Crossclimb · No. 876 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #876 Answer (Sep 23, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = Compound word that describes drawing without the help of mechanical devices. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Musical group
- Flex, like an elbow or knee
- ___ for yourself (get what you need without help)
- Serve a meal to
- Cartoon Flintstone who said "Yabba-dabba-doo!"
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #876 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = Compound word that describes drawing without the help of mechanical devices. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → HAND
- Musical group → BAND
- Flex, like an elbow or knee → BEND
- ___ for yourself (get what you need without help) → FEND
- Serve a meal to → FEED
- Cartoon Flintstone who said "Yabba-dabba-doo!" → FRED
- The top + bottom rows = Compound word that describes drawing without the help of mechanical devices. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → FREE
About Crossclimb #876
- Crossclimb #876 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: "Cartoon Flintstone who said 'Yabba-dabba-doo!'"; "Flex, like an elbow or knee"; "Musical group"; "Serve a meal to"; "___ for yourself (get what you need without help)".
- The shortest, "Musical group", runs two words against nine for the longest.
- One is a fill-in-the-blank, 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.