WSJ Crossword July 19, 2026 Answers

Across

1AEnjoy a hot soak5 6APlayful puppy’s bite3 9ADecorative pillowcase4 13ASecret identity5 14A“Lust for Life” singer Del Rey4 15ABar mitzvah dance4 16ALuke Skywalker’s X-wing, for one15 19ADeclare confidently4 20A“Play another song!”6 21AHit the buffet3 22ASprawling property6 24ALowest soccer score3 26AFridge feature handy for parties12 32AReady for a nap, maybe5 35AMai ___ (tiki bar drink)3 36AStore event4 37ABy way of3 38AProduced from scratch7 42APassing craze3 43ALot measure4 45AGeorgia airport code3 46AUnsettling signs5 48A“Haven’t you heard enough already?”12 52ASummer mo.3 53AFleet of warships6 56AExtra NBA periods: Abbr.3 58ATea with dim sum6 62AWorried sound4 64ASettings for shipwreck stories15 67ASketched4 68APegs on a course4 69ATrees with cones5 70AFlip ___ (record’s back)—and what’s flipped in 16-, 26-, 48- and 64-Across4 71AGives the go-ahead to3 72ADismissive sound5

Down

1DCabo location4 2DPainkiller brand5 3DThey rise and fall at the beach5 4DPonytail holder7 5DTwisty road curve3 6DDEA operative4 7DThe deets4 8DShoes purchase4 9D“Quiet, please!”3 10DSpot for a traveler’s valuables9 11DLot measure4 12DConvenience store4 14DLike highways and Olympic pools5 17DHead, in Haiti4 18DChromosome part4 23D“Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” band4 25DConnections3 27D2026 Winter Games host nation5 28DPlopped down3 29DKind of crust or chart3 30DEnthusiastic spirit4 31DMerlot and Malbec4 32D“Terrible” czar4 33DPleasant4 34DCompletely unclothed9 39D41-Down figures, for short3 40DGreek letter that looks like an H3 41DFrosh housing4 44DFrosh address ender3 47D“Guess who’s back!”7 49DComposer Stravinsky4 50DFiling jobs, for short5 51DCIA and FBI, for two4 54D“No idea”5 55DTree in the birch family5 56DCasino calculation4 57DGarr of “Tootsie”4 59DPrussia’s ___ von Bismarck4 60DVichyssoise veggie4 61DCelebratory poems4 63D“Hey, you there!”4 65DShe sheep3 66DDJ’s platters3