Sewing line

Latest answer — August 02, 2026

30 Across

Where two pieces of fabric meet, a neat row of stitches keeps them together 🧵

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Across

  1. 1Spot for a castaway
  2. 6Salami seller
  3. 10Healthy salad green
  4. 14Starts the bidding
  5. 15Sharif of “Doctor Zhivago”
  6. 16Yoked animals
  7. 17Pricey Japanese beef
  8. 18The Flintstones’ pet
  9. 19Clarinet part
  10. 20“Yes, And?” singer
  11. 23Pickleball court sight
  12. 24Pint in a pub
  13. 25Two-point throw in horseshoes
  14. 29Moody rock genre
  15. 30Sewing line
  16. 32Egg cells
  17. 33“Little Bit of Love” singer
  18. 36Field unit
  19. 38Fleming who created James Bond
  20. 39Galley tools
  21. 40“Stupid Girl” singer
  22. 45Snaky fish
  23. 46“Make it snappy!” letters
  24. 47Play division
  25. 48Largest federation of unions in the U.S.
  26. 50Fragrant conifer
  27. 51Attorney’s org.
  28. 54“All I Know” singer
  29. 58Popular swab
  30. 61Otherwise
  31. 62Idaho’s capital
  32. 63Use a 33-Down
  33. 64Brownish red
  34. 65Bury
  35. 66Walk of Fame symbol
  36. 67Longings
  37. 68“Keen!”

Down

  1. 1Hawkeye
  2. 2Tire in the trunk
  3. 3For real, informally
  4. 4One-named Irish singer
  5. 5Destructive wave
  6. 6Steer clear of
  7. 7Dubai leader
  8. 8Turner of Hollywood
  9. 9Rule without exceptions
  10. 10Seoul’s peninsula
  11. 11Woodsman’s tool
  12. 12Director Spike
  13. 13Terminate
  14. 21Sleep like ___
  15. 22Moore of “G.I. Jane”
  16. 26Pitcher Ryan
  17. 27At any time
  18. 28Tampa baseballers
  19. 29Water pitcher
  20. 30Envelope stick-on
  21. 31Sicilian peak
  22. 33Shop tool
  23. 34“Howdy!”
  24. 35Robber’s haul
  25. 36Cruising
  26. 37Restaurant VIP
  27. 41Hibernation spot
  28. 42Mysterious lore
  29. 43Ingenuous person
  30. 44Wash before surgery
  31. 49Bank heist, for example
  32. 50Worries
  33. 51Japanese dog
  34. 52Persistently trouble
  35. 53Oldsmobile’s last model
  36. 55Model-making need
  37. 56Org.’s kin
  38. 57Minimal amount
  39. 58NFL passers
  40. 59Young one
  41. 60Nest egg option, for short

The answer to “Sewing line” in the Wall Street Journal crossword is SEAM — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 2, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 30-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.

“Sewing line” answer

SEAM (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SEAM

Where two pieces of fabric meet, a neat row of stitches keeps them together 🧵

What does SEAM mean?

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

(noun)

  • a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article
  • an underground layer of a mineral such as coal or gold

When else has “Sewing line” 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.

August 2, 2026 (most recent) → SEAM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Sewing line”?

The answer is SEAM, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 2, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Sewing line”?

4 letters: SEAM.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 2, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 30-Across.

Can “Sewing line” 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 August 2, 2026 is on the WSJ answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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