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Shapiro of NPR crossword clue

26 Across · WSJ Crossword, August 28, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

ARI

ARI (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Shapiro of NPR” is ARI. It appears as 26 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 28, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Set Piece” by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz, and it fills 3 squares running left to right from row 4, column 1 of the 21×21 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 A and ends with I, and contains 2 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. 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

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ARI:

Other clues from this puzzle

1A“Slaves of New York” author Janowitz

5AAgitated state

9AIconic 1980s burger

14ADramatic singer

18ACaravan stops

19ABurner setting

20ALoud, as a crowd

22AFan club devoted to president George W.?

24AFan club devoted to disco legend Donna?

27ACrocheter’s creation

29ASome singers

30AShould really not

35AItalian wine region

36AHeadley of “Coming to America”

39AString quartet instrument

42AVerizon acquisition of 2006

44AWithout wheels, in a way

47AFan club devoted to “Succession” actor Jeremy?

51A“Works for me”

53ABrave opponent

55AAcapulco gold

56AClothesline alternative

57AMet expectations?

59AScottish misses

61AGold mining troughs

63AMediterranean island nation

64AYou can RSVP to them by clicking

65ALoser to Fischer in 1972

66APresident before Jimmy

67ALadies of Spain

68ALike faces on cold days, sometimes

70ATrebek of “Jeopardy!”

71APractice that strives to harmonize yin and yang

72APentathletes use them

75ASome NFL sackers

76AOne in it for the long haul

77AFan club devoted to romance writer Danielle?

79AOn both banks of

81ARank for PBS’s Morse or Tennison

83ATennis’s Murray and Roddick

85AFertile soil

87ABakery stock

91AConvenience stores

93AMonopoly octet

96ABunch of scoundrels

98ASwaggering, maybe

103ADriller’s org.

104AFan club devoted to “Casino Royale” actress Eva?

106AFan club devoted to “Only Murders in the Building” actor Martin?

110AFormally surrender

112ABull by the sea

113AJoined the 10K

114AHas a mortgage

1DBull in the sky

3DUnimpressed response

4DOnly character in all seven Narnia books

5DCatch, as flies

7DCrested lizard

8DAccepted standard

9DTricky billiards shot

11DSome stadium features

12DBed table item

13DAmount past due

15DAbout to explode

16D“Come on!” in La Paz

17DDeath on the Nile causes, perhaps

18DPresident born on an island

23DSmall salamander

25DOnce in a blue moon

31DPioneering DVR

33DFan club devoted to Sex Pistols bassist Sid?

34DThey may be collared

36DKills, as a dragon

37DFabled also-ran

38DJohn and Denny, in a 1960s rock foursome

40DNonstudio films

41DShrek and Fiona, e.g.

44DSinger Mariah

45D“Teardrop of India”

46DMake oneself at home

47DCity in California’s Monterey County

48DJohn of “Face/Off”

50D“Live long and prosper” speaker

52DEager agreement

54DMaze stopper

58DBollywood garment

60DLabel for Booker T. & the M.G.’s and the Staple Singers

62DShaped in a shop, in a way

63DFar from sufficient

65DIt’s a piece of cake

68DModem measures

69DSome first-time voters

73DSch. support groups

76DNeptune’s largest moon

78DTeacher’s deg.

80DChapel Hill athlete

82D“The Bald Soprano” playwright

88D“My pleasure”

89DHail Mary instruction

90DMilky Way ingredients

91DOrganizing expert Kondo

92DExpress through eight states

93DBagel-shaped

94DStartlingly odd

95DExcited, with “up”

97DBakery enticement

98DMLB team VIPs

99DTennis’s Nadal, familiarly

102D“Iliad” warrior

105DRound number, of a sort

107DTraitorous singer

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