: MALI, MALE, MARE, CARE, CURE, CUBE, CUBA. Top and bottom rows: MALI and CUBA.

  20. LinkedIn Crossclimb #11 (11 May 2024): Lightly burn, "The greatest thing ___ sliced bread" (hyperbolic claim for a new product), React to something mildly uncomfortable, Hoisting device that can tow a car, Halloween character who flies on a broom

    Crossclimb 11 answer, top to bottom: BINGE, SINGE, SINCE, WINCE, WINCH, WITCH, WATCH. Top and bottom rows: BINGE and WATCH.

  21. LinkedIn Crossclimb #10 (10 May 2024): Twelve hours past midnight, Barnes & Noble eReader that shares its name with a term for a comfortable place, Catchy part of a pop song, Sweatshirt feature that goes over the head, "Please ___" (statement frequently heard when calling customer service)

    Crossclimb 10 answer, top to bottom: NEON, NOON, NOOK, HOOK, HOOD, HOLD, GOLD. Top and bottom rows: NEON and GOLD.

  22. LinkedIn Crossclimb #9 (9 May 2024): Quantity of laundry, Small business ___ (source of funding for some start-ups), Bird found on Canadian one-dollar coins, "Get well ___", Fireplace residue

    Crossclimb 9 answer, top to bottom: LOUD, LOAD, LOAN, LOON, SOON, SOOT, SOFT. Top and bottom rows: LOUD and SOFT.

  23. LinkedIn Crossclimb #8 (8 May 2024): Accessory that helps hold up pants; Fixture of the NYSE, whose ringing signals the opening or closing of that day's trading; "___ me about it!"; Likely to be able to reach things on the top shelf, say; "A ___ of Two Cities" (Charles Dickens novel)

    Crossclimb 8 answer, top to bottom: BEET, BELT, BELL, TELL, TALL, TALE, KALE. Top and bottom rows: BEET and KALE.

  24. LinkedIn Crossclimb #7 (7 May 2024): ___ over (think deeply about), Pepper grinder, Like not-so-spicy salsa, Unwelcome growth on old bread or fruit, General emotional state

    Crossclimb 7 answer, top to bottom: FULL, MULL, MILL, MILD, MOLD, MOOD, MOON. Top and bottom rows: FULL and MOON.

  25. LinkedIn Crossclimb #6 (6 May 2024): The Beatles or boygenius, e.g.; Completely hairless; What ctrl+B does to text, in a word processor; Flash of lightning; Piece of footwear for a cowboy

    Crossclimb 6 answer, top to bottom: HAND, BAND, BALD, BOLD, BOLT, BOOT, FOOT. Top and bottom rows: HAND and FOOT.

  26. LinkedIn Crossclimb #5 (5 May 2024): Pile, like papers on a desk; ___ raving mad; Shapes that are four-pointed on the Subaru logo, and five-pointed on the American Flag; Department store that lent its name to what is now the Willis Tower in Chicago; Rips

    Crossclimb 5 answer, top to bottom: SLACK, STACK, STARK, STARS, SEARS, TEARS, TEAMS. Top and bottom rows: SLACK and TEAMS.

  27. LinkedIn Crossclimb #4 (4 May 2024): Opposite of "future"; Put content on LinkedIn, maybe; USB ___ (slot that a thumb drive may plug into); Defensive structure; Twelve inches

    Crossclimb 4 answer, top to bottom: FAST, PAST, POST, PORT, FORT, FOOT, FOOD. Top and bottom rows: FAST and FOOD.

  28. LinkedIn Crossclimb #3 (3 May 2024): Garment that a matador might wave, Pastry baked for birthday parties, Certain body of water, String in a shoe, Not have

    Crossclimb 3 answer, top to bottom: CAPS, CAPE, CAKE, LAKE, LACE, LACK, LOCK. Top and bottom rows: CAPS and LOCK.

  29. LinkedIn Crossclimb #2 (2 May 2024): Red vegetable, ___ and greet (opportunity to talk to a celebrity), ___ & Chandon (champagne brand), Writer like Emily Dickinson or Audre Lorde, Type of city with a harbor

    Crossclimb 2 answer, top to bottom: BEEF, BEET, MEET, MOET, POET, PORT, PORK. Top and bottom rows: BEEF and PORK.

  30. LinkedIn Crossclimb #1 (1 May 2024): Term for a group of wolves, or a deck of cards; Choose; String in a candle; Blink, with one eye; Bird's limb

    Crossclimb 1 answer, top to bottom: JACK, PACK, PICK, WICK, WINK, WING, KING. Top and bottom rows: JACK and KING.