No longer woolly, say crossword clue
40 Across · WSJ Crossword, May 26, 2026 · 5 letters
Explanation
The answer to “No longer woolly, say” is SHORN. It appears as 40 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of May 26, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle titled “Counter Offers” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 5 squares running left to right from row 8, column 11 of the 15×15 grid.
The clue gives an example and asks for the broader category it belongs to. The entry begins with S and ends with N, and contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Tuesday puzzles stay approachable with light wordplay, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
SHORN has not appeared as an answer in any other WSJ puzzle in our index, which runs from May 2026 onward. It will be listed here the next time it turns up.