Namesake of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s lifetime achievement award crossword clue
5 Down · WSJ Crossword, August 12, 2026 · 5 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Namesake of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s lifetime achievement award” is BEENE. It appears as 5 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 12, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle titled “Tribal Tunes” by Luke K. Schreiber, and it fills 5 squares running top to bottom from row 1, column 6 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 B and ends with E, and contains 3 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.
Past appearances
Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer BEENE:
- Designer GeoffreyMay 18, 2026