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June 18, 2026

TESTtoTUBE

TEST → TENT → TENS → TINS → TINE → TUNE → TUBE

Crossclimb #779 Clue Answers

Use the shared final clue and five middle clue answers for Crossclimb #779 before checking the full ladder from TEST to TUBE.

Shared final clueTop + bottom rows

A two-word phrase for a glass vessel used to hold or mix substances for a scientific experiment. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.

Reveal top + bottom answer and reasoning

Answer: TEST TUBE

Top half: TEST - TEST is the first half of "test tube", the top + bottom answer for the shared final clue: "A two-word phrase for a glass vessel used to hold or mix substances for a scientific experiment. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom".

Bottom half: TUBE - TUBE completes "test tube", so the top and bottom rows answer the shared final clue together.

Ladder step 2Middle rung

Shelter set up when camping

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TENT

Why it fits: A tent is a portable shelter commonly set up for camping.

Ladder change: TEST becomes TENT by changing position 3 from S to N.

Ladder step 3Middle rung

Column to the left of the “ones”, in whole numbers

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TENS

Why it fits: The word TENS refers to the place value column immediately to the left of the ones column.

Ladder change: TENT becomes TENS by changing position 4 from T to S.

Ladder step 4Middle rung

Metal containers for food named for a chemical element

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TINS

Why it fits: Tins are metal containers often used for food and are named after the chemical element tin.

Ladder change: TENS becomes TINS by changing position 2 from E to I.

Ladder step 5Middle rung

Prong on a fork

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TINE

Why it fits: A TINE is a prong found on a fork, like those used for eating.

Ladder change: TINS becomes TINE by changing position 4 from S to E.

Ladder step 6Middle rung

What a whistler might whistle

Reveal answer and reasoning

Answer: TUNE

Why it fits: A whistler might produce a melody or tune by whistling.

Ladder change: TINE becomes TUNE by changing position 2 from I to U.

Crossclimb #779 Word Ladder

Step 1

TEST

Step 2

TENT

Changed from previous: S → N

Step 3

TENS

Changed from previous: T → S

Step 4

TINS

Changed from previous: E → I

Step 5

TINE

Changed from previous: S → E

Step 6

TUNE

Changed from previous: I → U

Step 7

TUBE

Changed from previous: N → B

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