Crossclimb · No. 877 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #877 Answer (Sep 24, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word Latin phrase meaning "genuine" or "authentic." Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Part of a skeleton
- ___ of one's existence (nemesis)
- Hair on a horse's neck
- Created
- Gradually become invisible
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #877 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word Latin phrase meaning "genuine" or "authentic." Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → BONA
- Part of a skeleton → BONE
- ___ of one's existence (nemesis) → BANE
- Hair on a horse's neck → MANE
- Created → MADE
- Gradually become invisible → FADE
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word Latin phrase meaning "genuine" or "authentic." Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → FIDE
About Crossclimb #877
- Crossclimb #877 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: "Created"; "Gradually become invisible"; "Hair on a horse's neck"; "Part of a skeleton"; "___ of one's existence (nemesis)".
- The shortest, "Created", runs one word against five 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.