Crossclimb · No. 837 · Saturday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #837 Answer (Aug 15, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A compound word meaning to go beyond one's authority or boundaries. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Part of a plant, or an acronym for four evidence-based fields of study
- Appear (to be)
- Perceived
- Common Swedish boy's name that means "young man"
- Appliance for roasting a turkey
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #837 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word meaning to go beyond one's authority or boundaries. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → STEP
- Part of a plant, or an acronym for four evidence-based fields of study → STEM
- Appear (to be) → SEEM
- Perceived → SEEN
- Common Swedish boy's name that means "young man" → SVEN
- Appliance for roasting a turkey → OVEN
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word meaning to go beyond one's authority or boundaries. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → OVER
About Crossclimb #837
- Crossclimb #837 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: "Appear (to be)"; "Appliance for roasting a turkey"; "Common Swedish boy's name that means 'young man'"; "Part of a plant, or an acronym for four evidence-based fields of study"; "Perceived".
- The shortest, "Perceived", runs 1 word against 13 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.