Dead drop users crossword clue
14 Down · WSJ Crossword, July 16, 2026 · 5 letters
Answer
SPIES
SPIES (5 letters)
Explanation
The answer to “Dead drop users” is SPIES. It appears as 14 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of July 16, 2026, a Thursday puzzle titled “Pitch In” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 5 squares running top to bottom from row 2, column 6 of the 15×15 grid.
A plural clue takes a plural answer, which is why the entry ends in S. The entry begins with S and ends with S, and contains 2 vowels and 3 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 SPIES:
- Overseas assets?Jun 25, 2026
Other clues from this puzzle
13ABolivian boy
24AKnuckleheads
32A“My man!”
42ARefinement
27DSome winds
28DYens
30DMake a gain
34DGranted
48DRacket
51DConverse