Like a specialized committee

The answer to “Like a specialized committee” in the The Washington Post crossword is ADHOC — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 23, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 1-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Like a specialized committee” answer

ADHOC (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ADHOC

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What does ADHOC mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ADHOC is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Like a specialized committee” appeared?

The Washington Post reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 23, 2026 (most recent) → ADHOC. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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