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June 16, 2026

TAILtoWIND

TAIL → SAIL → SAID → SAND → SEND → WEND → WIND

Crossclimb #777 Clue Answers

Use the shared final clue and five middle clue answers for Crossclimb #777 before checking the full ladder from TAIL to WIND.

Shared final clueTop + bottom rows

A compound word for a flow of air directly behind a boat or plane that increases its speed. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.

Reveal top + bottom answer and reasoning

Answer: TAIL WIND

Top half: TAIL - TAIL is the first half of "tail wind", the top + bottom answer for the shared final clue: "A compound word for a flow of air directly behind a boat or plane that increases its speed. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom".

Bottom half: WIND - WIND completes "tail wind", so the top and bottom rows answer the shared final clue together.

Ladder step 2Middle rung

Large piece of fabric used to propel a boat

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: SAIL

Why it fits: A sail is a large piece of fabric that catches the wind to propel a boat.

Ladder change: TAIL becomes SAIL by changing position 1 from T to S.

Ladder step 3Middle rung

“Easier ___ than done”

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: SAID

Why it fits: The word SAID completes the common idiom meaning something is simpler in theory than in practice.

Ladder change: SAIL becomes SAID by changing position 4 from L to D.

Ladder step 4Middle rung

It might come back with you after a trip to the beach

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: SAND

Why it fits: Sand is the granular material found on beaches that you might carry home on your shoes.

Ladder change: SAID becomes SAND by changing position 3 from I to N.

Ladder step 5Middle rung

Button pressed after writing an email

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: SEND

Why it fits: SEND is the action taken after composing an email before it is transmitted.

Ladder change: SAND becomes SEND by changing position 2 from A to E.

Ladder step 6Middle rung

Proceed slowly by an indirect route, or the newest word game on LinkedIn

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: WEND

Why it fits: WEND means to proceed slowly by an indirect route, fitting the clue's definition.

Ladder change: SEND becomes WEND by changing position 1 from S to W.

Crossclimb #777 Word Ladder

Step 1

TAIL

Step 2

SAIL

Changed from previous: T → S

Step 3

SAID

Changed from previous: L → D

Step 4

SAND

Changed from previous: I → N

Step 5

SEND

Changed from previous: A → E

Step 6

WEND

Changed from previous: S → W

Step 7

WIND

Changed from previous: E → I

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