Crossclimb · No. 845 · Sunday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #845 Answer (Aug 23, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = Two plural nouns for types of vehicles you could pay to go across town.
- Top rung
- Deceptive tricks
- Letters a Norse god might use
- Catchy ditties
- Men's formalwear options, for short
- Charges added at the end of a sales receipt
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #845 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = Two plural nouns for types of vehicles you could pay to go across town. → BUSES
- Deceptive tricks → RUSES
- Letters a Norse god might use → RUNES
- Catchy ditties → TUNES
- Men's formalwear options, for short → TUXES
- Charges added at the end of a sales receipt → TAXES
- The top + bottom rows = Two plural nouns for types of vehicles you could pay to go across town. → TAXIS
About Crossclimb #845
- Crossclimb #845 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: "Catchy ditties"; "Charges added at the end of a sales receipt"; "Deceptive tricks"; "Letters a Norse god might use"; "Men's formalwear options, for short".
- The shortest, "Catchy ditties", runs two words against nine 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.