The clue "mainstay" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on October 16, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "STAPLE", a 6-letter word.
Solution STAPLE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution STAPLE is 6 letters long. We have 24 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 133 solutions. The longest is ATHLETIC SUPPORTER with 17 letters, and the shortest is ARM with 3 letters.
Correct, clue "MAINSTAY" is currently one of the top traffic spikes (detected on 27 Dec 2025). Clearly, many find it tricky to solve!
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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.
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