Like pleasant fall weather

The answer to “Like pleasant fall weather” in the Wall Street Journal crossword is BALMY — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on September 1, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 66-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 pleasant fall weather” answer

BALMY (5 letters)

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What does BALMY mean?

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

When else has “Like pleasant fall weather” 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.

September 1, 2026 (most recent) → BALMY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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