WSJ Crossword June 1, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABit of wit3 4ADelighted4 8AFur trader John Jacob ___5 13A“Able was I ___ I saw Elba”3 14AFrequently reposted GIF, e.g.4 15ASocial standing6 17AEntree sometimes served with mint jelly8 19APeaceful6 20A“The Time Machine” race4 21APart of a Clue accusation4 23AGives the ax5 24AOnline dating service with a sea-related name12 27AHave a cross ___6 30AStreet urchin4 31AColumns that lean to one side?5 32AFriend of Piglet and Roo4 34AWithout4 38AU.S. spy organization3 39ATympanic membrane, familiarly7 42ABus. bigwig3 43AClassic sneaker brand4 45ALike many Easter eggs4 46ACyber-commerce5 48AJovial laugh4 50AQuite some time6 51ASidekick12 56AGives in to a tearjerker5 57A___-flam4 58AUpscale hotel chain4 62ACollision protection device6 64AProtrude, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across8 66ASoft drink brand introduced in 19056 67AConcerning4 68AHwys. and tpks.3 69AMagic spells5 70AMethod: Abbr.4 71APart of a piano, map or Florida3

Down

1DBrazilian soccer legend4 2DRiver of Russia4 3DPixar title character with a lucky fin4 4DMaker of Yukon SUVs3 5DSongwriter/satirist Tom who taught math at MIT6 6DEugene O’Neill’s “___ for the Misbegotten”5 7DBus or rail terminal5 8DBraying animal3 9DTennis great Graf6 10DImport taxes7 11D“SNL” alum Cheri5 12DAnglo-Saxon letters5 16DMeeting, informally4 18DShe can stand on her own two feet5 22D“Heavens!”6 25DZap with a light beam4 26DWhere Waikiki is4 27DApt rhyme for “clock”4 28D“The Andy Griffith Show” boy4 29DAbacus part4 32DRemove with a crowbar6 33DPoet’s tribute3 35DBerry used in smoothies4 36DAstrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson4 37DOnly4 40DCondition sometimes treated with Ritalin: Abbr.4 41DWhimper4 44DBaseball card collection holder, sometimes7 47DGive it with your permission5 49DMarked down6 50DConfesses6 51DReminder of a past injury4 52D“Love Story” author Segal5 53DEnchantress of Greek myth5 54DFemale characters in “Casablanca” and “Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation”5 55DBubbleheaded5 59DTV role for Robin Williams4 60DIn one’s birthday suit4 61DReally tiny4 63DNeon or nitrogen3 65DFoldaway bed3