WSJ Crossword May 26, 2026 Answers
“Counter Offers” · By Mike Shenk · Edited by Mike Shenk
Every answer for the Wall Street Journal Crossword from May 26, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
1APart of a dog’s paw3 4AFirst-year collegian, informally5 9APotions professor at Hogwarts5 14ALincoln nickname3 15AEvent with bulls and broncos5 16ASubject5 17AAfrican viper9 19AIn the midst of5 20AOnce in a while7 21ACancún cloaks7 23ASchool of Buddhism3 24AIdris of “Pacific Rim”4 25AJoan in the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame4 28A2015 Maroon 5 song with a longer profane title10 34ASanta’s crew5 36ALend ___ (listen)5 37ABullring cry3 38AComedic tribute5 39AU-Haul offering3 40ANo longer woolly, say5 42AWrap up3 43AProjectionist’s units5 45ADeck for diviners5 46ADesignated driver, perhaps10 49AFlorida feature4 50AComputing machine creator Turing4 51AFinish for Gator or hater3 53ALike books that make you feel things?7 56A“I give up!”7 60AScore of two under par5 61A“You can figure it out,” and what the last words of 17-, 28- and 46-Across accomplish9 63AFielding flub5 64A“Peer Gynt” composer5 65AEarth: Prefix3 66APsychiatry session subject5 67ASome British nobles5 68ACreature in Liberty Mutual ads3Down
1DLetter between Oscar and Quebec in the NATO phonetic alphabet4 2DShare a border with4 3DNimble-fingered4 4DOil container?5 5DChipmunk or chinchilla6 6DTrack figures4 7DTake in3 8DSavvy10 9DType symbol akin to an asterisk9 10DPolite denial6 11DFor each4 12DCabinet wood4 13DSinus rhythm traces, for short4 18DGin drinks6 22DAnna’s sister in “Frozen”4 25DCap for a beatnik5 26DWithout help5 27DDodge5 29DBe more likely to win, maybe10 30DCounting everything5 31DMaryland governor Wes5 32DSon of George and Jane Jetson5 33DDoesn’t own5 35DTransports for tots9 41DHouse minority leader Jeffries6 44DList-shortening abbr.4 47DSavile Row pro6 48DZegler of 2025’s “Snow White”6 52DWinery sediment5 53DBurrito choice4 54DQuite uncommon4 55DTaj Mahal city4 56DRecipe verb4 57DWorker’s due4 58DThing4 59DGrand4 62DRita of “The Masked Singer”3Frequently Asked Questions
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