Crossclimb · No. 825 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #825 Answer (Aug 3, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a system of transportation by train, or one of the physical tracks used for it. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Amphibian creature similar to a frog
- “I ___ you so!” (expression when someone didn’t listen to a prior warning)
- Payment to cross a bridge
- Opposite of short
- Part of a dog that might wag
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #825 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a system of transportation by train, or one of the physical tracks used for it. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → ROAD
- Amphibian creature similar to a frog → TOAD
- “I ___ you so!” (expression when someone didn’t listen to a prior warning) → TOLD
- Payment to cross a bridge → TOLL
- Opposite of short → TALL
- Part of a dog that might wag → TAIL
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a system of transportation by train, or one of the physical tracks used for it. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → RAIL
About Crossclimb #825
- Crossclimb #825 is a ladder of 7 4-letter words, each one letter away from the next.
- Listed alphabetically rather than in ladder order, the five middle clues are: "Amphibian creature similar to a frog"; "Opposite of short"; "Part of a dog that might wag"; "Payment to cross a bridge"; "'I ___ you so!' (expression when someone didn’t listen to a prior warning)".
- The shortest, "Opposite of short", runs 3 words against 13 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.