XXX part? crossword clue
24 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 25, 2026 · 3 letters
Explanation
The answer to “XXX part?” is TAC. It appears as 24 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 25, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Rounding Error” by Jem Burch, and it fills 3 squares running top to bottom from row 3, column 6 of the 21×21 grid.
The question mark at the end of the clue signals wordplay: the surface reading is a misdirection, and the answer fits a punning or figurative sense of the words. The entry begins with T and ends with C, 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. 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
Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer TAC:
- Middle X or OAug 24, 2026
- Tic-___-toeAug 23, 2026