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Blockhead crossword clue

66 Across · WSJ Crossword, August 12, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

ASS

ASS (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Blockhead” is ASS. It appears as 66 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 12, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle titled “Tribal Tunes” by Luke K. Schreiber, and it fills 3 squares running left to right from row 15, column 9 of the 15×15 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 A and ends with S, and contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Wednesday puzzles sit mid-week on the difficulty curve, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ASS:

Pompous personJul 27, 2026
Braying beastJul 21, 2026
Pack animalJun 23, 2026
Stupid jerkJun 2, 2026
Braying animalJun 1, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

4AThey’re hit with a crunch

7AUnhelpful response to “You’re muted”

10AWhere racers retire?

13APrincess’s irritant, in a tale

14ALike Steven Wright’s comedy

16AMen’s body spray brand

17A“How frustrating!”

18AJoke toy of 1975

19ATV home of the “Five-Timers Club”

20AThe White Stripes and the Black Keys, e.g.

22AAntelope with lyre-shaped horns

23ABibliography abbr.

24AWhence colonists came

27AJacob gave him bread and pottage

28ACheerful cries

29ANoted feature of Frank Sinatra

35AX, sometimes

38AAffaire de coeur

39ACraft brew initials

42ASanta, in Salisbury

47ATrash can resident of TV

48AAnimal carrier of note

49ACricket sound

50A“Prove it!”

52A“Defense! Defense!” and others

53AThe Jackson 5, e.g., and a hint to 18-, 24-, 29- and 42-Across

57AWord with bottle, baseball and blasting

58AThumbs-down review, informally

59AGerman physicist Georg

61ALink letters

62AWinner of a race

63ADyson product, for short

65AFail to play

2D13-Across, e.g.

3DBrutes in “Gulliver’s Travels”

4DPayroll-processing co.

5DNamesake of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s lifetime achievement award

6DFollower of Dionysus

7DSpeed skater Ohno

8DAsian gambling mecca

9DCuttlefish defense

10DBeaver tail, e.g.

11DRejects, informally

15D“Hotel Transylvania” nickname

23DUber alerts, for short

25DLegendary warrior ___ Mulan

26D“Science Guy” Bill

30DMilky Way, e.g.

31D1978 song with a recognizable dance

32DDanish physicist Niels

33DHide in the shadows

34DOne of Switzerland’s Forest Cantons

35DCompany money mgrs.

36DYardage line

37DZendaya and Tom Holland, e.g.

39DRomantic confession

40DFestive cone

41DSerpents on sarcophagi

43DHems and ___

44DOtters’ kin

45DOrdinary fellows

46DCuisine featuring lemongrass

51DReason for some food recalls

52DSupport staffs?

54DHelp feloniously

55DBook after Matthieu and Marc

56DSpanakopita cheese

57DStick that breaks?

60DHip-hop vocalists

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