WSJ Crossword May 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1AFezzes and fedoras4 5ARavine5 10APlace for a figurehead4 14AJacob’s twin4 15ABird-based5 16AItem in a tackle box4 17AStrap for a rider4 18AOn the up and up5 19ASkeptical snort4 20AFor-profit company that meets social and environmental standards12 23AConditions3 24AMost adorable6 28AMichigan Wolverines football coach from 1969 to 198914 33ACenters5 34AStrap for a walker5 35APeg on a course3 36ACurtain holders4 37AKilmer of “Willow”3 38AStatistics figure4 39ATad Lincoln’s dad3 40ADesigner Geoffrey5 42ADog-___ (like some book pages)5 43AAnaconda’s kin14 46A“See ya!”6 47AGE acquisition of 19863 48AShipyard doings, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme12 55ATitan of industry4 58AHired thugs5 59AScent4 60AWife of Zeus4 61AUndermine5 62ACapital of Italia4 63APrinters’ buys4 64ATrade expo presentations5 65AWinter glider4

Down

1DTarragon or thyme4 2D“Hold on ___!”4 3D“Break Your Heart” singer Cruz4 4DOfferings from Aurora8 5DRubber6 6DFinished4 7DLatvia’s capital4 8DWay of walking4 9DDangles a carrot in front of7 10DBase for a statue6 11DMassage3 12DMine cart fill3 13DLike monsoon season3 21DOne-stripers in the USMC4 22DPained cry4 25DOpponent for 38-Down, in Spain6 26DFarm machine6 27DTrapped, in a way5 28DMinor mistake6 29DTribulation6 30DSome toymakers5 31DIntended5 32DFarm machine5 33DBeach scurriers5 38DWavers of capes8 40DU2 frontman4 41DWearing a ring, maybe7 42DO.T. book after Proverbs4 44DHooded snakes6 45DSubject of some Van Gogh paintings6 49DRipped4 50DExplosive sound4 51DEdit menu option4 52DPerson on a pedestal4 53DAlaskan city4 54DMortarboard flinger4 55DX in Greece3 56DBuddhist discipline3 57DVessel not made in a shipyard3