Crossclimb · No. 861 · Tuesday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #861 Answer (Sep 8, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for something that comes with a complex boardgame to explain how to play. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Part to play in a project or organization
- One of eighteen on a typical golf course
- “Please ___” (don’t hang up the phone)
- Feature of a raincoat that covers the head
- Captain ___ (Peter Pan character, whose name is also something attached to his arm)
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #861 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for something that comes with a complex boardgame to explain how to play. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → RULE
- Part to play in a project or organization → ROLE
- One of eighteen on a typical golf course → HOLE
- “Please ___” (don’t hang up the phone) → HOLD
- Feature of a raincoat that covers the head → HOOD
- Captain ___ (Peter Pan character, whose name is also something attached to his arm) → HOOK
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for something that comes with a complex boardgame to explain how to play. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → BOOK
About Crossclimb #861
- Crossclimb #861 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: "Captain ___ (Peter Pan character, whose name is also something attached to his arm)"; "Feature of a raincoat that covers the head"; "One of eighteen on a typical golf course"; "Part to play in a project or organization"; "'Please ___' (don’t hang up the phone)".
- The shortest, "'Please ___' (don’t hang up the phone)", runs 7 words against 14 for the longest.
- Two are fill-in-the-blanks, 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.