WSJ Crossword July 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1APlayfully pokes on the nose5 6AYoung blokes4 10AUpper limit3 13AWestern sight6 14AMoral fiber4 15AOne might take a shot3 16ASoft, salty snack11 18ABall-bearing item3 19AQatari leader4 20ABeer container3 21AComponent of a kid’s “telephone,” once6 23ADegree of excellence7 25AIsraelite who was “in the belly of the fish three days and three nights”5 26ATreat like a baby6 28ACut the cord?5 31AMusic genre akin to house and trance6 34A“Hi!” from a hound3 36ARiver past Memphis4 37AProminent stretch3 38ARocker’s traps7 41A2016 vice presidential candidate Kaine3 42AOrange throwaway4 44AClean water org.3 45AFun house features6 47AWord with social or mass5 49ACrater Lake location6 51AAirport with the code BOS5 53AThey suck up spills7 57AGlass works6 59ANeither here ___ there3 60AChain unit4 61ABud3 62APersevere, and a description of the theme answers, based on their first words11 65ARing legend3 66AAlexa’s counterpart4 67ASpot sellers6 68ANullified service3 69ATattoo parlor supply4 70AHired muscle5

Down

1DMyanmar, before5 2DBuck who was MLB’s first Black coach5 3DSource of a three-pound egg7 4DBrand named as a shortening of “Pfefferminz”3 5DDockworker9 6DLetters on a rainbow flag4 7DSinger Grande, to fans3 8D“Same here”5 9DBeer containers6 10DHave an intellectual battle (with)9 11DPolygon figure4 12DGroup based at the Xavier Institute4 13DBlueprint detail4 17DIngredient in flaky pie crusts4 22DBread paired with korma4 24DPortfolio component4 25DJamaican barbecue style4 27DKendrick with 27 Grammys5 29DWriter Wiesel4 30DMany blue state governors, for short4 31DExpression4 32DLake bordering four states4 33DLike a romantic dinner9 35D“Naughty, naughty” gesture9 39DAtop4 40DTugboat sound4 43DChristian from Normandy4 46DFertilization type7 48DFour-time Australian Open champ6 50DNative of Endor4 52DSean who played Samwise5 54DWhite with fear5 55DCuts short5 56DGym units4 57DMilky stone4 58DWhite with fear4 59DCBS series with multiple spinoffs4 63DGall3 64DPromise in front of a priest3