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City known for beignets, briefly crossword clue

51 Down · WSJ Crossword, August 6, 2026 · 4 letters

Answer

NOLA

NOLA (4 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “City known for beignets, briefly” is NOLA. It appears as 51 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 6, 2026, a Thursday puzzle titled “Of Vital Importance” by Matt Gaffney, and it fills 4 squares running top to bottom from row 12, column 3 of the 15×15 grid.

The shortening cue in the clue tells you to expect an abbreviation or initials rather than a full word. The entry begins with N and ends with A, and contains 2 vowels 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. 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 NOLA:

Other clues from this puzzle

4ADrop of despair

8AGreen guy, briefly

13ACreature not known for speed

15ARange rounds

16AAnimal in the Chinese zodiac

17AGucci of fashion

18AHitchhiker’s goal

19ASporty Camaros

20AWhere people laugh at amateurs

23A“Task complete”

26AVelvet finish?

27AMotto of the British monarchy

32AMinimal amount

33APod dwellers

34AReally enjoyed

36ANoted Deco artist

39AWord repeated after “Que” in a song title

40ADr. of hip-hop

41AGreen stroke

43AGroup with one goal, usually

47AGerman granny

48AFuton alternatives

49AYanks great who now manages the Phillies

54ATry not to see

55AOne of the Four Corners corners

56ALetters in a box

60ADisney title character

62A___ Domani (wine brand)

63AWows at 20-Across

64ACelebrity chef Bobby

65AOf vital importance

1DSimile center, often

2D“___ say!”

3DStrong coffee, slangily

5D“Without Me” singer

6DRadio choices

7DLavash cousin

8DBarroom brawl souvenirs

9D2006 Olympics city

11DPsychologist known for conformity experiments

14DWhat resources should be put to

21DRondeau writer

22DFragrant wood

23DRan without moving

24DLand, in Latin America

25DReady for takeoff

28DDecide that one will

29DFormerly called

31DNo longer edible

35DBill with billions

37DDollar, casually

38DLetters after the last example

39D“There’s a space right here”

41DHair slickeners

42DDelivery possibility

44DShort sermon

45DTomorrow, in Tijuana

46DPossessing power

49DCrow relatives

50DLacking corners, maybe

52DArea to defend

53DSlanted type, for short

57DCry of frustration

58DPuck’s milieu

59DMyrna in “The Thin Man”

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