WSJ Crossword May 11, 2026 Answers

Across

1ADo a post-vacation chore6 10A“Evil Kermit” or “Grumpy Cat,” e.g.4 14A“The Murders in the Rue ___”6 15AFormer quarterback Manning3 16ANation on the Arabian peninsula4 17AShe had a hit with “Poetry Man”10 19APainter Chagall4 20ASudden pulls4 21AShe had a hit with “Because the Night”10 23AMake a mistake3 24A___ ordinaires (cheap reds)4 25AShire of “Rocky”5 26AWiping the slate clean7 28ACasey, notably7 30AYank’s crosstown rival5 31AButterfly’s kin4 32ATreelike creature in “The Lord of the Rings”3 33AHe had a hit with “Mother and Child Reunion”9 37AAtlanta-based health org.3 40ADamon of “The Bourne Identity”4 41ACode name?5 45AMore exhilarating7 47AEgg-producing organs7 49AColorado skiing resort5 50AClumsy guys4 51ACooked rice, in Korean cuisine3 52AHe had a hit with “If I Had a Hammer”10 55ASeized vehicle, familiarly4 56AMine car4 57A1964 Beatles hit, and an addendum to a fan letter to 17-, 21-, 33- or 52-Across, perhaps10 59APeppa Pig’s baby sister4 60ABuddy3 61ASan Fran team, for short6 62ATear4 63AGo after in court3 64A“___ Fideles”6 7AChiding sound3

Down

1DUnspecified large number7 10DMay honorees, quaintly6 11D“Shoot over your answer”7 12DInvader in some sci-fi movies7 13DCaptivate7 18DEmulated the performers in this puzzle’s theme4 2D“Take your time”7 22DSecond largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands8 24DThiamine and riboflavin, for two8 27DLabor Day mo.3 28DAvril Lavigne’s “Sk8er ___”3 29DQuick cash source3 3DWrite some code7 31DDenver hrs.3 34DDubai’s nation: Abbr.3 35DAbbr. on a copier paper tray3 36D“Neither fish ___ fowl”3 37DNovel section7 38DWarrant7 39DShip skipper7 4DSeeming eternity4 42DSome steaks7 43DCity with wharves7 44DSupport, as a cause7 46DConsidered6 47DAuto on the autobahn4 48D“Romeo and Juliet” city6 5DLion scion3 50DNimble5 53DOmar of “House”4 54DJacob’s twin4 55DThinker Descartes4 58DYouTube offering, for short3 6DConfine6 7DCampout shelters5 8DWord before car or machine4 9DFlightless bird4