WSJ Crossword May 23, 2026 Answers

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1AGuy in charge, informally7 8AReady to come home6 14AJahmyr of the Detroit Lions5 19AChemistry pioneer Lavoisier7 20AFlourished7 21ARyan of “Barry Lyndon”5 22ADoughy ball rescued from the trash?15 24ATureen accessory5 25AHotel register listing6 26AInvention’s origin4 27ATrade show presentation4 29APops3 30AWhen you’ll get in, briefly3 31AMemo abbr.4 33ASeeking strikes while steamed?12 37ARotunda feature4 39ACarrot, e.g.4 41ACunning maneuvers5 42AIn the past4 43AUrge on4 45ATalk trash about6 48AWise guys5 49AShowing off one’s costume to one’s Belle-dressed partner?13 53ABill stamp4 55ANationals, before 20055 56A2008 box set of Kiss songs5 57AHad no worries8 61ABus. sch. course4 62AExperts: Var.6 64ATiramisu dusting5 65AEquip3 66APreparation for state fair judging?10 68ARoethlisberger throwing a long pass?10 70ASaison au soleil3 71APassing handily5 72AMade a touchdown6 73AEDM DJ Steve4 74AMaliciously altered photo8 76AThompson of the “Thor” films5 77ALayer of cement?5 78ATo be, to Balzac4 79AExtra in “The Birds”?13 82AFlight components5 85ALess trusting6 86A“Frozen” sister4 87ATailor’s aids4 88ACologne containers5 90ANotary’s mark4 92AMany an Omani4 96ANotion in New Delhi?12 100ANewspaper section4 102ASome cells3 103A“Huh-uh”3 104AArtemis org.4 105ATwisty creatures4 107ARaised with effort6 109AFilled with passion5 111AWarmth experienced when appearing onstage?15 115AFrench film award5 116AAvoided extinction, in a way7 117APut in order7 118AAardwolf’s kin5 119AOutdoor clothing company named for a burrowing rodent6 120AMore irritable7

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1DLike groceries on the way home6 2DProceeding unthinkingly6 3DWatch on a phone, maybe6 4DGives in to sorrow4 5DRoadster with a Skyactiv engine5 6DHundred-millionth of a centimeter8 7DPreviously named3 8DMesoamerican people on the Gulf of Mexico coast5 9DStock valuation phrase5 10DNeighbor of Arg. and Braz.3 11DBiarritz bestie3 12DForwards7 13DPass carefully6 14DStoop to smears and insults5 15DWords with pickle or jam3 16DBrooklinen wares7 17DAccount figure7 18DArctic transports7 20DPotential leaf3 23DPurple snorkasaurus of TV4 28DCal. dozen3 32DCommotion4 34DBids “one club,” say5 35DArduous ordeal4 36DA bunch5 38DSome printers6 40DGraceland nickname7 44DSome QB protectors3 46DBeside5 47DContainers for mushy peas4 48DPlucked instrument5 49DIndicated successful locking with a key fob6 50DStir up6 51DElliptical orbit extreme6 52DDreamy6 53DFruit from an Orléans orchard5 54DOne way to think5 57DHenry, Jane and Peter, with a combined 12 Oscar nominations6 58DMelodic opera pieces6 59DInform against, informally6 60DMischievous Halloween prank6 62D“In ___” (song from the Beach Boys album “Still Cruisin’”)5 63DMatching5 64DSources of holy smokes7 67DWhite House residents of 19105 68DCount of jazz5 69DYellow Teletubby6 72DThird son of Jacob and Leah4 75DSister brand of Gatorade5 76DTrunks5 77DFields of cookies?3 79DHectic spot on Black Friday4 80DRent4 81DRational, informally8 82DChicken Florentine ingredient7 83D“SNL” head writer from 1999 to 20067 84DHow sausage links are connected7 85DT’Challa’s realm7 88DThrough3 89DJeans measurement6 91DNatural manner4 93DTwisty pasta6 94DGet satisfaction for6 95DAnimal on Wisconsin’s flag6 97D“Echoes of ___” (1982 jazz album by Chaka Khan , Chick Corea and others)5 98D“Cool!”5 99D“Our Lady of the Flowers” novelist5 101DOracles5 106DScreen type3 108DNo longer fizzy4 110DHightailed it3 112DLa Brea stuff3 113DTurning fig.3 114DBudget excess3