LinkedIn Crossclimb #896 Answer
Puzzle #896 · Tuesday, October 13, 2026
LinkedIn Crossclimb #896 answer: top to bottom: POST → MOST → MIST → MINT → MIND → MEND → SEND.
The answer
5 rungs of 4 letters, then the top and bottom words. 7 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished ladder, top to bottom: 5 rungs of 4 letters, and every word is one letter away from the next.
Top and bottom rows: Two verbs meaning to drop in the mail.
- postTop row
- mostOpposite of least
- mistFine spray of water
- mintHerb name that often follows “pepper” or “spear”
- mindKeep in ___ (take into account)
- mendRepair, as a hole in a garment
- sendBottom row
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Crossclimb #896: 5 clues, 4-letter answers, one letter swapped per step. The letter that changes moves around: position 2, then 3, then 4, then 2.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The quickest clue is "Keep in ___ (take into account)", a 4-letter word starting with M.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
Below the top word, MOST is the first clued rung, and MEND is the last one above the bottom word; between them the swaps happen at positions 2, 3, 4 and 2.
Hint 3: nearly there
POST goes on top and SEND at the bottom; each differs from its neighbouring rung at position 1.