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D-backs, on scoreboards crossword clue

10 Down · WSJ Crossword, October 2, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

ARI

ARI (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “D-backs, on scoreboards” is ARI. It appears as 10 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of October 2, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “In the Pits” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 1, column 11 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 I, 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 ARI:

Other clues from this puzzle

1ASandwich fill for Paddington Bear

10AKitchen invader

13AFrench article

16ACharacter in Progressive ads

19AProactiv rival

20AStephen of “The Crying Game”

21AMore impatiently eager

23AOscar winner for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field”

25ABig name in frozen cheesecakes

26ASpanish shaker contents

27APiece that may be attacked by la dame or le cavalier

28ACitrusy sugar-free brand

30AThe Yamaha Banshee 350, e.g.

33AYogi’s need

35AGander’s mate

37AFresh from the showers

38ACapital at 12,000 feet

40AToward the rudder

43AField in which you might study Klein bottles and Möbius strips

48AAward for “Spotlight” or “Moonlight”

52A“Let It Go” singer

53ACherry discards

54APetSmart purchases

55AHollow bread

56ANoncommittal answer

57APainter Mondrian

58AMeat’s marbling

59AFormally certifies

61ARaconteur’s recitals

63A“Password” players, at times

65AFly ball also called a “duck snort”

68ALack of reverence

70ASpanish article

71AWhere some pitching takes place

75ABully’s comeback

77AScrabble rack septet

82ANeither partner

86ABen & Jerry’s purchase

87ASilk substitute

89ATool for a gem appraiser

90AMarlins infielder Lopez

92ABoston seafood specialty

93AAvoided profanity

97AShelley’s middle name

99AHistorian’s concern

100AHeight boosters

102ASuccessor of HST

104ADanson of “The Good Place”

105AMovers of dinghies

109ABuilder’s extension

114AHome wrecker, of a sort

115AItalian entree prepared by heating meat between two dishes over a boiling pot

121AEmmy winner who served as Screen Actors Guild president in the 1980s

122A“Don’t mind ___ do”

123AResponse to a cruel comment

124AVerbal agility

125APioneering muscle car

126ARep.’s opponent

127AGroup in the pit (and in this puzzle’s PITs)

1DDance club VIPs

2D2001 Will Smith film

4DOccupies, as a battle station

5DHandout from a concierge

6DEric Clapton song

7DSymbol of power in ancient Egypt

8DChristian from Normandy

9D2025 Pixar film

11DSchindler’s portrayer

12DDiamond covers

13DVirna of “Casanova 70”

15DLike some bottle caps

16DMcDonald’s item since the 1960s

18DTreat with a trademarked design

22DEye color of about 5% of people

24DComerica Park team

29DPut a new price on, maybe

31DLouise’s pal

32DSubordinate sort

39DDidn’t leave

41DMetal marble

42DBelly, informally

44DBasketball Hall of Famer Shaquille

45D“Hamilton” prop

46D“The Teflon Don”

47DBrewery supply

49DWWW-access offerer

54D“Sturdy batsman” of verse

55DBeverage named for its supposed digestive benefits

60DHighway warning

62DLip

64DSeller of EcoTank printers

67D“The Devil’s Dictionary” author

69DHarvard Avenue and Fenway on the Green Line, e.g.

71DCriminal outing

73DCaribbean island whose capital is a ghost town due to volcanic eruptions

74DBygone autocrats

76DCaught sight of

78DUp-to-the-minute news

79DMonticello, e.g.

82DDiscreet bid

84DCollector’s goal

88DDinosaur of Mario games

92DSome roof work

93DJon who returned to the Senate to fill John McCain’s seat

94DLoose-fitting nightgown

97DFarewell from a worrier

101DHero soldier of Spain

103DPool marking

105DHearty supper

106DMani counterpart

107DDele override

108DDynamic start?

110DPaul Atreides’s father, in “Dune”

111D1939 co-star of Bolger and Haley

113DScots’ caps

116DCanyon feature

117DChamplain, to Champlain

118DHanoi holiday

119DShip sealer

120DWords before tear or dare

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