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Former quarterback Manning crossword clue

15 Across · WSJ Crossword, May 11, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

ELI

ELI (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Former quarterback Manning” is ELI. It appears as 15 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of May 11, 2026, a Monday puzzle titled “The Bottom Line” by Peter A. Collins, and it fills 3 squares running left to right from row 2, column 8 of the 15×15 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 E 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 Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Monday puzzles are the most approachable of the week, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ELI:

Country music’s ___ Young BandSep 2, 2026
Quarterback ManningAug 30, 2026
Inventor WhitneyJun 29, 2026
Quarterback ManningMay 19, 2026
Country music’s ___ Young BandMay 14, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1ADo a post-vacation chore

7AChiding sound

10A“Evil Kermit” or “Grumpy Cat,” e.g.

14A“The Murders in the Rue ___”

16ANation on the Arabian peninsula

17AShe had a hit with “Poetry Man”

19APainter Chagall

20ASudden pulls

21AShe had a hit with “Because the Night”

23AMake a mistake

24A___ ordinaires (cheap reds)

25AShire of “Rocky”

26AWiping the slate clean

28ACasey, notably

30AYank’s crosstown rival

31AButterfly’s kin

32ATreelike creature in “The Lord of the Rings”

33AHe had a hit with “Mother and Child Reunion”

37AAtlanta-based health org.

40ADamon of “The Bourne Identity”

45AMore exhilarating

47AEgg-producing organs

49AColorado skiing resort

51ACooked rice, in Korean cuisine

52AHe had a hit with “If I Had a Hammer”

55ASeized vehicle, familiarly

57A1964 Beatles hit, and an addendum to a fan letter to 17-, 21-, 33- or 52-Across, perhaps

59APeppa Pig’s baby sister

61ASan Fran team, for short

63AGo after in court

64A“___ Fideles”

1DUnspecified large number

2D“Take your time”

3DWrite some code

4DSeeming eternity

7DCampout shelters

8DWord before car or machine

9DFlightless bird

10DMay honorees, quaintly

11D“Shoot over your answer”

12DInvader in some sci-fi movies

18DEmulated the performers in this puzzle’s theme

22DSecond largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands

24DThiamine and riboflavin, for two

27DLabor Day mo.

28DAvril Lavigne’s “Sk8er ___”

29DQuick cash source

34DDubai’s nation: Abbr.

35DAbbr. on a copier paper tray

36D“Neither fish ___ fowl”

37DNovel section

39DShip skipper

43DCity with wharves

44DSupport, as a cause

47DAuto on the autobahn

48D“Romeo and Juliet” city

53DOmar of “House”

54DJacob’s twin

55DThinker Descartes

58DYouTube offering, for short

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