Small sandwich not on the regular menu? crossword clue
72 Across · WSJ Crossword, May 30, 2026 · 10 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Small sandwich not on the regular menu?” is BACKSLIDER. It appears as 72 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of May 30, 2026, a Saturday puzzle titled “Bread Shtick” by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz, and it fills 10 squares running left to right from row 11, column 12 of the 21×21 grid.
The question mark at the end of the clue signals wordplay: the surface reading is a misdirection, and the answer fits a punning or figurative sense of the words. The entry begins with B and ends with R, and contains 3 vowels and 7 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. This weekend puzzle uses the largest grid of the week, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
BACKSLIDER 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.