Crossclimb · No. 823 · Saturday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #823 Answer (Aug 1, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A compound word describing biomes like prairies, steppes, and savannas. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- ___ a hand (helps out)
- Potential customers who are interested in a company’s services
- Lots and lots
- Urges on with a stick
- Alumni of a university, for short
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #823 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word describing biomes like prairies, steppes, and savannas. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → LANDS
- ___ a hand (helps out) → LENDS
- Potential customers who are interested in a company’s services → LEADS
- Lots and lots → LOADS
- Urges on with a stick → GOADS
- Alumni of a university, for short → GRADS
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word describing biomes like prairies, steppes, and savannas. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → GRASS
About Crossclimb #823
- Crossclimb #823 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: "Alumni of a university, for short"; "Lots and lots"; "Potential customers who are interested in a company’s services"; "Urges on with a stick"; "___ a hand (helps out)".
- The shortest, "Lots and lots", runs three words against nine for the longest.
- One is a fill-in-the-blank, 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.