Come back from a 30-40 score in tennis? crossword clue
75 Across · WSJ Crossword, October 23, 2026 · 11 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Come back from a 30-40 score in tennis?” is INDUCEDEUCE. It appears as 75 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of October 23, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “In and Out” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 11 squares running left to right from row 14, column 10 of the 21×21 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 I and ends with E, and contains 6 vowels and 5 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down 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
INDUCEDEUCE 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.