See 88-Across crossword clue
44 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 4, 2026 · 5 letters
Explanation
The answer to “See 88-Across” is SKIRT. It appears as 44 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 4, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “AI Slop” by Christopher Youngs, and it fills 5 squares running top to bottom from row 7, column 1 of the 21×21 grid.
This is a cross-reference clue, so the referenced entry supplies the context needed to make sense of it. The entry begins with S and ends with T, and contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across 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
SKIRT 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.