Crossword clue

“What a bird feels after crashing into a sheet of glass?”

This clue appeared as 93-Across in the WSJ Crossword on Friday, September 4, 2026. The answer has 10 letters.

Answer · 10 lettersFirst appearance
WINDOWPAIN
Letters10
Starts withW
Ends withN
Vowels4

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The clue “What a bird feels after crashing into a sheet of glass?” ran in the WSJ Crossword on September 4, 2026 as 93-Across. Its answer is a 10-letter word that starts with W and ends with N, with 4 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.

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What is the answer to the “What a bird feels after crashing into a sheet of glass?” clue?+

The answer is WINDOWPAIN (10 letters), from the WSJ Crossword of September 4, 2026.

Where has this clue appeared?+

We have seen it 1 time in the WSJ Crossword.

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