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Words at a wedding crossword clue

36 Down · WSJ Crossword, August 17, 2026 · 3 letters

Answer

IDO

IDO (3 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Words at a wedding” is IDO. It appears as 36 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 17, 2026, a Monday puzzle titled “Back Lot” by Kevin Shustack, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 8, column 6 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 I and ends with O, and contains 2 vowels and 1 consonant. 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 IDO:

The rite answerAug 4, 2026
Promise in front of a priestJul 8, 2026
Wedding wordsJun 20, 2026
Solemn promiseJun 8, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1ASAT prep study

6ABlue-green hue

10AUse your incisors

14ACaribbean island off the coast of Venezuela

15ACatch some waves

16AAnise-flavored Greek liqueur

17AJennifer with multiple platinum albums

18ABirthplace of Fibonacci and Galileo

19AVoice above a tenor

20AHaving two flat surfaces always equidistant, as a sheet of glass

23A“New Rules” singer ___ Lipa

25AGothic novelist Radcliffe

26ACatchall category: Abbr.

27ALike some loans

33ABallgame delayer

34ARefrain from a night of heavy drinking?

41A“Keep quiet” contracts, for short

42ANickel back word

44ASuit stand, by another name

48AOrg. regulating the Pac-12 and Big Ten

50AFeel remorse for

52ACommon storefront sign, and a hint to 20-, 27-, 34- and 44-Across

57A“Now it’s clear”

62A32-nation grp.

63ABitter brews, briefly

65ANarrow valley

66ASend salacious selfies, say

67ATitle pages?

1DKilmer of “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”

2DGold, in Granada

3DSpot for a Brit, casually

4DExplorer Tasman

5DExotic market

6DQuakers of Colorado?

7DWitty comment

8DBear in the night sky

9DAt a distance

10DShark in front of a net, say

11DDummy letters in cryptography

12DAncient Mexican

13DFleece stuff

21DOpposite of SSW

22D“I don’t need ___” (restaurant regular’s comment)

23D“What’s the ___?” (“Who cares?”)

24DNickel back word

28DAntlered animal

29DCriticize savagely

30DTemporary trend

31DCopacabana Beach setting

35DChina’s Zhou ___

38DDesigner’s deg.

39DDepp of “Nosferatu”

40DAt any point

43DMartians, e.g.: Abbr.

44DEncrust, like 60-Down might

45DPhysicist Rutherford

46DBig ___, California

47DTurned sharply

49DLargest of the Greek islands

52DSend an online reminder to

53DCBS franchise

54DStare in awe

55D“The Odyssey” film format

61DAgreeable answer

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