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Stupid jerk crossword clue

48 Down · WSJ Crossword, June 2, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

ASS

ASS (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Stupid jerk” is ASS. It appears as 48 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of June 2, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle titled “Getting Closer” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 11, column 5 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 A and ends with S, and contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Tuesday puzzles stay approachable with light wordplay, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ASS:

BlockheadAug 12, 2026
Pompous personJul 27, 2026
Braying beastJul 21, 2026
Pack animalJun 23, 2026
Braying animalJun 1, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1A“Picturing Will” writer Beattie

9ALike champion racehorses

13ARegulus’s constellation

14ATree with thorns

15AMysterious quality

16AMiddle of summer?

17ABegan to reduce, as loads of work

19AFliers frequently found in pastures

21AView from Port Sudan

23APalette paints

24AYou or me, presumably

27AIowa State’s city

31AMichael J. Fox has won five

32ANarc’s org.

33AWorked on a loom

34AReward for driving someone home: Abbr.

37ANeckline shape

38ALet off steam

40ALanguage of Vientiane

44A“That would be my guess”

47ASounded the hour

49AOctober Revolution leader

50ASaint Francis’s home

53APick-your-own-hours work system

56ARegular romantic partner, and what’s represented by this puzzle’s circles

60AGrammar topics

62AGoes below the horizon

63AOpposite of faster?

64AReason for extra innings

1DGuinness of “The Bridge on the River Kwai”

2DCaptain of the Nautilus

3DLakeside sign

4DEgyptian amulet

5DWalk like a duck

6DGood hold ’em holding

8DRenaissance song

9DMachine shop tool

11DCounty of northwest Pennsylvania

12DComical Carvey

14DCity about 70 miles north of Paris

20DYearly celebration, for short

23DScott Turow book

24DVillechaize of “Fantasy Island”

25DBrownish color

26D“Cold feet” or “cold shoulder,” e.g.

28DItem on a family schedule, perhaps

35DSister brand of Estée Lauder

36D“The Life Impossible” writer Matt

39DBygone Ford muscle cars

41DBringers of bad luck

42DDealing with the problem

45DState without proof

50D“London Fields” writer Martin

51DAll there, so to speak

52DFree of clumps, in a way

53DSkillful act

54DKahului’s island

55DTool for a duel

57DMex. neighbor

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