WSJ Crossword May 12, 2026 Answers

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1AEduc. category including chemistry and coding4 10ACampaign-backing orgs.4 14ARiver through Florence and Pisa4 15AReally enjoy5 16AHilarious person4 17APlace with pumps10 19AScandinavian capital4 20ARecord producers?7 21ALily or lotus, in Lima4 22AWhen Juliet appears on the balcony5 25APerson’s perfect soul mate6 27ANBC’s host for 12 Olympic Games9 32AAwards that include Best Moment and Best Upset5 33AHead honcho4 34ACourt attorneys, basically7 36AMatterhorn, e.g.3 37ASelfish sorts7 38AWinter hrs. in Wisconsin3 41A___ tissue (connective tissue with sparse fibers)7 42AGrilled steak feature4 43A“I feel the same way”5 46ABreach, as enemy lines9 48A“Yeah, sure, probably”6 5ASmall amount5 50ATeeny tiny5 51AKnitting stitch4 52AAmount a person can carry7 57AWindow section4 58AThey hold names of invitees10 62ATolkien’s Treebeard and Leaflock4 63ACathedral feature5 64APoi source4 65AFamed Italian restaurant in East Harlem4 66A“Keen!”5 67AUnjustly ignore4

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1DGive in to gravity3 10DOpenly state7 11DLow-quality computer-generated content6 12DVirginia before 1776, e.g.6 13DMall businesses6 18DNirvana or Rush, e.g.4 2DSyllable before “la la”3 22D“Waterloo” group4 23D“Awesome!”4 24DHalf a fl. oz.4 26DHalf of a couple’s matching set4 28DWise4 29DScouting group5 3DLow-ranking USN officer3 30DLight-footed5 31DMaine senator Collins5 35DRaison d’___4 37DGod of love4 38DJackie of action films4 39DRightmost boxes on many cals.4 4DTiled works7 40DLowish poker card4 41DDieted, in a way7 42DFilm crawl7 43DLadle, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles6 44DChameleon cousin6 45DSeek help from6 47DBlue hue4 49D“Cosmos” author Carl5 5DNicholas II, e.g.4 53DHold power4 54DWhatsApp owner4 55DExam for a future atty.4 56DDifferent, to Diego4 59DPrelude to Antonio or Francisco3 6DBorrowing figure4 60DCapote-based play3 61DCry loudly3 7DAlamo rival4 8DBlack-plumed water bird4 9DDada artist Max5