WSJ Crossword July 21, 2026 Answers

Across

1ACall from downfield6 7ABraying beast3 10AMilliner’s product3 13AGovernment office6 14ADove or Dial4 16AWorld Cup cry3 17AOdin’s home6 18AContented sound4 19AFocus on a lot, say3 20AKing, in Córdoba3 21ABotanical ring3 23A“High Noon” soundtrack composer Dimitri7 25AInstrument in much ’80s pop5 27AIssa of “Insecure”3 28AStarters, informally4 32APlatte Valley native4 33A“Right back ___!”4 35ABottom4 36ASwiss watch part4 37A2006 Winter Games host5 39ASummery7 41AClosing in on7 43AVideo game company named for a go term5 44ADanish actor Mikkelsen4 46AWithin: Prefix4 47AIces4 48A“Have ___ news for you!”4 49AEnjoys Aspen4 50ATram or trolley system: Abbr.3 51AArmored robot, in manga and anime5 53A24 hours earlier7 56ABarbie’s beau3 57ABaseball’s Cobb and France3 60ADict. entry3 61AObligation4 63A“Argo” setting6 65AEntirely3 66ARobe closer4 67A2014 film about boxer Muhammad6 68AHamm of soccer3 69AQuite little3 70AArise, and a description of each set of circled letters6

Down

1DFlanged girder4 2DEuterpe or Terpsichore4 3DSatyr’s celebration4 4DPod sphere3 5DViscounts’ superiors5 6DExercise practice not for the bashful8 7DNile reptile3 8DAllman Brothers Band specialty12 9DIndian garment4 10DPlace to see Canadiens or Canucks10 11DJai ___4 12DFlier by the shore4 15DFairly divided7 22DMicrosoft pointing device12 24DRipens7 26DStart of many ode titles3 28DFar from shore4 29DBasil-based sauce5 30DStandard drumming pattern of four taps with two grace notes10 31DWok dish7 34D“___ a stinker?” (Bugs Bunny line)5 38DOxfam International and Save the Children, e.g., for short4 40DSuccessor to Windows XP7 42DPleasing to look at8 45DRipen3 52DLend ___ (listen)5 53DFirst person4 54DSpot for a hero4 55DMake like a beaver4 57DSnare4 58DChina-North Korea border river4 59DShears sound4 62D___/her3 64DWellness grp.3