“Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them”
This clue appeared as 30-Down in the WSJ Crossword on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The answer has 10 letters.
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The clue “Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them” ran in the WSJ Crossword on June 4, 2026 as 30-Down. Its answer is a 10-letter word that starts with T and ends with L, with 3 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them” clue?+
The answer is TAKINGTHEL (10 letters), from the WSJ Crossword of June 4, 2026.
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We have seen it 1 time in the WSJ Crossword.
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