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Pose for a photographer crossword clue

39 Across · WSJ Crossword, August 23, 2026 · 5 letters

Answer
MODEL
MODEL (5 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Pose for a photographer” is MODEL. It appears as 39 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 23, 2026, a Sunday puzzle titled “C-llectively Speaking” by Andrea Carla Michaels & Kevin Christian, and it fills 5 squares running left to right from row 9, column 1 of the 15×15 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 M and ends with L, and contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Weekend puzzles follow the same conventions as the weekday grids, pitched a notch above midweek, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

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