“Namesake of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s lifetime achievement award”
This clue appeared as 5-Down in the WSJ Crossword on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The answer has 5 letters.
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The clue “Namesake of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s lifetime achievement award” ran in the WSJ Crossword on August 12, 2026 as 5-Down. Its answer is a 5-letter word that starts with B and ends with E, with 3 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Namesake of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s lifetime achievement award” clue?+
The answer is BEENE (5 letters), from the WSJ Crossword of August 12, 2026.
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We have seen it 1 time in the WSJ Crossword.
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