WSJ Crossword June 22, 2026 Answers

Across

1AHumiliating failure6 7A___ out a living3 10AImprovised jazz style4 14AMuscular Japanese dogs6 15ARed or White MLB team3 16A“___ la Douce” (1963 Shirley MacLaine movie)4 17AShows getting second showings6 18A*Lipton product8 20AThread holder5 22AGift tag preposition3 23AFlamenco cry3 24ASean of “The Lord of the Rings”5 26A“Now I understand!”3 28AEd of TV’s “Lou Grant”5 30AFrequent flier?4 31APinnacle4 32AShows signs of neglect5 33AStory with a grand scale4 34AWord after beach or ski3 35AGullible person3 36A*Assortment offering at a Chinese restaurant11 40ARyan’s predecessor on “Wheel of Fortune”3 41ARink surface3 42ABehind4 45AFoundation5 48ABarbershop sound4 49ACanary container4 50ABritish university city5 51AWas ahead3 52AMaker of Oyster watches5 53AProjectile path3 54AHoliday preceder3 56ATeapot part5 58AShare a room meant for one, and a hint to what you can find in each starred answer8 61ABall caller6 64ARiver of Spain4 65ACockpit guess, for short3 66AGolf’s Arnold6 67ACanary snack4 68ABashful3 69ASound from a hay fever sufferer6

Down

1DRemote3 2D1950s presidential nickname3 3DSite for a touchdown8 4D*1958 hit for Connie Francis11 5DBig name in cameras and printers5 6D___ buco (veal dish)4 7DPC corner key3 8DPitcher Sandy in the Baseball Hall of Fame6 9DTrade show4 10DBro’s twin, perhaps3 11DSings like Bing6 12DCharm6 13DNarrows toward one end6 19DMount in Genesis6 21DAccept eagerly5 24D1860s presidential nickname3 25DDainty drink3 27DIt rises and falls with the fashion7 29D*Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, e.g.11 31DBorder on4 35DDance unit4 37DLarge number, informally6 38DCorrosive liquids5 39DWhat live broadcasts are in8 43DSource of wisdom, some say3 44DMystery writer Stout3 45DGillette wares6 46DOxygen-reliant organism6 47DLocked down6 48DFollower of clues6 52DEternal City resident5 55DFlying formations for geese4 57DBeagle babies4 59DPhysique, in slang3 60DFork over3 62DTribal tract, for short3 63D“Able was I ___ I saw Elba”3