Crossclimb · No. 842 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #842 Answer (Aug 20, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A compound word for what a detective or government employee takes on. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Large barrel-shaped container for wine or other liquids
- What a superhero wears to protect their other identity
- “You're way off the ___” (far from accurate)
- Grassy area for public enjoyment
- Type of meat served at a pig roast
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #842 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word for what a detective or government employee takes on. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → CASE
- Large barrel-shaped container for wine or other liquids → CASK
- What a superhero wears to protect their other identity → MASK
- “You're way off the ___” (far from accurate) → MARK
- Grassy area for public enjoyment → PARK
- Type of meat served at a pig roast → PORK
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word for what a detective or government employee takes on. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → WORK
About Crossclimb #842
- Crossclimb #842 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: "Grassy area for public enjoyment"; "Large barrel-shaped container for wine or other liquids"; "Type of meat served at a pig roast"; "What a superhero wears to protect their other identity"; "'You're way off the ___' (far from accurate)".
- The shortest, "Grassy area for public enjoyment", runs five words against nine 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.