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June 11, 2026

TAKEtoFIVE

TAKE → TAME → TIME → LIME → LINE → FINE → FIVE

Crossclimb #772 Clue Answers

Use the shared final clue and five middle clue answers for Crossclimb #772 before checking the full ladder from TAKE to FIVE.

Shared final clueTop + bottom rows

A two-word phrase meaning to go on a break for a few minutes. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.

Reveal top + bottom answer and reasoning

Answer: TAKE FIVE

Top half: TAKE - TAKE is the first half of "take five", the top + bottom answer for the shared final clue: "A two-word phrase meaning to go on a break for a few minutes. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom".

Bottom half: FIVE - FIVE completes "take five", so the top and bottom rows answer the shared final clue together.

Ladder step 2Middle rung

Opposite of wild

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TAME

Why it fits: Tame describes an animal that is no longer wild and has been domesticated.

Ladder change: TAKE becomes TAME by changing position 3 from K to M.

Ladder step 3Middle rung

What a clock measures

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TIME

Why it fits: A clock's primary function is to measure the passage of time.

Ladder change: TAME becomes TIME by changing position 2 from A to I.

Ladder step 4Middle rung

Tart green fruit

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: LIME

Why it fits: LIME is a tart green citrus fruit often used for flavoring.

Ladder change: TIME becomes LIME by changing position 1 from T to L.

Ladder step 5Middle rung

Shortest distance between two points

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: LINE

Why it fits: A line represents the shortest distance between two points in geometry.

Ladder change: LIME becomes LINE by changing position 3 from M to N.

Ladder step 6Middle rung

Thin, like some hair

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: FINE

Why it fits: FINE describes something delicate or thin, such as fine hair.

Ladder change: LINE becomes FINE by changing position 1 from L to F.

Crossclimb #772 Word Ladder

Step 1

TAKE

Step 2

TAME

Changed from previous: K → M

Step 3

TIME

Changed from previous: A → I

Step 4

LIME

Changed from previous: T → L

Step 5

LINE

Changed from previous: M → N

Step 6

FINE

Changed from previous: L → F

Step 7

FIVE

Changed from previous: N → V

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