Crossclimb · No. 882 · Tuesday edition
LinkedIn Crossclimb #882 Answer (Sep 29, 2026)
Top & bottom: The top + bottom rows = A hyphenated word for an open-toed item of footwear. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
- Top rung
- Lose one's footing
- Extremely narrow opening
- Narrow opening
- Lacking speed
- Movement of water or air
- Bottom rung
Hint: Solve the middle clues first; neighboring words differ by exactly one letter.
Show Crossclimb #882 answer as text
- The top + bottom rows = A hyphenated word for an open-toed item of footwear. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → FLIP
- Lose one's footing → SLIP
- Extremely narrow opening → SLIT
- Narrow opening → SLOT
- Lacking speed → SLOW
- Movement of water or air → FLOW
- The top + bottom rows = A hyphenated word for an open-toed item of footwear. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. → FLOP
About Crossclimb #882
- Crossclimb #882 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: "Extremely narrow opening"; "Lacking speed"; "Lose one's footing"; "Movement of water or air"; "Narrow opening".
- The shortest, "Lacking speed", 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.