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Crossclimb for August 17 2025.

Choose one reveal. Keep the rest of your puzzle a surprise.

Solve one rung, then connect the ladder.

The top + bottom rows = Two words: Trenches around castles and the liquid that fills them (requiring the use of drawbridges). Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.Hide this answer

MOATS

Sheds old feathers to make room for new onesHide this answer

MOLTS

Burrowing mammals with small eyesHide this answer

MOLES

Slightly more than half of all humansHide this answer

MALES

Ends of chess gamesHide this answer

MATES

Alma ___ (school you graduated from)Hide this answer

MATER

The top + bottom rows = Two words: Trenches around castles and the liquid that fills them (requiring the use of drawbridges). Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.Hide this answer

WATER

Reveal the complete ladderHide this answer
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Solve the clues and arrange their answers into a word ladder. Each neighboring word changes one letter; the top and bottom rungs complete the final clue.