Crossclimb · No. 869 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #869 Answer (Sep 16, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for an instant-messaging function in an online meeting app. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Garment to protect from chilly weather
- Burnable form of carbon
- Hip or trendy
- Makes a sound like a dove
- Places where you can safely see lions
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #869 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for an instant-messaging function in an online meeting app. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → CHAT
- Garment to protect from chilly weather → COAT
- Burnable form of carbon → COAL
- Hip or trendy → COOL
- Makes a sound like a dove → COOS
- Places where you can safely see lions → ZOOS
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for an instant-messaging function in an online meeting app. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → ZOOM
About Crossclimb #869
- Crossclimb #869 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: "Burnable form of carbon"; "Garment to protect from chilly weather"; "Hip or trendy"; "Makes a sound like a dove"; "Places where you can safely see lions".
- The shortest, "Hip or trendy", runs three words against seven 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.