WSJ Crossword May 15, 2026 Answers

Across

1ACop’s collar4 12AOn the briny4 13A“___ Doone”5 14AEllipse pair4 15AMounting, perhaps10 17AHaughty attitude4 18ARush-hour subway rider, figuratively7 19AInvite to the majors6 21ASatyric celebration4 22ASet4 23ACustomize for6 26APonder8 30AOrderly display5 31ABarn neighbor, often4 32ASelf-described “captain, builder and engineer”4 33ABefore, in combinations3 34AAssume as a fact5 35AF-, e.g.3 36AAlmost forever4 38ADifferent4 39AShuriken flinger5 41AUse as a source8 43AJams with the band6 44ABumbling bunch4 45ADepartment store department4 46AState capital on the Missouri River6 49AMade a humiliating retraction7 5AHeist yield4 53AManor master4 54AQuickly dispense with, as bureaucracy10 57ACompany with products found in many stories4 58AApples and oranges, say5 59AUranienborg Park setting4 60ATibetan transport3 61A“Project Hail Mary” author Weir4 62AWine barrel sediment4 9ANot many3

Down

1D“Not interested”4 10DPale sandy color4 11DBit of smoke4 13DCant5 14DFey’s first “Weekend Update” co-host6 16DTaking bribes, say5 2D“It is,” in Ibiza4 20DGreedy desire3 22DBowen of “Modern Family”5 23DStared in disbelief5 24DFielding flub5 25DCourt setting5 26DBette Midler’s “Divine” nickname5 27DMarble markings5 28DLoudly Crying Face, e.g.5 29DFour-time Oscar nominee Saoirse5 3DBehind4 31DSome flights5 34DTwo-horse bet8 37DSuit in a Spanish deck6 39DLevi’s Stadium pro5 4DHome moon of the Na’vi7 40D“No worries”7 42DRemote3 43DMeyers and Rogen, e.g.5 45DPirate address5 46DCunning trick4 47DTiny bit4 48DKarlsson of the Pittsburgh Penguins4 5DBaklava ingredient5 50DCunning trick4 51DUnwelcome look4 52DVictims of the Grinch4 55DFunerary vase3 56DBill’s movie bud3 6DUru. neighbor3 7DOne, for Juan3 8DGalahad’s dad8 9DKiss cover4