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Pay stub line crossword clue

72 Across · WSJ Crossword, September 25, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

NET

NET (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Pay stub line” is NET. It appears as 72 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 25, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Rounding Error” by Jem Burch, and it fills 3 squares running left to right from row 11, column 19 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 N and ends with T, and contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. 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 NET:

After expensesSep 3, 2026
Bottom lineAug 26, 2026
Pickleball court dividerAug 23, 2026
Pickleball court sightAug 2, 2026
With 43-Down, balance sheet figureJun 25, 2026
Court dividerMay 14, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1ACanine command

6AProduct of mud compaction

11ACinemark competitor

14AFull of life

18AWipe from existence

19ALion, leopard or lynx, zoologically

20ATapestry producer

22ATribe of western New York

23A“Death on the Nile” and the like?

25ABackstreet patrollers?

27AKazakhstan’s capital

29ATuna on a sushi menu

30AFollower of special or black

31AMaiden name label

32ADust-up in the Dove factory?

37APrepare for the tub

41AItems on some pedestals

43A“Hardwood Classics” network

45AWear with straps

49ABullion piece

51ANew Haven scholars

52ASoprano from Australia

55AStrange way to keep burglars out?

59AAmber-colored wine

61APool problem

62A“Meh”-evoking

63AOrg. with a five-ring logo

64A___ Webster (Twain’s “celebrated jumping frog”)

65ATake-out general

66AFielding error by Mickey Moniak?

73AFlour for puris and parathas

75ACuatro halved

77ACrafty knife brand

79APrepare for a career change

81ASome 24-hour fosters?

85AQuartet in a Scrabble box

86ALike swampland

88ACheery farewell

91AShimmery stones

93AMalek of “Oppenheimer”

96AThe visitors who visited Amahl

101ALustrous fabric

104ASchnitzel serving that might shock you?

109A“Knives Out” star de Armas

110ACourtroom fig.

111ALike bulls, bucks and boars

112AGeneral vicinity

113ALots to buy

116ASophisticated style?

119AMystifying field features, or a directive for understanding this puzzle’s theme

121AWatch after

123AAccommodate

124APlay setting

125AYields to gravity

126AHeart chart, for short

127AFirst name in cosmetics

128ALingerie buy

1DSonata and Accord, e.g.

2DLike some spending limits

3DAirline once run by Eddie Rickenbacker

5D“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” composer

6DArmy’s counterpart of Navy’s CPO

7DHow some problems must be faced

8DHistorically contested region of Europe

9DStay in hiding

10D1958’s Corsair, e.g.

11DIn the style of

13DStatues of substantial size

14DMoment of time

15DSome geometry homework

21DSoldier for hire, for short

26DThe solver of this puzzle

34DGoldfinger’s first name

35DSurname of Steinbeck’s Cal and Aron

38DMediterranean resort

39DGerman tank of WWII

44DFriday’s preceder?

45DMayor between Giuliani and de Blasio

50DTo-do list listing

51DConditional word

53DKatherina’s sister, in “The Taming of the Shrew”

54DWill of “The Lego Batman Movie”

55DWhere Al Jazeera is based

56DLoose coat named for a region of Ireland

57D“You can’t stop me!”

58DIt’s practiced in le palais de justice

59DExtinct bird of New Zealand

60DSome carolers

63D“Gooooooooal!”

67DPablo Neruda, e.g.

69DResponse from a humblebragger

70DBaltimore paper

71DFaces in the crowd?

74DBitterly cold

78DAmtrak option

80DLetters before an alias

81DLast of 24 letters

82DCeremony of remembrance

84DFemur’s end

89D“Has it started yet?”

92DPlayed for time

94DTennis great Gibson

95DDoling (out)

98DCarriers for conquistadors

99DPatronized a restaurant

102DMean

103DStand in opposition to

105DBrillo and Zillow, for two: Abbr.

106D“Fiddlesticks!”

107DHoard of treasure

108DIronman race, for short

114DPart of QED

115DPlot measure

117DSome S&L offerings

120DEpcot center?

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