Rock climber’s need

The answer to “Rock climber’s need” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is ROPE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 11, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 38-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Rock climber’s need” answer

ROPE (4 letters)

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What does ROPE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ROPE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Rock climber’s need” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 11, 2026 (most recent) → ROPE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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