WSJ Crossword July 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABiting5 6AEMT’s skill3 9A“Oh ___, I’m on My Way” (“Porgy and Bess” song)4 13AA million times mega-4 17AOld copier5 18AMake, in math3 19A“Freeze the Feeling” brand4 20ADraconian5 21ACounterfeit chrysalises?9 23AKarmann ___ (old VW)4 24AWent stratospheric6 25ACriminal patterns, for short3 26AFlatten, in a way4 27AArchitectural dome in mint condition?12 29AHas no talent for8 31ATakes second, say6 32ARadio host and musician John4 35AAncient Jewish ascetics7 37APainting style with clearly defined shapes8 41AHorse play5 43AMonster flying over Kyushu5 45AFlapjack flipper7 46ALaid-back greeting?10 50ACastle barriers5 52ARod at a pig roast4 53ASource of a draft3 54ACatlike5 55AVette, e.g.5 56ADedicated lines3 57ABad etiquette in poker8 59ACunning5 60AGeorge Eliot protagonist6 63AButler of fiction5 64AMuffles5 65ASeen enough5 66AUniversity of Florida athletes6 68AStreisand title role5 69ACoach of the fictional AFC Richmond8 72AAlternative to NYSE or Rx3 73AOutfits5 74A“My Eyes Adored You” singer Frankie5 75A___ Maria3 76AFingerprint feature4 78A“Careless Hands” singer Mel5 79ARunny chili, say?10 81AOvershadowed7 83AGrant5 85ABase address5 86A186-year-old New Orleans restaurant8 88AProblems for musicians7 92ABig 12 team in Salt Lake City4 93ASpain’s currency before 20026 95ASpike Lee biopic8 97ABellhop at a romantic retreat?12 101A“Break Your Heart” singer Cruz4 102ABig brouhaha3 105APests on 116-Across6 106ALyra’s brightest star4 107AOne of three choices in a shell game?9 109AActors Chris and Sean5 110A“Idylls of the King” character4 111APrefix with sac or raptor3 112ADeal maker5 113AMake out, in Manchester4 114ACall at first4 115AWorker in an orchard3 116AGarden flowers5

Down

1DKind of radio4 2D“Bye now!”4 3DOutback strutters4 4DAlternative to Bowser3 5DNoisy Hasbro toy5 6DSome roasters6 7DApril 1 doings6 8DCourt matter3 9DReady for filming, perhaps7 10DAdvil target4 11DLow dams5 12DScarcity6 13DOld drum kits8 14DSpain’s currency after 20024 15DCasting need4 16D“M*A*S*H” star4 20DMight have, casually6 22DMichael of “Shrinking”4 24DSteep slopes6 27DRapids transit5 28DLike some beer and bread6 29DFeng ___4 30DWait on5 32DLab work5 33DEvenly matched5 34DPrimer layer of paint?11 36DEuphemism for “hell”7 38D1802 founding of a chemical company?11 39DMove gracefully5 40DFoodie5 42DWeb, at times6 44DChristmas music5 47DShowbiz “grand slams”5 48DHandle pressure poorly4 49DCompletely3 51D“___ Maria”3 55DFanatic followings5 58DHorton heard one3 59DHolster holder7 60DVery much5 61DDeparts from the script6 62DNarrow inlet3 64DSkin layer5 65DAlbum that included “Yesterday”4 66DIsrael’s Meir5 67DPeach State capital, familiarly5 68DEasily handled, as a sailboat3 69DTorque symbol3 70DScorch5 71DCaravan destinations5 73DHail Mary instruction6 74D“Wheel of Fortune” purchase5 77DButtress’s job8 78DReacts to a scare6 79DNavigation aid5 80DEvian et Perrier4 82DCatches flies, say6 84DTart drink7 87DSpots for pots6 89DOn the move6 90DBand aide6 91DTried to get home, maybe4 94D“Gladiator” setting5 96DBack biter5 97DBallpark souvenirs4 98DReady for customers4 99D“Actually, that’s wrong”4 100DCry of relief4 102DLas Vegas WNBA team4 103DBook that takes place on Arrakis4 104DMakes a choice4 107DRowdy crowd3 108DSense of self3