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Secretive govt. org. crossword clue

55 Down · WSJ Crossword, October 29, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

NSA

NSA (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Secretive govt. org.” is NSA. It appears as 55 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of October 29, 2026, a Thursday puzzle titled “Keeping in Shape” by Matt Gaffney, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 13, column 13 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 N and ends with A, and contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Thursday puzzles lean harder on misdirection, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer NSA:

Org. with a “No Such Podcast”Sep 1, 2026
Org. with a cryptologic museumJul 28, 2026
Code-breaking org.May 8, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1AWith 6-Across, treat often hanging from a Christmas tree

10ARadio Flyer, e.g.

14AMedium’s start

15AAlan with Emmys

17AEnsure the out, maybe

18ATusked beast

19AWithin, with other words

20ATreats that look like M&M’s

23ALike a sweep’s outfit

25AThey sleep where they beep

26AJohn who illustrated “Alice in Wonderland”

28AFemale French friend

30ATreats that come with messages on them

35APetits ___ (small green peas)

36AAwful beasts

37AGalileo’s home

38ANBC mainstay

39ATreat introduced in 1896

41AShaggy beasts

42ACentrum competitor

43AXipe Totec worshiper

47ATreat traditionally made in Pennsylvania

52AAveeno rival

53ASuch a long time in Britain

54AMombasa Marine National Park setting

58AKhao phat ingredient

59AMarine flatfish

60A“Ghosts” playwright

61ASuch a long time

62ATreat that comes in two bars; use both for this one

2DEnzyme suffix

3DPerch catcher

4DThose held close

5DPhrase uttered when nobody laughs at a joke

7DBalm component

8D“Keep it secret” contracts, for short

9DO.K. Corral name

10DIt’s often kept at arm’s length

11DRen Faire weapon

13DRefinery impurities

21DGate latch part, often

22DPopular perennial

23DAttach with thread

24DBuck in Cooperstown

26DRecipe amts.

27DBlocks created in Denmark

28D“Am not!” retort

29DWhere Moses received the tablets

31DCreative field

32DLaser pointer part

33DLewis’s lion

34DTyne with a Tony

37D“Hallelujah!”

39DEngine speed gauge

40DWallet or shoe material

41DEnthusiastic agreement

43DNow, in Nicaragua

44D1983 Woody Allen comedy

45DSlightest suggestion

48DToward the sunrise

49D“My goodness!”

50DSongs for single singers

51DBuilding toy brand

57D“So I take it that’s ___”

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