WSJ Crossword June 2, 2026 Answers

Across

1A“Picturing Will” writer Beattie3 4ABee bunch5 9ALike champion racehorses4 13ARegulus’s constellation3 14ATree with thorns6 15AMysterious quality4 16AMiddle of summer?3 17ABegan to reduce, as loads of work11 19AFliers frequently found in pastures8 21AView from Port Sudan6 22AExemplary5 23APalette paints4 24AYou or me, presumably10 27AIowa State’s city4 31AMichael J. Fox has won five5 32ANarc’s org.3 33AWorked on a loom4 34AReward for driving someone home: Abbr.3 35AHang loose5 37ANeckline shape3 38ALet off steam4 40ALanguage of Vientiane3 41AHip, e.g.5 43ATherefore4 44A“That would be my guess”10 47ASounded the hour4 49AOctober Revolution leader5 50ASaint Francis’s home6 53APick-your-own-hours work system8 56ARegular romantic partner, and what’s represented by this puzzle’s circles11 58AOpening3 59ADeets4 60AGrammar topics6 61AColor3 62AGoes below the horizon4 63AOpposite of faster?5 64AReason for extra innings3

Down

1DGuinness of “The Bridge on the River Kwai”4 2DCaptain of the Nautilus4 3DLakeside sign10 4DEgyptian amulet6 5DWalk like a duck6 6DGood hold ’em holding4 7DNarrow inlet3 8DRenaissance song8 9DMachine shop tool7 10DTire tracks4 11DCounty of northwest Pennsylvania4 12DComical Carvey4 14DCity about 70 miles north of Paris6 18DTwisty fish3 20DYearly celebration, for short4 23DScott Turow book4 24DVillechaize of “Fantasy Island”5 25DBrownish color5 26D“Cold feet” or “cold shoulder,” e.g.5 28DItem on a family schedule, perhaps10 29DSmooths out5 30DHandle5 35DSister brand of Estée Lauder8 36D“The Life Impossible” writer Matt4 39DBygone Ford muscle cars7 41DBringers of bad luck6 42DDealing with the problem4 45DState without proof6 46DOld fogy6 48DStupid jerk3 50D“London Fields” writer Martin4 51DAll there, so to speak4 52DFree of clumps, in a way4 53DSkillful act4 54DKahului’s island4 55DTool for a duel4 57DMex. neighbor3