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Neckline choice crossword clue

30 Across · WSJ Crossword, October 16, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

VEE

VEE (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Neckline choice” is VEE. It appears as 30 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of October 16, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “On the Wrong Track” by Brad Wiegmann, and it fills 3 squares running left to right from row 5, column 10 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 V and ends with E, 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. 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 VEE:

See 21-AcrossSep 4, 2026
Neckline shapeSep 2, 2026
Migration formationAug 31, 2026
Migratory formationJul 28, 2026
Neckline shapeJul 10, 2026
Neckline shapeJun 2, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1ASeacrest succeeded him

13AIdiomatic sticking points

20AQuebec neighbor

21AAnne of “Donnie Brasco”

22AAwkward party song to play for Rumpelstiltskin? (Destiny’s Child)

26AMember of a destructive colony

27AAwkward party song to play for Jack and Jill? (Culture Club)

29ALike many hard cheeses

31AHigh habitat

32AAwkward party song to play for the Big Bad Wolf? (The Commodores)

37ASwinton of “Doctor Strange”

39ATo’s partner

42AIconic riveter of WWII

43AOft-hidden cost

44AFlier from Savasleyka air base

45AThe Pequod, e.g.

48AWhere preteens can’t sit

50AAwkward party song to play for Captain Hook? (Elton John)

54A100,000th of a newton

55ADental hygienist’s target

57ABill in a till

58AObject of Versailles cheers

59A“Carnival of Harlequin” painter

63AMarket indicators?

66AAwkward party song to play for Pinocchio? (Selena Gomez)

69ASister of une mère or eine Mutter

70ASister of Moses

71AZaragoza’s river

73AFiler’s worry

74A“Blonde” star de Armas

75ALongtime Red Sox anthem

77ASponge feature

81AAwkward party song to play for Sleeping Beauty? (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

84AIt may take a few minutes

86AWashington hub

88AComfy boots brand

90ALift with much effort

91ADirection suffix

92AEleniak of “Under Siege”

95AAwkward party song to play for Humpty Dumpty? (Tom Petty)

97ACatcher’s posture

99ADr. of hip-hop

102AAwkward party song to play for Dracula? (Sheryl Crow)

110AWeary feeling

111AConcert venues

112AAwkward party song to play for Frosty the Snowman? (Buster Poindexter)

114ABoxer’s dream

115ARazzle-dazzle

116ACo. with a Stubs rewards program

117AClog-clearing brand

118ALong-billed wading bird

119AHoarse voice

121ASteer clear of

1DSweden-based carrier

3DDavidson of “The Crying Game”

4DTingling sensation sometimes called a “brain massage”

5DAccess-providing character in the “Matrix” movies

6DOpen fighting

7DNeed to be paid

8DGarden shed tool

10DBarrel of laughs

11DLike birthdays but not weddings

13DCause for alarm at a diner?

14D“Hamilton” Tony winner ___ Elise Goldsberry

15DWhen Juliet drinks the potion

16DRicotta source

17DBlood fluids

20DLike bucks, bulls and billies

23DFast approaching

27D“Now ___ heard everything!”

32DLike champion racehorses

33D___ Music (group whose members included Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno)

34D“The ball ___ your court”

36DSplinter group

38D“You have to let me!”

39DPlant groups

40DGroovy music source

41DPest control brand

44D“To be continued...”

46D“Over my dead body!”

49D“Safety hoist” inventor

51DCNN journalist Kaye

52DSome tractors

53DRustic retreat

56DPregraduation activity

59DHighest active volcano in Eur.

61DGarcia of “Lucifer”

63D“She Bop” singer Cyndi

64DMadagascar’s ocean

67DGuiana people

68DHydrox imitator

69DCup, in Calais

70D“Yowza!”

72DWhat marathon spectators do?

76DBetray intoxication, perhaps

78DShimmery stone

79DSitarist Shankar

80DPristine place

83D“I’m such an idiot!” indicator

85D“Curious...”

89DPull into the driveway, say

94DCornell site

97DJolly Roger feature

98DLibrarian’s demand

100DRed-brown shade

103D“I got this, Boss!”

105DBuilding wings

107DOther, in Acapulco

108DNation south of Libya

109DFollower of King or Donkey

112DCroque-monsieur ingredient

113DFoot division

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