Ball girl? crossword clue
34 Down · WSJ Crossword, May 8, 2026 · 3 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Ball girl?” is DEB. It appears as 34 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of May 8, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Before the Second Half” by Patrick Berry, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 7, column 9 of the 15×15 grid.
The question mark at the end of the clue signals wordplay: the surface reading is a misdirection, and the answer fits a punning or figurative sense of the words. The entry begins with D and ends with B, and contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Friday puzzles are the Journal’s contest crosswords with a hidden meta answer, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer DEB:
- Former Interior secretary HaalandOct 7, 2026