Those to whom you might say the beginnings of 17-, 23-, 38-, 50- and 61-Across crossword clue
57 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 28, 2026 · 4 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Those to whom you might say the beginnings of 17-, 23-, 38-, 50- and 61-Across” is DOGS. It appears as 57 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 28, 2026, a Monday puzzle titled “Command Performance” by Peter A. Collins, and it fills 4 squares running top to bottom from row 12, column 13 of the 15×15 grid.
The clue gives an example and asks for the broader category it belongs to. The entry begins with D and ends with S, and contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Monday puzzles are the most approachable of the week, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
DOGS 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.