Crossclimb · No. 867 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #867 Answer (Sep 14, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = Two synonyms of the word "variety."
- Top rung
- “Make up your ___” (come to a decision)
- Dig in the earth for precious metals
- Swampy land
- Opposite of less
- Aching a bit, as after a run
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #867 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = Two synonyms of the word "variety." → KIND
- “Make up your ___” (come to a decision) → MIND
- Dig in the earth for precious metals → MINE
- Swampy land → MIRE
- Opposite of less → MORE
- Aching a bit, as after a run → SORE
- The top + bottom rows = Two synonyms of the word "variety." → SORT
About Crossclimb #867
- Crossclimb #867 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: "Aching a bit, as after a run"; "Dig in the earth for precious metals"; "Opposite of less"; "Swampy land"; "'Make up your ___' (come to a decision)".
- The shortest, "Swampy land", runs two words against eight for the longest.
- One is a fill-in-the-blank and one adds a qualifier after a comma, 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.