Saturday, September 12, 2026 · #865
Crossclimb #865 climbs from GIFT to WARE in 7 rungs.
Today's Crossclimb ladder
1GIFTtop
2RIFT
3RAFT
4RANT
5WANT
6WANE
7WAREbottom
Rung clues
- GIFT —
- RIFT — Fissure, as in nature or a tense relationship
- RAFT — Boat that's simply logs lashed together
- RANT — ___ and rave
- WANT — Desire
- WANE — Wax and ___
- WARE —
How today's puzzle plays
The ladder in order: GIFT → RIFT → RAFT → RANT → WANT → WANE → WARE.
Every adjacent pair differs by exactly one letter — use that to check your order.