Take another crack at crossword clue

22 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 16, 2026 · 5 letters

Answer
RETRY
RETRY (5 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Take another crack at” is RETRY. It appears as 22 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 16, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle titled “Things Are Looking Up” by Jackson Musker, and it fills 5 squares running top to bottom from row 4, 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 R and ends with Y, and contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. 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.

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