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Crossclimb for July 7 2026.

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

Solve one rung, then connect the ladder.

The top + bottom rows = A compound word meaning to go the opposite way as intended, as when a complex scheme works out against its planner. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.Hide this answer

BACK

Outer layer of a treeHide this answer

BARK

Without any lightHide this answer

DARK

“Truth or ___?”Hide this answer

DARE

Animal that lost a race to a tortoise in an Aesop fableHide this answer

HARE

Bring on to the workforceHide this answer

HIRE

The top + bottom rows = A compound word meaning to go the opposite way as intended, as when a complex scheme works out against its planner. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.Hide this answer

FIRE

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.