Home›July 23, 2026›48 Down

Agitates crossword clue

48 Down · WSJ Crossword, July 23, 2026 · 5 letters

Answer
RILES
RILES (5 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Agitates” is RILES. It appears as 48 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of July 23, 2026, a Thursday puzzle titled “Passions Run Deep” by Matt Gaffney, and it fills 5 squares running top to bottom from row 11, column 2 of the 15×15 grid.

A plural clue takes a plural answer, which is why the entry ends in S. The entry begins with R and ends with S, and contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Thursday puzzles lean harder on misdirection, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer RILES:

Other clues from this puzzle

19AAdo

Full answers and explanations for July 23, 2026 ›