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Coding pioneer Lovelace crossword clue

81 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 11, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

ADA

ADA (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Coding pioneer Lovelace” is ADA. It appears as 81 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 11, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Go-Betweens” by David Alfred Bywaters, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 13, column 9 of the 21×21 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 A, and contains 2 vowels and 1 consonant. 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 ADA:

Nabokov novelSep 2, 2026
Driller’s org.Aug 28, 2026
Org. for an orthodontistAug 9, 2026
Early computer programmer LovelaceJun 18, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1ABiblical mounts

6AThermometers, barometers, etc.

13ACombative frame of mind

20AFingerprint feature

22AMedical condition more common in fiction than in real life

23ALike the I-29 and I-94 highways?

25AFinds hilarious, perhaps

27AStrong warning, figuratively

29AForest floor feature

30AFor fear that

31AFaucet attachments

36ABlackpool bloke

37AYear in a Kubrick film, in letters

40ACriticized annoyingly

41ARepeat mindlessly

44APersonality test?

49ASecondary emphasis for students majoring in Gorgonzola?

53APlainly visible

55AAggrieved feeling

57AEngage in revolution

58AAsner and O’Neill

59APuts in the ground

60AMammal that yields a perfume ingredient

61ADecimal fraction

63AThey may accompany ifs and buts

65ACause of lip irritation, for some?

69APump purchase

72AShoreline structure

77ADo some book repair

80ACrowlike bird

84A“I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way” speaker

85AClementine cousin

88APhotoshop tool

89ACruise for drummers?

91APart of a Latin dance duo?

93A“For shame!”

94ATropical starch source

97AHarbor sights

101AManual audience

103AHand holders

107ASign of health

109AGourmet chips ingredient

112ABallet need

114AKnocking sound

117AKinshasa railroad crossing?

119AWomb-related

120ARiver paddler

121AGave an edge to

122ACuts in half

123A“I don’t want to hear the details!”

124APieces of punditry

2DTriangle or trapezoid

3DDoes a mailroom chore

5DUnappealing food

6DJuicing juice

7DHistory topic

8DMother-of-pearl

10DWheeling’s river

11DPay for a pad

12DLong stories

13DDisney’s Pumbaa, e.g.

14DLatin lover’s word

15DGene messenger

16DPrefix suggesting endlessness

17DPoet’s not-quite-rhyming technique

18DAcapulco aunts

19DBoaters, e.g.

24DUncritically enthusiastic

28DDiamond figures

32DBecome harder to climb

35DPlace back in custody

36DAttack from all sides

39DWords of understanding

42DSomewhat bad

45DBottled spirit?

46DSavory ovoid

48DTraveling in an Airstream, say

50DNeither Rep. nor Dem.

57DCritic’s unit

62D“___ a Liar” (song by the Bee Gees)

65DEmergency transport

66DBravo preceder

68DLike some tuition

70D“As You Like It” forest

71DDerisive sound

72DText in hopes of a reply

73DPrecious bars

76DTiresome task

77DBob alternative

78DAphrodite’s offspring

79DFolding money

80DThe beginning

90DBrother of Electra

100DCarpet securers

102DFeed, as a fire

103DPut ___ to (end)

104DCologne’s river

105DTook part in a stock exchange?

106DPuts in the mail

108DSol followers

110DSuds source

111DTaylor-Joy of “Furiosa”

113DRepeat mindlessly

115DPeculiarity

116DKitchen invader

118DScout’s brother in “To Kill a Mockingbird”

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