Crossclimb · No. 854 · Tuesday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #854 Answer (Sep 1, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for information you hope to hear. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Lumber
- Tries to win someone’s affection
- Really impresses with a performance
- Female pigs
- Uses a needle and thread
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #854 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for information you hope to hear. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → GOOD
- Lumber → WOOD
- Tries to win someone’s affection → WOOS
- Really impresses with a performance → WOWS
- Female pigs → SOWS
- Uses a needle and thread → SEWS
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for information you hope to hear. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → NEWS
About Crossclimb #854
- Crossclimb #854 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: "Female pigs"; "Lumber"; "Really impresses with a performance"; "Tries to win someone’s affection"; "Uses a needle and thread".
- The shortest, "Lumber", runs one word against five 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.