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Shallowest Great Lake crossword clue

15 Across · WSJ Crossword, September 20, 2026 · 4 letters

Answer

ERIE

ERIE (4 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Shallowest Great Lake” is ERIE. It appears as 15 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 20, 2026, a Sunday puzzle titled “Chill Out” by Kevin Christian & Andrea Carla Michaels, and it fills 4 squares running left to right from row 2, column 8 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 E and ends with E, and contains 3 vowels and 1 consonant. 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.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ERIE:

One of a geographic quintetSep 4, 2026
Lake south of Niagara FallsAug 27, 2026
Southernmost Great LakeAug 21, 2026
Keystone State portAug 11, 2026
Lake bordering four statesJul 8, 2026
Sixth-largest lake in North AmericaJun 17, 2026
County of northwest PennsylvaniaJun 2, 2026
Lake that sounds mysteriousMay 30, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1ABasketball tries

6ACriminal, in cop slang

13ASaw the sights

16ALetters at the end of a college email address

18APretend to know important people

20ABride’s promise

21ACome up with a scheme

23ACello’s cousin

24ALike some colas

28A___ Major (constellation)

33AWinter neck warmer

37ADollar division

38ATax inequity for joint filers

43AInstall, as carpeting

44APointing finger

45AEarth: Prefix

46ADaughter’s brother

47AIt may be stored in bits and bytes

49ATed Danson sitcom about the afterlife

54A“March King” John Philip ___

57AHealthy smoothie ingredient

58A“Weekend Update” co-anchor Michael

59AChill out, or a hint to the ends of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across

62AMichael of “Better Call Saul”

64AIn need of medication

65AAzure or indigo

66ARésumé listing

67AAirport screening org.

68AKnitter’s need

69AWinding, as a road

1DRestrained in response to distress

2DMaker of Civics and Accords

3DNo longer stocking

4DPod or angle starter

6DPasta served “alla vodka”

7DSignificant period

8DBasketball net holder

11DFan club focus

12DCocoon’s contents

14DSandwich sellers

19DMonopoly cube

22DOscar nominee de Armas

25DLike many house pets

26DFix up and resell quickly

27DRoller coaster or carousel

30DFuse together

31DPayment by a poker player

32D“Come Sail Away” band

33DSome urban pollution

34DBe concerned

35DJason’s ship

36DShift or tab, say

37DSite with locks

39DLotion additive

41DCritiques pettily

46DIn disrepair

47DOne of Sneezy’s pals

48DSecond or sixth U.S. president

49DTongue-clicking sound

50DLike an old bucket in a poem

51DFast train between Washington and Boston

52DHopscotch need

54DComedy sketch

55DPaints for Picasso

56DThe Bruins’ sch.

60DChicken-king connection

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