One Direction, for one crossword clue
4 Across · WSJ Crossword, September 29, 2026 · 7 letters
Explanation
The answer to “One Direction, for one” is POPBAND. It appears as 4 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 29, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle titled “Switching Seats” by Ella Dershowitz, and it fills 7 squares running left to right from row 1, column 5 of the 15×15 grid.
The clue gives an example and asks for the broader category it belongs to. The entry begins with P and ends with D, and contains 2 vowels and 5 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
POPBAND 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.