Development sites? crossword clue

33 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 15, 2026 · 5 letters

Answer
UTERI
UTERI (5 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Development sites?” is UTERI. It appears as 33 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 15, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle titled “Compendium” by Andrea Carla Michaels & Mike Torch, and it fills 5 squares running top to bottom from row 6, column 9 of the 15×15 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 U and ends with I, and contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Tuesday puzzles stay approachable with light wordplay, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

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