Crossclimb · No. 827 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #827 Answer (Aug 5, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word name for a port city that is the legislative capital of South Africa. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- 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
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #827 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word name for a port city that is the legislative capital of South Africa. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → CAPE
- Sticky strip that can be used instead of glue → TAPE
- Light hits → TAPS
- Gets a lot of rays at the beach → TANS
- A great amount, or units to describe something weighing 10,000 pounds → TONS
- Pulls an automobile to a repair shop → TOWS
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word name for a port city that is the legislative capital of South Africa. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → TOWN
About Crossclimb #827
- Crossclimb #827 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: "A great amount, or units to describe something weighing 10,000 pounds"; "Gets a lot of rays at the beach"; "Light hits"; "Pulls an automobile to a repair shop"; "Sticky strip that can be used instead of glue".
- The shortest, "Light hits", runs 2 words against 11 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.