Helpful pointer Crossword Clue

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Helpful pointer Crossword Answer

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ARROW

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Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a V shape
2. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
(verb)
1. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
2. give insider information or advise to

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HELPFUL (adjective)
1. providing assistance or serving a useful function
POINTER (noun)
1. a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game
2. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ARROW
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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PIT

More WSJ Crossword (9/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. Previously

4. Strong malt brew

9. Portland transport

13. Hula swayers

15. Island that holds the Kardaki Temple

16. Odious

17. Particle first confirmed in 1955 at Berkeley

19. Swipes

20. Some salon acquisitions

21. Kittenish Kitt

23. Addition column

24. “Masnavi” poet

25. Trumpeter Herb

28. Callisto circles it

31. 'Sprechen __ Deutsch?'

32. Moved like molasses

34. Located

36. Diamond cover

38. Gunpowder ingredient

40. Spiced Indian tea

41. Cheering wildly

43. Champagne pops?

45. Opening day pitcher

46. Busch Stadium setting

48. Short excursions

50. First word of “Send In the Clowns”

51. Seeded

52. View from Eton

55. Snobby faction

59. City with a view of Mauna Kea

60. Amygdalin source

62. "First Take" network

63. Mass times acceleration

64. Sushi bar staple

65. Online market with Home Favorites and Fashion Finds tabs

66. Symbols of sibilance

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Down

1. Obsessed captain

2. Torres of "9-1-1: Lone Star"

3. Makes a choice

4. "The Office" setting

5. Bugs and the like

6. Table scraps

7. Mysterious hoverer

8. Garage job

9. Pro who binges, perhaps

10. Real hoot

11. River in Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”

12. Geological flattop

14. Tres más cuatro

18. Wing, in combinations

22. "Money" novelist Martin

24. Less diplomatic

25. Nick and Nora's dog

26. Deceitful bunch

27. Candidate of 1992 and 1996

28. Ballet bounds

29. Hawke in Hollywood

30. Gasp, say

33. “Not another word!”

35. Conks out

37. Breakup cost, at times

39. Whoops it up

42. Tudor emblem

44. Handled

47. Not up to code, say

49. Leagues, e.g.

51. Hook’s counterpart, in golf

52. Friend's pronoun

53. Subj. with dates

54. Much of Austria

55. Strays

56. Domestic discord

57. South Pacific figurine

58. Flight part

61. Not neg

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