Crossclimb · No. 859 · Sunday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #859 Answer (Sep 6, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for expressions that don't give any indication of intent. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Gives a hello on Facebook (using an icon like this: 👈)
- People from Warsaw
- “That ___ in comparison”
- Cuts the peel off a potato with a special knife
- Costs paid to ride buses
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #859 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for expressions that don't give any indication of intent. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → POKER
- Gives a hello on Facebook (using an icon like this: 👈) → POKES
- People from Warsaw → POLES
- “That ___ in comparison” → PALES
- Cuts the peel off a potato with a special knife → PARES
- Costs paid to ride buses → FARES
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for expressions that don't give any indication of intent. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → FACES
About Crossclimb #859
- Crossclimb #859 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: "Costs paid to ride buses"; "Cuts the peel off a potato with a special knife"; "Gives a hello on Facebook (using an icon like this: 👈)"; "People from Warsaw"; "'That ___ in comparison'".
- The shortest, "People from Warsaw", runs 3 words against 11 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.