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Marco Polo’s heading crossword clue

26 Down · WSJ Crossword, July 22, 2026 · 4 letters

Answer
EAST
EAST (4 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Marco Polo’s heading” is EAST. It appears as 26 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of July 22, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle titled “Sitting Around” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 4 squares running top to bottom from row 5, column 11 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 T, and contains 2 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. Wednesday puzzles sit mid-week on the difficulty curve, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

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