Flaky mineral

Latest answer — July 17, 2026

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This soft mineral is often found in baby powder! 🍼

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Across

  1. 1Newman and Oldman, e.g.
  2. 7Dries out, say
  3. 13Request with clasped hands
  4. 19“So true!”
  5. 20Separate the grain from the chaff
  6. 21Request with a proffered fist
  7. 22Motile cell
  8. 23“No Woman, No Cry” genre
  9. 24Pros pretending to be amateurs, e.g.
  10. 25*“Why so quiet?”
  11. 28Letter after Delta
  12. 29Gem from Down Under
  13. 30Muted hue
  14. 31Hand on a hacienda?
  15. 34*Belabor a settled subject
  16. 40Hung in folds
  17. 42Abuela’s abode
  18. 43Sport with training stables called “heya”
  19. 44*Person of interest?
  20. 45Brother in Genesis
  21. 47AOL chats
  22. 50Meditative practice
  23. 51Kimono tie
  24. 52Roman roadway
  25. 54*Farewell tour
  26. 58Lo-cal
  27. 60Major Wall St. index
  28. 62Disney boss until 2005
  29. 63“Real mature, guys, real mature!”...and advice for making the starred answers make sense
  30. 71Large-scale ousters
  31. 72Conjugation target
  32. 73First-rate
  33. 74*Tribunals that are complete shams
  34. 78French region bordering Germany and Switzerland
  35. 82Traders’ place
  36. 83Sounds of hesitancy
  37. 84Org. that issues nine-digit IDs
  38. 85“That’s a bummer”
  39. 87*Warm embraces
  40. 89Guac and queso
  41. 91Not rot
  42. 93Person giving ick vibes
  43. 94*“Chillax, dude!”
  44. 100Sicilian postcard subject
  45. 101Depends
  46. 102Monet medium
  47. 104Morse sounds
  48. 108*Inhibition to talking
  49. 113Casey at the bat, in the 1922 World Series
  50. 115Tires out completely
  51. 116Run into the ground
  52. 117Snappy remarks
  53. 118Still in the drafts folder
  54. 119Villain in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”
  55. 120Certify
  56. 121Collect salary, in Monopoly
  57. 122Pump figure

Down

  1. 1Up, in a way
  2. 2Strip for laughs
  3. 3Loyalty that’s pledged, quaintly
  4. 4Choral verse from Sophocles’ “Antigone”
  5. 5Yokel
  6. 6Reach across
  7. 7Barbershop tool
  8. 8What a generous diner might pick up
  9. 9Diamond pattern
  10. 10Toy brand with theme parks
  11. 11Brother in Genesis
  12. 12Climbing guides
  13. 13Journey’s beginning
  14. 14Sprang forward
  15. 15Swallows
  16. 16“Zip-___-Doo-Dah”
  17. 17P.G. Wodehouse title
  18. 18Crop circle makers, supposedly
  19. 21Writing that isn’t well versed?
  20. 26Complimentary coverage, briefly
  21. 27“There it is!”
  22. 32Coding creations
  23. 33Neither masc. nor fem.
  24. 35Outstanding service
  25. 36Flaky mineral
  26. 37Athens aperitif
  27. 38“So true!”
  28. 39Marked with a macron, say
  29. 40“The Many Loves of ___ Gillis” (classic sitcom)
  30. 41Bonnie with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
  31. 44Sprawl
  32. 45Tweak, say
  33. 46Can opener?
  34. 47“You are ___ much trouble!”
  35. 48Course listing
  36. 49Editor’s notation
  37. 53Venomous snake
  38. 55Checkup frequency, perhaps
  39. 56Nascar driver Ty
  40. 57Mlle, in Madrid
  41. 59Spot
  42. 61Off-road ride, for short
  43. 64Tampa Bay gridders
  44. 65Amorous archer
  45. 66Water, to Juan
  46. 67Passenger’s assignment
  47. 68Excite
  48. 69Mandy’s role in “The Princess Bride”
  49. 70Becomes firm
  50. 74Ashley of the “Divergent” movies
  51. 75Only state that doesn’t share any letters with “mackerel”
  52. 76“The Pat McAfee Show” carrier
  53. 77Contractor’s detail
  54. 79What keycards provide
  55. 80Snappy
  56. 81“Desire Under the Elms” protagonist
  57. 86Many a microbrew
  58. 88Whiplash protection
  59. 90“That’s funny...”
  60. 91Boat backbone
  61. 92Became less intense
  62. 95Yard lines?
  63. 96“A Taste of Honey” trumpeter
  64. 97Bowed Baroque instruments
  65. 98Unfetters
  66. 99Alternative to jailing
  67. 103Played slowly
  68. 105It comes from the heart
  69. 106Wore
  70. 107Michelangelo medium
  71. 108Outdoor wedding rental
  72. 109The Gaels of the NCAA
  73. 110Capone nemesis
  74. 111Nation between Benin and Ghana
  75. 112Climate control acronym
  76. 113“I Hate U” R&B artist
  77. 114Tufted bird

The answer to “Flaky mineral” in the Wall Street Journal crossword is TALC — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on July 17, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 36-Down. 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.

“Flaky mineral” answer

TALC (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TALC.

Why the answer is TALC

This soft mineral is often found in baby powder! 🍼

What does TALC mean?

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

(noun)

  • talcum powder
  • a white, grey, or pale green soft mineral with a greasy feel, occurring as translucent masses or laminae and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate

When else has “Flaky mineral” appeared?

Wall Street Journal 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 17, 2026 (most recent) → TALC. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Flaky mineral”?

The answer is TALC, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on July 17, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Flaky mineral”?

4 letters: TALC.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Wall Street Journal crossword on July 17, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 36-Down.

Can “Flaky mineral” have a different answer?

Yes — Wall Street Journal sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's WSJ answers?

The full grid for July 17, 2026 is on the WSJ answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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