Useful connections crossword clue

8 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 28, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer
INS
INS (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Useful connections” is INS. It appears as 8 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 28, 2026, a Monday puzzle titled “Command Performance” by Peter A. Collins, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 1, column 9 of the 15×15 grid.

A plural clue takes a plural answer, which is why the entry ends in S. The entry begins with I 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. 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

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer INS:

Other clues from this puzzle

34AJerk
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