WSJ Crossword June 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1AThings we complain about6 7AIt’s about 2,000 miles east of LAX3 10AFirm figures, for short5 15AEmbargo3 18ACry for help6 19AThird-rate4 21ABroadcast in installments9 23ACanio, in “Pagliacci,” e.g.11 25ACamus novel9 26APrize whose first winner was “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in 198718 28ALegend of music4 31ABring to bear3 32AVictorian, e.g.3 33AUnguarded on the court4 34ADiva, stereotypically6 37AJessica of “Sin City”4 40A“Jeopardy!” reunion, to some uninvited, say8 44AConstitution statement granting Congress the power to pass “necessary and proper” bills13 48ARomania’s currency3 49AMade arrangements, in a way8 50ASite of many sweaters12 56AMedea, to Circe5 58AWhere the action is9 59A“Halt, salt!”5 63AShow stopper4 67AGrande, familiarly3 68ATex. neighbor4 69A“Goldberg Variations” composer4 70AGrammy winner for “Tears in Heaven”11 74ADüsseldorf denial4 75AComics canine4 76ABack muscle, briefly3 77AFirst name in country music4 78ANatural inclinations5 79APut down again9 82AHeart of Paris5 86ATimes of London puzzle solvers figure them out12 90AFlinched8 95ASimile center3 96AIt’s characterized by long, cold winters13 98AAggressive pitch8 103APigeonhole4 104ALike northern Italy6 105AMoisturizer brand4 106AHockey’s Tikkanen3 108ATorque symbol3 111AJFK guesses4 112ABenchmark U.S. birthday celebrated in eight of this puzzle’s Across answers18 120AClear9 121ALaundry annoyance11 125AWelcoming, as a new year9 126ADot-___ (web businesses)4 127ARomanian composer George6 128AFICA funds it3 129ALa Sicilia e la Sardegna5 130A“Gangnam Style” rapper3 131AFrank6

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1DSFO setting3 2DCanal site3 3DGreen of “Casino Royale”3 4DAl Gore and Cory Booker practice it8 5DDubai dignitary4 6DBreakaway group4 7DPerfect mark5 8DHonest to a fault7 9DA standard musical reference point is two octaves above it4 10D“___ Is Born”5 11DCapital south of the Caspian Sea6 12DLong haul4 13D“Holy moly!”4 14DHacienda room4 15DGaloot6 16DBlue shades6 17DHas no requirement to6 20DGOP fundraiser3 22DWords before averages or the jungle5 24D“Wicked” director Jon3 27DLab connection5 28DGladiator maker4 29DLecher’s look4 30DCold coating4 35DDouble duty?5 36DSouth American monkey4 38DAngels, on scoreboards3 39DNonetheless3 41DSign for one born on Cinco de Mayo6 42DGet under control6 43DWater carrier4 45DBee follower3 46DAgcy. monitoring outbreaks3 47DGrimm character3 51DPart of Q.E.D.4 52DExact copy5 53DCompare5 54DDark5 55DCampfire chow5 57DCatchall abbr.3 59DMultiple choices5 60DDark Lord of the Sith5 61DTough on the stomach5 62DBlind followers5 64DOld show shifter3 65DBass, e.g.3 66DApply gently3 70DKay Thompson character6 71DMischievous one6 72DSuffix for meteor or magnet4 73DFundraiser for pols3 78DSwelter5 80DH.S. supporters4 81DOMG or LOL, e.g.3 83DHobbit’s foe3 84DCommon Market inits.3 85DThe Bruins’ sch.4 87DBruins, to Brutus5 88DGreen3 89DCellos and violas, in mus.3 91DDrove ahead8 92DCafé additive4 93DSicilian erupter4 94DCivil rights activist Morris4 97DTech squads7 98DBozos, in Canadian slang6 99DLafrenière of the New York Rangers6 100DBeverly Cleary character6 101DConking out5 102DProtein-rich legume6 107DPublic argument5 109DImpatient5 110DSchool in the U.K.3 113DCruise ship retired and converted into a floating UAE hotel4 114DCoffee dispensers4 115D“Othello” fellow4 116DWhite House advisory grp.3 117DSporty car roof4 118DCake shop worker4 119DRetinoid target4 122D“Kinda”3 123DSgt., e.g.3 124DCrunch target3