Oxfam International and Save the Children, e.g., for short crossword clue
38 Down · WSJ Crossword, July 21, 2026 · 4 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Oxfam International and Save the Children, e.g., for short” is NGOS. It appears as 38 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of July 21, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle titled “High Growth” by Justin Werfel, and it fills 4 squares running top to bottom from row 7, column 15 of the 15×15 grid.
The shortening cue in the clue tells you to expect an abbreviation or initials rather than a full word. The entry begins with N and ends with S, and contains 1 vowel and 3 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
NGOS 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.