Crossclimb · No. 834 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #834 Answer (Aug 12, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for what you might do after you get a telephone message. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Loll in the sun
- Something used to neutralize an acid
- Bundle of straw or hay
- Something Hans Christian Andersen wrote
- Having above-average height
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #834 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for what you might do after you get a telephone message. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → BACK
- Loll in the sun → BASK
- Something used to neutralize an acid → BASE
- Bundle of straw or hay → BALE
- Something Hans Christian Andersen wrote → TALE
- Having above-average height → TALL
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for what you might do after you get a telephone message. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → CALL
About Crossclimb #834
- Crossclimb #834 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: "Bundle of straw or hay"; "Having above-average height"; "Loll in the sun"; "Something Hans Christian Andersen wrote"; "Something used to neutralize an acid".
- The shortest, "Having above-average height", runs three words against six 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.