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Steeped stuff crossword clue

50 Down · WSJ Crossword, August 19, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

TEA

TEA (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Steeped stuff” is TEA. It appears as 50 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 19, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle titled “Thumbs Down” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 11, column 10 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 T and ends with A, and contains 2 vowels and 1 consonant. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Wednesday puzzles sit mid-week on the difficulty curve, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer TEA:

Other clues from this puzzle

5AMohammad Reza Pahlavi was Iran’s last

9AGrifter’s targets

13AShe’s seated between Samuel and Brett

14ALavishly appointed

15AParty on the beach, perhaps

16ACargo from Germany

18AThe ravens Huginn and Muninn serve him

19ASlinky swimmer

20ABit of ancient argot

22AOverly indulgent

23AFashion trigram

24AFind acceptance from the group

27ACharacter’s dramatic journey

30ANew wave music maker

34ARio contents

35AReturning words

37ANest egg option

38ATango producers

42ALady Bird’s hubby

43AHigh-pitched Muppet

47AGreek physician

51ATurning spigots

57ALinkedIn listing

60AIn a wild state

61AGodiva’s place to show off

64ABarcelona boy

65ADada’s Max

67ABus. sch. course

68AUnacceptable, and a hint to the clues at 16-, 20-, 38-, 51- and 61-Across

1DSharply sour fruit

2D“Let me think...”

4DStranded motorist’s need

7DDismissed brutally

8DPatriotic Patrick

10DLamborghini’s parent company

11DIt can make you smart

12DLike some Masses

13D“The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat” speaker

17DBatiking need

21DStrong quality

22D“I don’t believe you!”

25DCooler brand

26DLesson leader

28DSpinoff of 1974

31DBandmate of Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis

32D“You wouldn’t dare!” reply

45DGraph aberrations

47DEgyptian land mentioned in Genesis

51DTool in a Zen garden

52DSultanate in the U.N.

54DImpressive in scope

55DCity near Lake Tahoe

57D“On the Conflicts of the Child’s Soul” author

58DBone, in Bologna

59DGet into the pool

62DGuatemalan gold

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