WSJ Crossword July 12, 2026 Answers

Across

1AGeneral idea4 5ALotto-like game4 9AMoving briskly5 14ANot duped by4 15ACain’s brother4 16AVoice between baritone and alto5 17APetunia-planting place9 19ANostalgic style5 20A“Because You’re Worth It” beauty brand6 21AMoore of “The Substance”4 23AGym unit3 24AStates to be the case5 25ATinkler in a breeze9 27AEmmy winner Danson3 28AHoppy brew, for short3 30APuts on, as a musical6 31ACity of central Illinois6 34ACompete in a marathon3 35AOrnamental figure with a red cap11 38ANot neg.3 39ADeck coats6 40ALists of candidates6 43A“Nova” network3 44ACornfield cry3 47ACoil with a nozzle9 50ASan Antonio landmark5 52AOrg. overseeing gun dealers3 53AMysterious glow4 54ARuckus6 55AMets, Nets and Jets, e.g.5 57AHow sod may be sold, and where you might find 17-, 25-, 35- and 47-Across9 59AMake a jack-o’-lantern, say5 60AEarly Andes native4 61ARiver to the Caspian Sea4 62APair on a Bactrian camel5 63ASee the sights4 64ABarbershop symbol4

Down

1DFizzle6 2DMoonstruck6 3DIn a locker, maybe6 4DWorkplace for an air traffic controller5 5DMarx who wrote “Das Kapital”4 6DRecede3 7D“___ remind you?”5 8DOf a bygone time5 9DFollowing rules exactly6 10DElfin3 11DSecret scheming8 12DJury leaders7 13DMeet-cutes and romantic triangles in rom-coms, e.g.6 18DLess demanding6 22DSome hosp. workers3 25DMerchandise5 26DDoes damage to5 29DPeas container3 31DArt class stuff5 32DBad news for a QB3 33DSlack-jawed5 35DGood place to corral the kids8 36DCacao bit3 37DMarked down6 38DLevel off7 40DFabric sample6 41DClears of chalk, say6 42DMoo ___ pork3 44DSporty Chevy debut of 19666 45DUnconcerned with ethics6 46DGame allowing six guesses6 48DPlanetary path5 49DCheck the “I do not consent” box5 51DSimple two-pointer5 54DBurn slightly4 56DFour-time NBA honor for LeBron3 58DHorned Frogs of the NCAA3