1970s avant-garde movement that rejected the period’s pop music crossword clue
117 Across · WSJ Crossword, June 13, 2026 · 6 letters
Explanation
The answer to “1970s avant-garde movement that rejected the period’s pop music” is NOWAVE. It appears as 117 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of June 13, 2026, a Saturday puzzle titled “Her Remixes” by Alex Bajcz, and it fills 6 squares running left to right from row 18, column 12 of the 21×21 grid.
The clue is a straightforward definition, so the answer is a direct synonym or a factual match for the words as written. The entry begins with N and ends with E, and contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. This weekend puzzle uses the largest grid of the week, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
NOWAVE has not appeared as an answer in any other WSJ puzzle in our index, which runs from May 2026 onward. It will be listed here the next time it turns up.