Cheeky attire? crossword clue
49 Down · WSJ Crossword, November 9, 2026 · 5 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Cheeky attire?” is THONG. It appears as 49 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of November 9, 2026, a Monday puzzle titled “There’s No There There” by Mat Holmes, and it fills 5 squares running top to bottom from row 10, column 11 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 T and ends with G, and contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Monday puzzles are the most approachable of the week, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
THONG 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.