WSJ Crossword July 31, 2026 Answers

Across

1AHacker’s goal6 7A“1,000 songs in your pocket” advertiser4 11AHurried flight3 14ACoal stratum4 18A“Roamin’ in the ___” (1912 Harry Lauder song)7 19ALongest river entirely within Switzerland4 20ABonobo, e.g.3 21A5 for B or 6 for C, e.g.4 22AHome of Velázquez’s “Las Meninas”7 23AGrumpy or Happy on wash day, maybe?13 26AAway from home5 27AHero helped by the divine monkey Hanuman4 29ARoad trip stops9 30AGI thumbing a ride from Fort Bragg to Fort Benning?14 34ACapital on the Missouri River6 35AThe Chariot or the Tower, e.g.5 36A2013 Joaquin Phoenix movie about an AI crush3 37ATake a load off3 38AOlympic paddler8 42AInexperienced educator?12 48AFrom the start4 49A“___ would like to play” (2006 ad slogan)3 50AFrozen Wasser3 51ACheeky, say4 52ABoccie-loving Doberman?15 59A“Girl, Interrupted” Oscar winner5 60ABygone jet3 61AColleague of Cleese and Idle5 62ATailless amphibian4 63AStared stupidly6 64AMusket attachment7 66AChicago’s largest newspaper7 68AImpressively tough6 71APart of QED4 73AHarden (to)5 74ABusiness with sweaters3 77AWrong5 78A“I’ll take whatever beef or pork is available, thanks”?15 81AShankar with a sitar4 82AClosely monitored hosp. section3 83AFraction of a joule3 84AKate, to Archie and Lilibet4 85ARoy Campanella or Charles Johnson, e.g.?12 89AUnspecified8 93A___ Lingus3 94AParis accord?3 95AValentine’s gift5 96AEvaluate6 100APraise for a former British prime minister?14 106AMobile home?9 108A“Very funny!”4 109AStill in the game5 110ACentral American plotting a coup?13 113ATook a road trip7 115A___ II (Gillette brand)4 116AWord after bachelor or mouse3 117ASalt or smoke, say4 118AGridiron squads7 119ASpanish painter with murals in 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s lobby4 120A“___ Beso” (Paul Anka song)3 121A“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” singer seen as the last part of this puzzle’s theme answers4 122AParched place6

Down

1DPermit5 2DAcknowledge5 3DIndigenous West Indian people5 4DFlow forth7 5DCaesar of comedy3 6DBothersome bunkmates7 7DConfession starter6 8DPlay with, kitten-style5 9DSinger Rita3 10DGerman article3 11DFocused beam5 12DBldg. divisions4 13DMrs. Lovett’s wares, in “Sweeney Todd”8 14DParis’s ___-Coeur5 15DAnesthetic of the past5 16DLend ___ (listen)5 17DCode creator5 18DPolite fellow4 24DBrest brother5 25DIndian yogurt-and-cucumber dip5 28DCuts like ___ knife through butter4 31DThree-prong Japanese weapon3 32DResurrection figure6 33DTee follower3 37DCommotion4 38DLine at LaGuardia4 39DYucatán years4 40DSemiaquatic salamander4 41DAthena’s symbol3 42DBar supply3 43DCalling for7 44D“Jerry Maguire” director Cameron5 45DSkeletal ship4 46DFalco of “The Sopranos”4 47DSax piece4 49DAging facility6 53D“Count me out”5 54DOpposition answers4 55DDay-___ paint3 56DPesto bit7 57DBed in a barracks3 58DPainter/AIDS activist Keith6 59DSinger Jackson5 63DSpiritual guide4 64DNo-frills5 65DPic on a pec3 67DCondescending address for a man3 68DFishhook feature4 69DHuman rights activist Clooney4 70DMet headliner4 72D“The heavens speed ___ thine enterprise!”: Portia6 74DElisabeth of “Leaving Las Vegas”4 75DSlammers4 76DCritic’s concern4 78DRent-___4 79DClearance tag abbr.3 80DHall of Famer Ripken3 82DAntarctic expanse8 86DCasey with a countdown5 87DSky streaker5 88DShade3 89DChris of “Law & Order”4 90DHanging one’s head7 91D___ culpa3 92DMount Vernon and Monticello, e.g.7 95DLion, at times6 96DDr. visits5 97DMarket unit5 98DSub system5 99DPut into practice5 100DSouth American barbecue5 101DPointer’s word5 102DGarlic unit5 103DPersonnel head, at times5 104DHappening5 105DCincinnati team4 107DCries of insight4 111DRoman 3003 112DBewildered response3 114DBullring cry3