Crossclimb #701 Answer – April 1, 2026

12345678

Answer

12345678

1234
1284
“Answer that can be formed from homophones of "Won", "Too", "Ate", and "For" in order”
1984
“George Orwell novel that includes the concepts of Big Brother, Newspeak, and "2 + 2 = 5"”
1988
“Year that Seoul, South Korea hosted the Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad); the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad will be in Los Angeles in 2028.”
1688
“When England had its "Glorious Revolution" (hint: the first two digits are 2^4, and the remaining two digits are each 2^3)”
5688
“7 × 800 + 8 × 11”
5678

Combo Clue

“An eight-character password that is unfortunately more common than you would think. Keep in mind: The first four characters may be at the bottom”

📖 How I Solved It

I dove into puzzle #701 and right off the bat, I was stumped by the combo clue. An eight-character password that’s more common than I thought? I kept thinking of all the usual suspects, but couldn't land on the right one. I made a couple of wrong guesses—tried things like 'password' and 'abcdefgh,' which I knew were way off. The word ladder was pretty interesting, though! The clue for 1284 about homophones really threw me for a loop. I didn't realize it was 'one, two, eight, four' until I broke it down. Once I got that, I felt like I was on a roll. I finally unlocked '12345678' and it all made sense. It's wild how something so simple can trip you up, but that's the fun of these puzzles, right?

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❓ FAQ

The Crossclimb answer for April 1, 2026 (#701) is 12345678. The complete word ladder is: 1234 → 1284 → 1984 → 1988 → 1688 → 5688 → 5678.