WSJ Crossword July 28, 2026 Answers

Across

1ALike a phone at 0%4 5AFortunate5 10AHow children might describe dad jokes4 14ACockney greeting4 15ALadybug prey5 16AFrom the thrift shop, say4 17AGood competitor?4 18AMortarboard flingers5 19AReally small4 20ASummer genre5 22ALike 1999 but not 20003 23ATeasing tribute5 24AAudiophile’s investment6 26A“Lemme! Lemme!”6 28AFBI staffer3 29ASpeech stumbles3 30APlaces that draw crowds6 33AAfrican expanse6 37AGlover of “Atlanta”6 38AWord on old maps of China6 40AConfuse5 41ADo the wrong thing3 44AHardly form-fitting5 45AEarly auto make3 46ANoteworthy7 49A“I’m With ___” (2016 campaign slogan)3 50AWarning letters on some racy forwards4 52AGoalie’s goals5 53AHouston player, informally4 54AMetaphorical component of being organized, and what’s found three times in this grid11 57AMillipede maker5 59ANew Year in Hanoi3 60AAntipasto bit5 63ALovers’ rendezvous5 64ARage3 65AActor’s delivery5 66ADifficult to make out5 67AVacation rental3 68ABeats by a whisker5

Down

1DElectric Company card, e.g.4 2DMuch-impersonated entertainer5 3DMet Gala guests, e.g.5 4DGabbana’s partner in fashion5 5DAnnoyance in some gaming3 6DDisplaces7 7DLandlocked African country4 8DLittle ones7 9DLPGA measures3 10DCompany in “Severance”5 11DIndian or Indonesian5 12DHigh-IQ crew5 13DPolish prose4 21DInfallible authorities7 23DMost impulsive7 25D“Zounds!”4 27DFinish filming4 30DTechniques5 31D1999 film with Gabriel Byrne as Satan9 32DRipken of baseball fame3 34DAlias letters3 35DGordie Howe’s position9 36DRage5 37D“Bummer!”4 39DSandwich topped with tzatziki4 41DAdaptable7 42DCannes setting7 43DCome back from space, say7 47DStop wondering, maybe3 48DOrg. with a cryptologic museum3 51DOktoberfest fare5 53DWell-built5 55DWashington or Lincoln4 56DPart of a picture?4 57DSource of bills3 58DIronman contest, familiarly3 61DMigratory formation3 62DMountain road shape3