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June 8, 2026

COLDtoWAVE

COLD → CORD → CARD → HARD → HARE → HAVE → WAVE

Crossclimb #769 Clue Answers

Use the shared final clue and five middle clue answers for Crossclimb #769 before checking the full ladder from COLD to WAVE.

Shared final clueTop + bottom rows

A two-word phrase for a sudden period of frigid temperatures. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.

Reveal top + bottom answer and reasoning

Answer: COLD WAVE

Top half: COLD - COLD is the first half of "cold wave", the top + bottom answer for the shared final clue: "A two-word phrase for a sudden period of frigid temperatures. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom".

Bottom half: WAVE - WAVE completes "cold wave", so the top and bottom rows answer the shared final clue together.

Ladder step 2Middle rung

It can charge your phone

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: CORD

Why it fits: A cord is a cable used to connect electronic devices for charging.

Ladder change: COLD becomes CORD by changing position 3 from L to R.

Ladder step 3Middle rung

Jack, queen, king, or joker

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: CARD

Why it fits: A card can be a playing card like a jack, queen, king, or joker.

Ladder change: CORD becomes CARD by changing position 2 from O to A.

Ladder step 4Middle rung

Challenging, as a task

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: HARD

Why it fits: The word HARD describes a task that is difficult to accomplish.

Ladder change: CARD becomes HARD by changing position 1 from C to H.

Ladder step 5Middle rung

Critter like a rabbit

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: HARE

Why it fits: A hare is a large, swift mammal that resembles a rabbit.

Ladder change: HARD becomes HARE by changing position 4 from D to E.

Ladder step 6Middle rung

“We ___ it under control” (the situation is being managed)

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: HAVE

Why it fits: The word HAVE fits the clue because it completes the common idiom "have it under control" meaning to manage a situation.

Ladder change: HARE becomes HAVE by changing position 3 from R to V.

Crossclimb #769 Word Ladder

Step 1

COLD

Step 2

CORD

Changed from previous: L → R

Step 3

CARD

Changed from previous: O → A

Step 4

HARD

Changed from previous: C → H

Step 5

HARE

Changed from previous: D → E

Step 6

HAVE

Changed from previous: R → V

Step 7

WAVE

Changed from previous: H → W

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