WSJ Crossword May 14, 2026 Answers

Across

1AThe 17,000-carat Olympic Australis, e.g.4 5AWow5 10APainful rebuke4 14ARomeo or Juliet4 15AAncient manuscript5 16ABag of swag, maybe4 17AFundamental factor10 19ABigmouth in the Smurfs universe, e.g.4 20A1965 Ursula Andress movie3 21AHead of France?4 22ASilk source6 24ASecond edition7 27AHybrid sportswear item5 28AThey deal with stress in their work5 30APaper people: Abbr.3 32ADissenter’s answer3 33A“Not again...”4 34ASpot for a pot7 38ASanitizer additive4 39AConcede5 40ANot yet filled4 44ASome family secrets7 46AYarn4 47ABldg. coolers3 50AHome builder’s purchase3 51APut forth5 52APub quiz fodder5 54ABreaking pitches that don’t properly break7 58AZap, perhaps6 60AFlag4 61APond swimmers3 64AFertility goddess4 65AHazard for swimmers10 68APlay group4 69AActivist investor Carl5 70ASeeds may have them4 71AGeneral concern4 72AChartres chapeau5 73A“By Jove!”4

Down

1DMarbles, basically4 2D“You never can tell with bees” speaker4 3DSuperhero’s secret8 4DCourt call3 5DTops5 6DComes out of one’s shell?5 7DFirst guess for many Wordle players5 8DCalmly peaceful3 9DSuit4 10DBig surprise5 11DVenice setting6 12DSpectacular light show6 13DMore than enough6 18D“Hoisting apparatus” patentee4 23DPiece of uno scheletro4 25DEarly anesthetic5 26DUnsettling5 28D“Don’t text and drive” spot, briefly3 29DStir-fry need3 31DColon components4 34DFolded fare4 35DArchie’s wife5 36DRock blaster3 37DTuneup target5 41DLog-on authenticators that use biometrics8 42DCountry music’s ___ Young Band3 43DCourt divider3 45DAnna’s big sister4 47DChad’s place6 48DSalad creator Cardini6 49DMajor breach6 51DEqual4 53DIrritable5 55DStock phrase?5 56DSpecialized market segment5 57DSty sound5 59DChi paper4 62DDraft status4 63DWee4 66DBucket fill, sometimes3 67DDH goal3