WSJ Crossword July 1, 2026 Answers

Across

1APerp pursuer3 4AGustav Mahler’s composer wife4 8ARecord holder6 14ABonobo, e.g.3 15AReal hoot4 16ASlightly colored6 17A*Remington products8 19ACast parties?6 20ACowboys’ contest, e.g.7 21ADrubs5 22A“Forget You” singer Green5 23ATwo-masted sailing ship4 25ANest eggs for srs.4 27A*Understood by a select few6 29AClose copy7 31AMar.-Nov. setting3 32AUnchanged4 35AGross out5 36ASlapdash, or what the starred answers are, literally9 39ANPR journalist Stamberg5 42ATag-along to Oz4 43AHindu honorific3 46AInform7 48A*Part of a car or a pinball machine6 51AHold ’em holding4 52ACreative pursuits4 55ACries out for5 56AHave faith in5 58ADraw7 60AAny of 35 for Beyoncé6 61A*Debate answer8 63AOnline reviewer of a business6 64ARing out4 65AWaste watchers’ org.3 66AFits well together6 67AAgile4 68AKing, to Cato3

Down

1DPotent java, informally3 2DEditorial writers, e.g.7 3DFree of flaws7 4DFerdinand’s kingdom6 5DIstanbul currency4 6DCrib call5 7DCruising, perhaps5 8DPlace for a groom6 9DCause of some head-scratching4 10D*Made necessary8 11DVain indulgence7 12DFashion brand with a Medusa logo7 13DHarris and Helms3 18DFirst name in scat singing4 22DIll-mannered fellow3 24DTake by force5 26DKhan who founded Khan Academy3 28DSubj. for U.S. newcomers3 30DMature leader?3 33DPursuing5 34DLongtime ruler of China3 36D*Disdainful snort8 37DSinger/songwriter DiFranco3 38DSad sound3 39DGullible type3 40DCornered7 41DLighthouse staircases, typically7 43DGhostly apparition7 44DPermit-seeking annoyance7 45DAgcy. with many returns3 47DLustful creatures of myth6 49DHard to control6 50DEssential part4 53DThey cover a lot of ground5 54DPricey5 57DCrook with Hook4 59DUphill lift4 60DHotel amenity3 62DIndulgent3