WSJ Crossword July 20, 2026 Answers

Across

1AExtra NHL periods3 4AHand-formed rock?4 8ARemove from the will6 14ARoyal heir, often3 15ABlows away4 16AClarke of “Game of Thrones”6 17ATransmitter of Rocky Mountain spotted fever8 19ANumber of feet between baseball bases6 20AVery, very old7 21ACommon car freshener scent4 22AGallagher of Oasis4 23AFilm used in lieu of a missing Tupperware lid9 28AShow6 31ASkinny 30-Down4 32AGreen org. since the 1970s3 33A“The Little Mermaid” king6 35AGave up5 37AFoes of clear-cutting11 39AConsigliere’s organization5 41A“Pass”6 42AIn the spirit of3 43AGas station store4 45AVolcano of Mordor, in “LOTR”6 49APooch who follows you from room to room9 52ATim McGraw hit “The Cowboy ___”4 53APretentious manner4 54AConference programs7 57AIs under no obligation to6 60A“Star Trek” group, or a punny description of 17-, 23-, 37- and 49-Across8 61AIt’s issued by an Amer. embassy6 62AFriend4 63ADiner dessert3 64AFour-alarmers, say6 65AWise mentor he is4 66ATee preceder3

Down

1DWarren Commission subject6 2DCanadian coin with a polar bear on the reverse6 3DMoviegoer’s nonpareil6 4DDestiny4 5D“That’s game!”4 6DReligious offshoots5 7DChastising sound3 8DRefutation6 9D“You got the wrong guy!”10 10DTough connective tissue5 11DSoccer stadium cheer3 12DComic’s asset3 13DDissenter’s vote3 18D1950s New York Philharmonic conductor Mitropoulos7 21DThey go into power outlets6 24DGonna soon7 25DWine list heading4 26DOne who might thrive in a banana republic?3 27DAthlete’s protector3 29DHair conditioner kin10 30DNeckwear item3 34DHelping for a glutton, maybe6 36DLosing ground, literally7 37DBig name in nonstick pans4 38DShapely leg, in old slang3 39DDallas baller3 40DPub serving3 44DThey come from the heart6 46DStrung out, say6 47DSultan Haitham’s subjects6 48DPredicaments6 50DPort of southwest Spain5 51DPico de ___5 55DCoat expensively4 56D“Orinoco Flow” singer4 57DCrux of the matter3 58DNight sch. course3 59DLongoria of “Desperate Housewives”3 60DSister company of Zales3