WSJ Crossword July 29, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABattered boat3 4AXXX4 8AElba of “The Wire”5 13AWhichever3 14AMajor vein4 15A“Lovergirl” singer ___ Marie5 16ASteps off the base, maybe8 18AArrives speedily6 20ASenior status, of a sort12 22ATurquoise kin4 25ASkin cream ingredient7 26AShocked beyond words10 31ASacred Hindu text4 32AQuick swim3 33ADoor opener4 34ACórdoba kiss4 35ARing for a boxer?9 38AFollow furtively4 40ARetreat4 41AFollowing3 44AMale meowers4 45ASystematic10 48AWarns of a collision, perhaps7 50ARed figure4 51APay individually, and what the sets of circles in this puzzle do12 56A“Evil Under the Sun” sleuth6 57AFan who might sing along to “Sorry”8 61AClinton’s 2016 running mate5 62AEndure a heat wave4 63ALingerie piece3 64AFragrant compound5 65AFigure (out)4 66ALose firmness, perhaps3

Down

1DGraffiti signature3 2DGame whose name is announced during play3 3DPlayer’s pass3 4DHammer part4 5D23-time NHL All-Star4 6DFan’s fixation4 7DMirror sight4 8DViolinist Perlman6 9DStoop5 10DOne who chastises8 11DHow retail workers are employed7 12DMade a meaningful commitment7 17DSudden pain4 19D“99 Luftballons” singer4 21DSpa treatment, initially3 22DRecipe verb3 23DWho, in French3 24DWorker who makes a lot of calls3 27DCheer from Minnesota Vikings fans4 28DCapt. Picard’s spinoff3 29DHuge bird of myth3 30DLetter-shaped hardware5 34DMedieval entertainer4 35DBring low8 36D“Well, ___-di-dah!”3 37DMark Tatulli comic strip3 38DSoccer kick using the tip of the foot7 39DBloomer and Earhart7 41DOpening day pitcher3 42DResearch site3 43DPC key3 44DRecipe amt.4 45DCarry weight6 46DBiblical verb ending3 47DSitting still4 49DMasonry material5 52DRecedes4 53DBillet-doux sender4 54DSorts4 55DPropaganda, probably4 58DAir rifle ammo3 59DHistoric chapter3 60DDisreputable newspaper3