June 19, 2026
HUGE → HUGS → PUGS → PUSS → PASS → PAST → VAST
Use the shared final clue and five middle clue answers for Crossclimb #780 before checking the full ladder from HUGE to VAST.
Answer: HUGE VAST
Top half: HUGE - HUGE is the top half of the published Crossclimb start and end pair.
Bottom half: VAST - VAST is the bottom half that completes the published Crossclimb start and end pair.
Answer: HUGS
Why it fits: HUGS is the published answer for this Crossclimb clue: Embraces in one’s arms.
Ladder change: HUGE becomes HUGS by changing position 4 from E to S.
Answer: PUGS
Why it fits: PUGS is the published answer for this Crossclimb clue: Dogs with wrinkly, flat faces.
Ladder change: HUGS becomes PUGS by changing position 1 from H to P.
Answer: PUSS
Why it fits: PUSS is the published answer for this Crossclimb clue: “___ in Boots” (fairy tale with an anthropomorphic cat).
Ladder change: PUGS becomes PUSS by changing position 3 from G to S.
Answer: PASS
Why it fits: PASS is the published answer for this Crossclimb clue: Do well enough to clear an examination in school.
Ladder change: PUSS becomes PASS by changing position 2 from U to A.
Answer: PAST
Why it fits: PAST is the published answer for this Crossclimb clue: Future’s opposite.
Ladder change: PASS becomes PAST by changing position 4 from S to T.
HUGE
HUGS
Changed from previous: E → S
PUGS
Changed from previous: H → P
PUSS
Changed from previous: G → S
PASS
Changed from previous: U → A
PAST
Changed from previous: S → T
VAST
Changed from previous: P → V
MASK → TASK → TACK → LACK → LICK → PICK → PUCK
TEST → TENT → TENS → TINS → TINE → TUNE → TUBE
CALL → CELL → BELL → BELT → BOLT → BOLD → FOLD
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
