Thursday, October 15, 2026 · #898
Today's ladder links FOLK and ROCK — 7 rungs, one letter changing at a time.
Today's Crossclimb ladder
1FOLKtop
2FOLD
3FOOD
4HOOD
5HOOK
6ROOK
7ROCKbottom
Rung clues
- FOLK —
- FOLD — Drop out of a poker hand
- FOOD — What many farms generate
- HOOD — Robin ___ (legendary outlaw)
- HOOK — It's at the end of a fishing line
- ROOK — Game piece that moves up and down and side to side, but not diagonally
- ROCK —
How today's puzzle plays
The ladder in order: FOLK → FOLD → FOOD → HOOD → HOOK → ROOK → ROCK.
Clues are easier than the ordering; solve first, arrange second.