One for the books? crossword clue
33 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 22, 2026 · 9 letters
Explanation
The answer to “One for the books?” is LIBRARIAN. It appears as 33 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 22, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle titled “Car Talk” by Fred Raker & Jeremy Lieberman, and it fills 9 squares running top to bottom from row 7, column 3 of the 15×15 grid.
The question mark at the end of the clue signals wordplay: the surface reading is a misdirection, and the answer fits a punning or figurative sense of the words. The entry begins with L and ends with N, and contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across 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
LIBRARIAN 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.