Crossclimb · No. 816 · Saturday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #816 Answer (Jul 25, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = Two words to describe someone intelligent.
- Top rung
- Begin
- Parts of a constellation
- Practices for a boxing match
- It may light a fire
- Hammerhead or great white, for example
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #816 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = Two words to describe someone intelligent. → SMART
- Begin → START
- Parts of a constellation → STARS
- Practices for a boxing match → SPARS
- It may light a fire → SPARK
- Hammerhead or great white, for example → SHARK
- The top + bottom rows = Two words to describe someone intelligent. → SHARP
About Crossclimb #816
- Crossclimb #816 is a ladder of 7 5-letter words, each one letter away from the next.
- Listed alphabetically rather than in ladder order, the five middle clues are: "Begin"; "Hammerhead or great white, for example"; "It may light a fire"; "Parts of a constellation"; "Practices for a boxing match".
- The shortest, "Begin", runs one word against six for the longest.
- One adds a qualifier after a comma, and clues like that are usually the fastest to pin down.
- Settle the middle five before touching the top and bottom rungs: those two share one combined clue that opens only once the middle is in ladder order.