WSJ Crossword July 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1AMake a muffler, maybe4 5AEnd-of-week whoop4 9AStopper, and sometime popper4 13ABolivian boy4 14ADress hat that West Pointers call a “tarbucket”5 15ASoubrette’s song4 16AGrammy-winning 1997 Radiohead album10 18ADo a checkout chore4 19APortion of a football formation farthest from the tight end8 20AWith suspicion6 22ALyric tributes4 23ABalm additive4 24AKnuckleheads5 26ASoccer tiebreaker, sometimes8 30AColgate products?5 31AHang in there4 32A“My man!”3 33ASewer scurriers4 34ASomething a doting grandparent may make5 36ASwampy swaths4 37AScore that beats nil3 38ATaiwanese tech company4 39ASome clubs sing them5 40AQuadrennial sports event8 42ARefinement5 43ABig name in casual shirts4 44AGuinness of “Star Wars”4 45AAttractive individual6 48AMost aerodynamic, maybe8 52AAt some earlier time4 53AIt’s sweet without the jolt10 55A___ Field (home of the Mets)4 56AThey make the grade5 57AThree-time Masters winner Mickelson4 58AMassage target4 59ATrade show presentation4 60AOvercharge, informally4

Down

1DFully grasp4 2DMaker of many soccer jerseys4 3DPeruvian builder4 4DAccepted a favorable bet8 5DClumsy landings5 6DBoarding area4 7D1950s prez3 8DBad way to be thrown8 9DDaytime spot for Dracula6 10DOceanic predator4 11D“Knives Out” director Johnson4 12D“Critique of Pure Reason” writer4 14DDead drop users5 17DWindows antecedent5 21DChimney sweep’s target4 23DMoments of clarity4 24DClog-clearing brand5 25DWestern, humorously5 26DFine dining taboo5 27DSome winds5 28DYens5 29DCoin-based decider4 30DMake a gain4 34DGranted8 35DPlot element of “Romeo and Juliet”4 36DClandestine missions8 38DWood-shaping tool4 39DBygone toothpaste5 41D“This work for you?”6 42DStaff leaders5 44DMemorable mission5 45DGuaranteed win4 46D“From here ___...”4 47DEight, to Augustus4 48DRacket4 49DCanyon effect4 50DLaBeouf of “Eagle Eye”4 51DConverse4 54DRiver through Devonshire3