Crossclimb · No. 828 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #828 Answer (Aug 6, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A compound word that describes how much something has increased after it has quintupled. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- 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
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #828 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word that describes how much something has increased after it has quintupled. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → FIVE
- As it happens, like a news event being broadcast → LIVE
- “All is fair in ___ and war” → LOVE
- Stories passed down between generations that may or may not be true → LORE
- Word a golfer may shout when a ball is hit off course → FORE
- Major automobile manufacturer based in the US in Michigan → FORD
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word that describes how much something has increased after it has quintupled. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → FOLD
About Crossclimb #828
- Crossclimb #828 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: "As it happens, like a news event being broadcast"; "Major automobile manufacturer based in the US in Michigan"; "Stories passed down between generations that may or may not be true"; "Word a golfer may shout when a ball is hit off course"; "'All is fair in ___ and war'".
- The shortest, "'All is fair in ___ and war'", runs 7 words against 12 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.