Crossclimb · No. 871 · Friday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #871 Answer (Sep 18, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for an easterly current considered mild and favorable. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Outer part of a lemon
- Tear apart
- Monthly apartment payment
- Out of shape or crooked
- The tops, quality-wise
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #871 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for an easterly current considered mild and favorable. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → WIND
- Outer part of a lemon → RIND
- Tear apart → REND
- Monthly apartment payment → RENT
- Out of shape or crooked → BENT
- The tops, quality-wise → BEST
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for an easterly current considered mild and favorable. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → WEST
About Crossclimb #871
- Crossclimb #871 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: "Monthly apartment payment"; "Out of shape or crooked"; "Outer part of a lemon"; "Tear apart"; "The tops, quality-wise".
- The shortest, "Tear apart", runs two words 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.