What is the answer to "One of three choices in a shell game?" in the WSJ Crossword?

The answer to the WSJ Crossword clue "One of three choices in a shell game?" is MIDDLECUP (9 letters).

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One of three choices in a shell game? WSJ Crossword Clue

Across clue · from the July 24, 2026 puzzle

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Answer

MIDDLECUP

9 letters · Across · last seen July 24, 2026

1ABiting5 1DKind of radio4 2D“Bye now!”4 3DOutback strutters4 4DAlternative to Bowser3 5DNoisy Hasbro toy5 6DSome roasters6 6AEMT’s skill3 7DApril 1 doings6 8DCourt matter3 9DReady for filming, perhaps7 9A“Oh ___, I’m on My Way” (“Porgy and Bess” song)4