June 17, 2026
CALL → CELL → BELL → BELT → BOLT → BOLD → FOLD
Use the shared final clue and five middle clue answers for Crossclimb #778 before checking the full ladder from CALL to FOLD.
Answer: CALL FOLD
Top half: CALL - CALL is the first half of "call fold", the top + bottom answer for the shared final clue: "Two options when someone raises you in poker".
Bottom half: FOLD - FOLD completes "call fold", so the top and bottom rows answer the shared final clue together.
Answer: CELL
Why it fits: A cell is the fundamental unit of all living organisms.
Ladder change: CALL becomes CELL by changing position 2 from A to E.
Answer: BELL
Why it fits: A bell is a common device used to signal arrival at a home's entrance.
Ladder change: CELL becomes BELL by changing position 1 from C to B.
Answer: BELT
Why it fits: A belt is a leather strip commonly worn around the waist for support or decoration.
Ladder change: BELL becomes BELT by changing position 4 from L to T.
Answer: BOLT
Why it fits: BOLT can mean to run away suddenly or is the surname of the famous sprinter.
Ladder change: BELT becomes BOLT by changing position 2 from E to O.
Answer: BOLD
Why it fits: BOLD is a font style used to make text stand out and draw attention.
Ladder change: BOLT becomes BOLD by changing position 4 from T to D.
CALL
CELL
Changed from previous: A → E
BELL
Changed from previous: C → B
BELT
Changed from previous: L → T
BOLT
Changed from previous: E → O
BOLD
Changed from previous: T → D
FOLD
Changed from previous: B → F
MASK → TASK → TACK → LACK → LICK → PICK → PUCK
HUGE → HUGS → PUGS → PUSS → PASS → PAST → VAST
TEST → TENT → TENS → TINS → TINE → TUNE → TUBE
TAIL → SAIL → SAID → SAND → SEND → WEND → WIND
RACE → RACK → RANK → BANK → BANS → CANS → CARS
DRAW → DRAT → BRAT → BOAT → BOAS → BOTS → LOTS
DUCK → BUCK → BACK → BALK → WALK → WALL → CALL
