“Psych!” (or what the initials of three funny people in this puzzle mean, fittingly) crossword clue
49 Across · WSJ Crossword, August 25, 2026 · 11 letters
Explanation
The answer to ““Psych!” (or what the initials of three funny people in this puzzle mean, fittingly)” is JUSTKIDDING. It appears as 49 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 25, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle titled “Joking Kind” by Daniel Hrynick, and it fills 11 squares running left to right from row 12, column 5 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 J and ends with G, and contains 3 vowels and 8 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
JUSTKIDDING 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.