Craft brew, for short crossword clue
62 Down · WSJ Crossword, October 11, 2026 · 3 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Craft brew, for short” is IPA. It appears as 62 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of October 11, 2026, a Sunday puzzle titled “Final Count” by Zhouqin Burnikel, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 13, column 11 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 I 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. Weekend puzzles follow the same conventions as the weekday grids, pitched a notch above midweek, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer IPA:
- Bitter brewAug 20, 2026
- Craft brew initialsAug 12, 2026
- Microbrew, oftenAug 11, 2026
- Many a microbrewJul 17, 2026
- Hoppy brew, for shortJul 12, 2026