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Knack for music crossword clue

10 Down · WSJ Crossword, July 26, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

EAR

EAR (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Knack for music” is EAR. It appears as 10 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of July 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle titled “Stroke Of Luck” by Freddie Cheng, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 1, column 12 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 R, and contains 2 vowels and 1 consonant. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Weekend puzzles follow the same conventions as the weekday grids, pitched a notch above midweek, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer EAR:

Word with drum or plugAug 31, 2026
Anvil siteAug 27, 2026
Stirrup siteAug 26, 2026
Spot for an AirPodAug 16, 2026
Canal siteJun 27, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1AIn support of

4AFarfalle or fusilli, for example

9ATaunting remarks

15APolite way to eat udon, in Japan

16AOil platform?

17AAquatic rescue ring

19ACommitted to paper

21ABig shot, for short

23ACapote, to his pals

24AScat legend Fitzgerald

25ASubject of some down-vs.-up arguments

31ASpot for a sermon

35ASplices a movie together, say

36ACassette successor

39APart of a chain, perhaps

41ARakish fellows

42APies served hot

44ATarget of statistical analysis

49AAromatic breakfast item

52ABangkok language

54AKnee part often injured in sports, for short

55ALightning producer

56AGrows dimmer

59AGolfer’s dream shot, and what 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across each have

62ABreak out, as fighting

63AMarking on a calendar

64AUnagi roll ingredient

65ASettle, as a debt

66AMonopoly stack

2DBaltimore baseballer

3DCoffee request at a diner

4DAudible alternative to a tap on the shoulder

5DChicken ___ king

6DMinivan’s kin, for short

7DFamed Roman fountain

8DTax-filing month

9DSynagogue attendee

11DDifficult to understand

12DTake back, as an accusation

18DJacob’s twin

22DChest muscle, informally

26DStatuette for Streep

27DBeliever in a god

28DBeer, slangily

33DGreen prefix

34DMusical exercise piece

36DGot friendly

37DRice-shaped 4-Across

38DGood bargain

40DProducts sold by Yankee peddlers

43DOrg. that aids mom-and-pop companies

45DAbbr. for a letter recipient

47DSalary recipient

51DFielding need

55DDoesn’t play

57DWater-monitoring org.

58DPlace for pigs

60DBruce of martial arts movies

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