Crossclimb · No. 872 · Saturday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #872 Answer (Sep 19, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a rescue item on a ship. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Another word for what's called an elevator in North America
- You might make one for a shopping trip
- One of the seven deadly sins
- Sculpture of the upper part of the body
- Having lots of things going on
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #872 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a rescue item on a ship. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → LIFE
- Another word for what's called an elevator in North America → LIFT
- You might make one for a shopping trip → LIST
- One of the seven deadly sins → LUST
- Sculpture of the upper part of the body → BUST
- Having lots of things going on → BUSY
- The top + bottom rows = A compound word for a rescue item on a ship. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → BUOY
About Crossclimb #872
- Crossclimb #872 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: "Another word for what's called an elevator in North America"; "Having lots of things going on"; "One of the seven deadly sins"; "Sculpture of the upper part of the body"; "You might make one for a shopping trip".
- The shortest, "Having lots of things going on", runs six words against ten 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.