WSJ Crossword May 21, 2026 Answers

Across

1ACol.’s subordinate3 4ADecide that you will5 9A“Groovy!”5 14ACharacter voiced by Hank Azaria until 20173 15A“Black Doves” star Knightley5 16AName that replaced Jersey Standard in 19725 17ALay the criticism on thick9 19AAvignon’s western edge5 20AFixes, as shoelaces6 21AAction that might precede a brawl7 23ALitmus reddener4 24AOpportunity to retire?7 26AD.C. bigwig3 27ASo-called “Island of the Gods”4 28AFacing the sky, perhaps6 32AFort Worth sch.3 34AOnline chats, for short3 36AInstrument named from the Persian for “three string”5 37A“So long!”5 39ABig brute3 40ADoctor’s orders5 41AComplete range5 42ACavs, on a scoreboard3 43APocatello sch.3 44AFood Network’s “Essence of ___”6 46ATahoe runner4 48AL.A. clock setting3 51AIn shorter supply7 53ARiboflavin, alternatively4 54ARussian opposition leader Navalny7 56ASkin care product derived from bird fat6 58AGraph gradient5 59ACourt worker’s machine9 61AEye-defying works5 62ABritney’s duet partner on “Hold Me Closer”5 63ARef. with more than 500,000 entries3 64ABygone birds5 65ATombstone name5 66A“For the people who serve” org.3

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1DStrong cotton fabric6 2DIndividually6 3DWithout a moment to spare10 4D“The Grapes of Wrath” figure4 5DPlace for a pawdicure6 6DUruguayan uncle3 7DBelieve without reservation15 8DThey may be minced5 9DBad trait for a poker player10 10DBoomers with bell-bottoms in the back of the closet, maybe9 11DNeural transmitter4 12DAsian secret society4 13DBit of binary code3 18DLay low3 22DFourth qtr. followers3 25DHipbone-related5 27DGreyhound boarding needs10 29D“Isn’t my place to decide,” or, spoken aloud, a component of 3-, 7-, 9- and 27-Down10 30DBaseballer with a W on his cap3 31DHesitant sounds3 33DSwing teacher9 35DWorrisome note on a quiz5 37DEpoch division3 38DSpillway site3 45D“___ Mañanitas” (traditional Mexican birthday song)3 47DSchoolyard comeback6 49DTakes the wrong way6 50DEl Greco Museum setting6 52DMend a seam5 53DOn the other hand3 54DPurina brand4 55DBridge engineer’s calculation4 57DBlanc, par exemple4 58DYard goods?3 60DCharacter from Euripides3