WSJ Crossword June 4, 2026 Answers

Across

1AWhere tupelos and mangroves grow5 6ADesmond Dekker’s genre3 9ACuisine including boudin and andouille5 14AElfin creature5 15ANonhuman target of an “Open the pod bay doors” request3 16AIt might crumble under cross-examination5 17A“Capeesh?”5 18ACalc. preceder3 19AIt may be topped with chashu pork5 20ACompletely3 21AJeromes Dream’s genre7 24AFury3 25ACurly hairstyle popular in the 1950s9 27AChopsticks source5 29ABe of ___ (help)5 32ADancer’s manager5 33AYuletide cupful3 36ASpot on5 38AExperiencing post-roller-coaster effects, say5 39AOne-on-one basketball play, for short3 40ALuka Doni or Bronny James, e.g.5 41AFirst reads for website newbies4 42APlaywright Chekhov5 44AView from Luxor4 45AWhat college searches end in?3 46AOscar night celebrator7 48ARejections3 49ANeptune’s domain3 50AMocked7 51AClassic sports cars3 52AHat, in slang3 54AEphemeral sculpting medium3 55AAstron. clock setting3 57AVolleyball move5 59ATea, in British slang3 60ASpirit5 63ASay out loud5 64AGoofy image, maybe3 65ASubject of the 2024 documentary “Super/Man”5 66AChichen Itza people5 67AResearch facility over 240 mi. overhead3 68AWater balloon sound5

Down

1DOrg. for pet lovers4 2DResolution4 3DAbruptly dismiss4 4DSoccer legend Hamm3 5DPublic image8 6DBit of glass5 7DVegetable with a dinosaur variety5 8DPond problem5 9DGo on a pub crawl8 10DCopying3 11DHe performed one day after Janis at Woodstock4 12DLyft rival4 13DLowest pinochle card4 22DDove call3 23DFranchise begun with 2008’s “Iron Man,” for short3 25DNoggins5 26DDenison denizen5 27DPride Month event6 28DOne dimension, e.g.10 30DAccepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them10 31DCat known as a tigrillo in Colombia6 32DThey may be empty after getting cracked5 33DFashion brand with L’Air du Temps perfume9 34DPirate’s lament9 35DBargain bin finds, often9 37DLock5 42DSpeechless response3 43DMaiden name label3 46DTools for climbers6 47DBooks for financiers6 53DSeller of KAJPLATS smart lights4 56DFitbit bit4 57DTotal3 58DSch. support group3 61DFemale gametes3 62DEstablished3