Answer guide · CrossClimb #845 · Sunday, August 23, 2026

TAXIS to BUSES: CrossClimb #845

CrossClimb #845 travels from TAXIS to BUSES through sales taxes, formal tuxes, catchy tunes, runes, and deceptive ruses. Unlike a compound-word ending, the endpoint clue identifies a category pair: taxis and buses are two kinds of vehicles passengers can pay to ride across town.

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LinkedIn CrossClimb #845

Reveal the ladder one rung at a time

1Start here
TAXIS

TAXIS are passenger vehicles hired for individual trips and form the opening endpoint.

Opening endpoint
2Reveal rung 2
TAXES

TAXES are government charges that may appear on a sales receipt.

TAXIS → TAXES changes position 4 from I to E.
3Reveal rung 3
TUXES

TUXES is informal shorthand for multiple tuxedos.

TAXES → TUXES changes position 2 from A to U.
4Reveal rung 4
TUNES

TUNES are songs or melodies, including catchy ditties.

TUXES → TUNES changes position 3 from X to N.
5Reveal rung 5
RUNES

RUNES are characters from runic alphabets associated with Norse culture.

TUNES → RUNES changes position 1 from T to R.
6Reveal rung 6
RUSES

RUSES are deceptive tricks or stratagems.

RUNES → RUSES changes position 3 from N to S.
7Final rung
BUSES

BUSES are shared passenger vehicles and form the second transport endpoint.

RUSES → BUSES changes position 1 from R to B.
Reveal the complete answer and endpoint connection
TAXIS → TAXES → TUXES → TUNES → RUNES → RUSES → BUSES

TAXIS + BUSES = TWO PAY-TO-RIDE TOWN TRANSPORT OPTIONS

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The structural clue

How the ladder gives itself away

Every answer is a five-letter plural ending in S. From TUXES onward, the second, fourth, and fifth positions remain U, E, and S, producing TUXES → TUNES → RUNES → RUSES → BUSES through alternating changes in the third and first positions.

  1. StepSolve the plural middle clues as TAXES, TUXES, TUNES, RUNES, and RUSES. The shared final S is fixed rather than active.
  2. StepBuild TUXES → TUNES → RUNES → RUSES, then attach TAXES before TUXES and BUSES after RUSES.
  3. StepUse the endpoint clue as a category check: TAXIS and BUSES are both paid cross-town transport options, not halves of a compound word.

Every rung explained

1TAXIS

TAXIS are passenger vehicles hired for individual trips and form the opening endpoint.

Opening endpoint
2TAXES

TAXES are government charges that may appear on a sales receipt.

TAXIS → TAXES changes position 4 from I to E.
3TUXES

TUXES is informal shorthand for multiple tuxedos.

TAXES → TUXES changes position 2 from A to U.
4TUNES

TUNES are songs or melodies, including catchy ditties.

TUXES → TUNES changes position 3 from X to N.
5RUNES

RUNES are characters from runic alphabets associated with Norse culture.

TUNES → RUNES changes position 1 from T to R.
6RUSES

RUSES are deceptive tricks or stratagems.

RUNES → RUSES changes position 3 from N to S.
7BUSES

BUSES are shared passenger vehicles and form the second transport endpoint.

RUSES → BUSES changes position 1 from R to B.

What this edition teaches

A plural ending can make several answers look more different than they are. Hold the final S fixed and compare the first four positions; also avoid forcing category endpoints into a compound phrase.

Endpoint result: TAXIS + BUSES = TWO PAY-TO-RIDE TOWN TRANSPORT OPTIONS.

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