WSJ Crossword June 23, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATime-tested maxim6 7ARockefeller in NYC or Kennedy in D.C.3 10AOverly trusting person4 14ABreak off from the band, say6 15ADirector Ang3 16A“The Simpsons” bus driver4 17AHaving a sickly complexion6 18AForebear8 20ASafe removal?5 22ANoun, if it’s not a person or place5 23AChicken dish in a creamy curry sauce11 28ABread choice3 29ATennis great Mandlikova4 30A“Good shot!”4 31AUse a Kindle4 32ADiscordant-sounding6 35ASlam, say5 37AReporter’s lead7 39ALast7 43ACentipede creator5 45AGarlic spreads6 46ASmelter’s raw materials4 49ABrooklyn basketball team4 51AGive a fresh look to4 52AChop3 53AEons11 56AFinancial wherewithal5 58ASulking sort5 59AThe Jackal, in “The Day of the Jackal,” e.g.8 61AUnions might oppose one, and a hint to the circled letters6 66AQueens baseball team4 67APro ___3 68AProtectors from splatters6 69AAway from land4 70ANNW’s opposite3 71AApartment renter6

Down

1DRespected pioneers, in slang3 2DMauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano)3 3DOnline access option3 4DNote above fa3 5DHawaiian greeting5 6D“Show the crowd your stuff!”5 7DEnduring novel7 8DSquid feature8 9DCamcorder button3 10DHave a snack4 11DDuds6 12DFilm that earned Margot Robbie her first Oscar nomination6 13DLike a recently painted Rembrandt6 19DVowel in the Greek alphabet3 21DBond creator Fleming3 23DCompared with4 24D“No need to make me a plate”4 25DHave a grasp of4 26DDorothy’s home6 27DBritish pop singer Lewis5 31DShark-riding fish6 33DBar worker: Abbr.3 34DEither of two Chinese dynasties5 36DReagan program nicknamed “Star Wars,” for short3 38DEarly deliveries, informally8 40DDesigner Cassini4 41DFlank4 42DPossessive on Chinese menus4 44D“My treat”7 46D“Hoo, baby!”6 47DPossessive on candy wrappers6 48DScrapped cellphones, e.g.6 50DSyrup source3 53DPack animal3 54DNation whose rupee bills feature Mount Everest5 55DHang loosely5 57DArtemis org.4 60DAve. crossers3 62DJr. and sr., e.g.3 63DNYSE listings3 64DFrench article3 65DMao ___-tung3