Saturday, September 5, 2026 · #858
Today's ladder links LUKE and LEIA — 7 rungs, one letter changing at a time.
Today's Crossclimb ladder
1LUKEtop
2LUTE
3LATE
4LATS
5LETS
6LEIS
7LEIAbottom
Rung clues
- LUKE —
- LUTE — Renaissance string instrument (adding an F to the start forms the name of a wind instrument)
- LATE — Not on time
- LATS — Muscles in the lower back, for short
- LETS — Allows, or rents out a property
- LEIS — Flowery garlands used in hula dancing
- LEIA —
How today's puzzle plays
The ladder in order: LUKE → LUTE → LATE → LATS → LETS → LEIS → LEIA.
Every adjacent pair differs by exactly one letter — use that to check your order.