WSJ Crossword July 7, 2026 Answers

Across

1ALike some game purchases5 6APops the question4 10AGas station with a red “spark” logo4 14AJason of “Dune”5 15A“Nope”4 16AVery sharp4 17AComedian Richard5 18AThe Flintstones’ pet4 19ACruise stop4 20ARound containers, in a way12 23AMost common volcanic rock6 26AAdd-on charge3 27AHosp. scan3 28AHitting it scores 10 points15 32A“Breaking Bad” org.3 33AStatistician’s stuff4 34ANine-digit ID3 35ATakes in4 37APrivate chats, briefly3 39A“Here’s the thing...”4 43A32-Across employee3 46ANoggin4 49ANintendo avatar3 50ACompetition that dropped the “perfect 10” scoring in 200615 55APBS funder3 56AFar from forward3 57APerforms terribly6 58ASporting logo, and an alternative description of 20-, 28- and 50-Across12 62ARating org. that dropped a letter in 20194 63AWander widely4 64ARiz of “Sound of Metal”5 68AChoosing rhyme starter4 69AVegan protein4 70AExtremely impressed5 71ARoughly4 72AVelcro alternative4 73ASome life class works5

Down

1DLittle rascal3 2DNeither’s partner3 3DAdams of “Arrival”3 4DHigh muck-a-muck6 5DOut early, in a way7 6DMaker of e-tron electric vehicles4 7DTibia’s setting4 8DChinese martial art6 9DSnow day tools7 10DComparable4 11DJob seeker’s need6 12DBloody Mary stirrer6 13DInfant attire6 21DBonus, in ad-speak4 22DSargasso Sea swimmers4 23DCommanded, quaintly4 24DField4 25DJazz technique4 29DSince Jan. 13 30D1923 book subtitled “A Life in the Woods”5 31DShow broadcast from 30 Rock3 36DJapanese honorific3 38DBrief moment3 40DSign for the superstitious4 41DCry from a sty4 42DLego buys4 44DStartled sound4 45DSoft cannon projectiles7 47DOrg. alternative4 48DProfit7 50D“___ & Juliet” (2011 animated film set in a garden)6 51DAmateur restaurant critic, perhaps6 52DAncient pyramid builders6 53DTitan of industry6 54DPreserver god of Hinduism6 59DDeli spread4 60DNadal’s nickname4 61DMorning mumble4 65DFuming3 66DOne might have a little lamb3 67DParis’s Académie ___ Beaux-Arts3