WSJ Crossword June 30, 2026 Answers

Across

1AFeature of Janis Joplin’s voice4 5AFiction’s counterpart4 9ABaking amts.4 13ADescendant of the 19th-century dueling sword4 14ABring to mind5 16AQuarreling4 17ACrimean port10 19AHinduism’s most terrifying goddess4 20APC program file extension3 21APitifully small4 22A“Turn! Turn! Turn!” songwriter Pete6 24AThe Doctor’s time machine, on “Doctor Who”6 26ALike kosher salt6 28AAverage4 29ABathroom, informally3 30A“Bless you” preceder5 33AAnnulled7 36AEffortless victory4 37A“Smokey and the Bandit” car7 40AGood-for-nothings7 42A“Bring Back My Happiness” electronica artist4 43ADwelt7 45ASome polo shirts5 47ATurn to compost3 48APunch ingredient?4 51ATalkative6 53ADelta, e.g.6 55ASweetener made from plant leaves6 57ACustard dessert4 59ASite of the world’s tallest bldg.3 60AArizona people4 61AHip-hop moves, or what the black squares between the circles do10 64AMed. sch. course4 65APhiladelphia footballer5 66AWhat to look for when mounting a TV4 67AParade honoree4 68AMascara ruiner, maybe4 69AGuessing game on a road trip4

Down

1DRouter button5 2DHurdle for a H.S. honor student6 3DGrave6 4DShell game pellet3 5DFormer embryo5 6DRiver of central England4 7DImitator7 8DRuling in the ring, for short3 9DClaims “It was all my doing”11 10DUndesirable fellow cast member8 11DVelvet surface4 12DBegin to wake4 15D“Frozen” sister4 18DSea urchin features6 23DImportant time3 25DThe Penguin’s portrayer in 1992’s “Batman Returns”11 27DAt all6 29DiPhone app6 31D“r u srs?!”3 32DFollower of photo or special3 34DNeedlefish3 35DPop3 37D“Eww, enough already”3 38DCartoonist Chast3 39DBetter than average8 41DStand up for6 44DWhat the song “Do-Re-Mi” teaches7 46D___ Lanka3 49DDouble duties?6 50DSaucer topper6 52DPig of films4 53DLos Angeles hoopster5 54DTall and slim5 55DOld Iranian leader4 56DMuscle quality4 58DRefrain snippet4 62DSnitch3 63D“Just ___ suspected!”3