Crossclimb · No. 839 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #839 Answer (Aug 17, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = Two words that complete the expression “___ the ___” meaning to lose out on an opportunity (i.e., the ship’s already left!). Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Physical property measured in grams
- Tall pole used to support a sail
- Fiberglass bandage used to immobilize a broken bone
- It’s listed on a price tag
- Outerwear to protect from the cold and rain
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #839 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = Two words that complete the expression “___ the ___” meaning to lose out on an opportunity (i.e., the ship’s already left!). Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → MISS
- Physical property measured in grams → MASS
- Tall pole used to support a sail → MAST
- Fiberglass bandage used to immobilize a broken bone → CAST
- It’s listed on a price tag → COST
- Outerwear to protect from the cold and rain → COAT
- The top + bottom rows = Two words that complete the expression “___ the ___” meaning to lose out on an opportunity (i.e., the ship’s already left!). Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → BOAT
About Crossclimb #839
- Crossclimb #839 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: "Fiberglass bandage used to immobilize a broken bone"; "It’s listed on a price tag"; "Outerwear to protect from the cold and rain"; "Physical property measured in grams"; "Tall pole used to support a sail".
- The shortest, "Physical property measured in grams", runs five words against eight 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.