Crossclimb · No. 830 · Saturday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #830 Answer (Aug 8, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = Two words associated with the desert; the first word describes things made from blowing sand while the second word describes a welcome, if rare, sight. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- People from the same country as Neils Bohr and Hans Christian Andersen
- Parts of windmills
- Pieces of pottery that may hold flowers
- Military installations
- Foundation of an argument
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #830 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = Two words associated with the desert; the first word describes things made from blowing sand while the second word describes a welcome, if rare, sight. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → DUNES
- People from the same country as Neils Bohr and Hans Christian Andersen → DANES
- Parts of windmills → VANES
- Pieces of pottery that may hold flowers → VASES
- Military installations → BASES
- Foundation of an argument → BASIS
- The top + bottom rows = Two words associated with the desert; the first word describes things made from blowing sand while the second word describes a welcome, if rare, sight. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → OASIS
About Crossclimb #830
- Crossclimb #830 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: "Foundation of an argument"; "Military installations"; "Parts of windmills"; "People from the same country as Neils Bohr and Hans Christian Andersen"; "Pieces of pottery that may hold flowers".
- The shortest, "Military installations", runs 2 words against 12 for the longest; short, direct clues 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.