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Facile crossword clue

96 Across · WSJ Crossword, August 7, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

PAT

PAT (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Facile” is PAT. It appears as 96 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 7, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Military Dress” by Alan DerKazarian, and it fills 3 squares running left to right from row 16, column 1 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 P and ends with T, and contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down 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 PAT:

FacileAug 27, 2026
Ryan’s predecessor on “Wheel of Fortune”Jun 22, 2026

This exact clue has also run on:

WSJ Crossword August 27, 2026answer was PAT

Other clues from this puzzle

1APerjury, e.g.

6AAmusing escapade

10ACollezione della Galleria degli Uffizi

14AMac

19AWelcome to a mainlander, maybe

23ACourtroom schedule

24ATurkic tongue

25AMollusk on a menu

27A1919 H. Rider Haggard novel

30ADirector Mira, who’s the mother of New York City’s mayor

31ACoordinate with

32AExclusion-based angst, for short

35ASome gym equipment

41AWords before “Lover,” “Dollar” and “Man” in song names

43AFlatow of radio’s “Science Friday”

45A“Hurry up and decide!”

49AOne of three NHL squads in New York State

52ACreature with a ring of stinging tentacles

53ADaggers, so to speak

55ARefuse to drop

56AHad as one’s boss

60AFriend to François

61AU.S. Army medal

64AMake a mountain out of a molehill, say

66ASite of the George W. Bush Presidential Ctr.

69AHaving a very round countenance

72ASorta suffix

73AChance for a belt

75AReally enjoy

83ASappho’s home

86AFormer region of the Spanish Sahara

89AMaxim about the importance of liquidity

92A“Can’t decide!”

93ABeer once advertised as being “for the winners”

97ABeethoven symphony of 1804

100AFamily member

101AResort town north of Santa Fe

102APalace guard, of a sort

105AMiddle Eastern capital once called Philadelphia

106ABit of a shock?

109ASuperhero with the catchphrase “Tra-la-laaaa!” (and a hint to the circled letters)

119AHold in contempt

120APressing concern for astronauts?

123AFrozen Four org.

124A“Well, then I have to go”

125AFinancially solvent

126ASince, slangily

127A“Life of Pi” author Martel

128AFigure (out)

129AIf tripled, “you get the picture”

1DYou might trip on it

2D“That hurt!”

3DProgress slowly

4DBrand named for a goddess

5DOhioan who orbited Earth at age 40 and age 77

6D“See ya, dude!”

7D“There oughta be ___!”

8DOld newspaper photo section

9DUkraine’s second-largest city

10D“___ Fideles”

11DDid a farrier’s job

12DIt may contain carne asada

13D___ Good Feelings (early 19th-century period)

15D“For the People Who Serve” grp.

16DPerfecta, for one

18DJames in the Blues Hall of Fame

20DLongtime “What’s My Line?” panelist Francis

26D“Citizen Kane” studio

28DClassic shout-out

29DTextile worker

33DSurrealist Joan

34DLayered treat

35DBaryshnikov nickname

36DStarting squad

37DBolshevik foe

38DPiece of cake

40DPaquin of “The Piano”

42DWords to the audience

46DLennon’s love

47DMake (one’s way)

48D“___ as the green-growing bud unfolds”: Longfellow

50DRange whose name means “gold mountain” in Mongolian

51DAligned groups

54D“Otello” composer

57DOne of two found in Georgia

58DMonongahela Natl. Forest location

59DCommon Market inits.

62DPolitical attack, of a sort

63DBrunch cocktail

65DNickname for Angel Stadium

70D“Well, what have we here!”

71DNeither go-with

76DSmooth-talking

78D“Tiny Bubbles” singer

79DSome Army NCOs

82DDornoch denials

84DNight school subj.

85DRevue segment

86DCriticize harshly

87DMosque figure

88DDirector Preminger

90DLjubljana residents

91DPay tribute to

93D“La Bohème” heroine

94D“Just watch me!”

95DThey play across the border from the Kraken

98DWicker material

99DFred Astaire, by birth

103DKnee injury initials

104DYellowish-brown

107DNelly Korda’s org.

108DChewy candy

110DLayout measure

111DChef Matsuhisa with a chain of namesake restaurants

112DProhibition backers

113DMardi Gras city, familiarly

114DStomped (on)

115DHorse mackerel

116DGooden of the Mets

117DNYU extension

118DWood-shaping tool

121DAthenian vowel

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