Treated with sealer, say crossword clue
55 Across · WSJ Crossword, July 3, 2026 · 10 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Treated with sealer, say” is STAINPROOF. It appears as 55 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of July 3, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Shades of Difference” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 10 squares running left to right from row 13, column 6 of the 15×15 grid.
The clue gives an example and asks for the broader category it belongs to. The entry begins with S and ends with F, and contains 4 vowels and 6 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Friday puzzles are the Journal’s contest crosswords with a hidden meta answer, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
STAINPROOF 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.