WSJ Crossword June 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1AItalian island with namesake pants5 6ABit of choreography4 10ACore muscles, informally3 13AByproduct of overworking, perhaps5 14AFilled with wonder4 15AGive a hand4 16AClassic reason for being ignored10 18ALatvia’s capital4 19AThat fellow’s3 20APreschooler3 21ACavalry weapon5 22APolish for publication4 24AAvoidance of the limelight10 28AFood processor?4 30ABlow one’s stack5 31AMore dangerous for winter drivers5 33AFrom the same source, in a footnote4 34ANeeded a tourniquet4 38AStylishly tattered attire15 41ASolemn promise4 42ASale caveat4 43ATennis champ Ivan5 44AImprove, as a diamond5 46AScrabble play4 47ARoquefort or Stilton10 51A“Frozen” reindeer4 54ATragic member of the Montague family5 55ANevertheless3 57AFormer Japanese prime minister Shinzo ___3 58APetri dish substance4 59AHeadrest, of a sort10 63AX, at times4 64AKnighted actor Guinness4 65AJeer at5 66AUSNA grad’s rank3 67ADavid Wright’s team4 68AFollows the rules5

Down

1DSecret stockpile5 2DUnpleasantly sharp to the taste5 3DStephen Hawking, for one9 4DOutdoorsy retailer3 5D“___ it obvious?”4 6DTook care of5 7DBase of the binary system3 8DTwisty fish3 9DDownloaded form, often3 10DDefendant’s story5 11DLox go-with5 12DExtra5 15DBrews from small breweries10 17DThe hole shooting match?4 21DConciliatory offering3 23DBasics of elementary education10 25DWhere a surfer may linger7 26DAsks too many questions5 27DPaul of “Ant-Man”4 29DMess up3 31DSolemn promise3 32D“Bridge of Spies” org.3 33DDebate topic5 35DCost consideration for builders9 36DFinale3 37DISP connection3 39DApiece4 40D“Selena” star, popularly3 45D“Green” prefix3 46DShow sorrow4 47DReact to a red light5 48DStart a chat, maybe5 49DBay State sch.5 50DMatches, as audio and video5 52DHard, dark wood5 53DSome salamanders5 56DOne of the Jackson 54 59DRiver blocker3 60DFlamenco shout3 61DSodden3 62DChem class part3