Crossclimb · No. 878 · Friday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #878 Answer (Sep 25, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for pieces of furniture that fold out for sleeping. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Physiques, colloquially
- Be an omen
- Do a programmer's job
- Element at the end of a song
- Carbonated water
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #878 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for pieces of furniture that fold out for sleeping. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → BEDS
- Physiques, colloquially → BODS
- Be an omen → BODE
- Do a programmer's job → CODE
- Element at the end of a song → CODA
- Carbonated water → SODA
- The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for pieces of furniture that fold out for sleeping. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → SOFA
About Crossclimb #878
- Crossclimb #878 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: "Be an omen"; "Carbonated water"; "Do a programmer's job"; "Element at the end of a song"; "Physiques, colloquially".
- The shortest, "Carbonated water", runs two 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.