Doughy ball rescued from the trash? crossword clue
22 Across · WSJ Crossword, May 23, 2026 · 15 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Doughy ball rescued from the trash?” is GARBAGEDUMPLING. It appears as 22 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of May 23, 2026, a Saturday puzzle titled “Doling Out” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 15 squares running left to right from row 3, column 1 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 G and ends with G, and contains 5 vowels and 10 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. This weekend puzzle uses the largest grid of the week, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
GARBAGEDUMPLING 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.