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“Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them”

Here is the verified answer to the Wall Street Journal Crossword clue “Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them”, last seen on June 4, 2026.

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A 10-letter down entry from the Thursday puzzle

The Answer
TAKINGTHEL

The answer to “Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them” is TAKINGTHEL

Letters10
DirectionDown
PublishedJun 4, 2026

Letter analysis

The clue “Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them” appeared in the Wall Street Journal Crossword on Thursday, June 4, 2026 as a down entry. The verified answer is TAKINGTHEL — a 10-letter word that begins with T and ends with L.

This answer contains 3 vowels and 7 consonants. Click through any related clue below to keep solving, or open the full answer key for the day from the link above.

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What is the answer to “Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them”?

The answer to the Wall Street Journal Crossword clue “Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them” is TAKINGTHEL — a 10-letter down entry from the June 4, 2026 puzzle.

How many letters is the answer?

TAKINGTHEL has 10 letters — 3 vowels and 7 consonants.

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