WSJ Crossword May 27, 2026 Answers
“Hardheaded” · By Marc Goldstein · Edited by Mike Shenk
Every answer for the Wall Street Journal Crossword from May 27, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
1AA couple of caplets, maybe4 5A“___ unrelated note...”4 9AAlliance4 13ACaribbean resort whose official languages are Papiamento and Dutch5 15AOrg. with the Large Hadron Collider4 16ABrontë heroine4 17ABicolor dessert10 19AScott in an 1857 case4 20ASmall toymaker3 21ACremona violin crafter5 22AWhite rabbit follower5 23ANorth American rattlesnakes12 25AMidriff-revealing suit6 28ALongbow wood3 29AGreen land?11 33AMonkey sidekick of Disney’s Aladdin3 36APackaging need4 37ATidbinbilla Nature Reserve roamer3 38ARomanov ruler4 39AInsincere display3 40AArtist awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 201111 44ASpell3 45A“Got it!”6 46AMovie pair in the Smithsonian12 52AMaladroit5 53ASagrada Família architect5 54AUsed to be3 57ALocation4 58ADifficult beginning, and a trait shared by 17-, 23-, 29-, 40- and 46-Across10 60AWords of disbelief4 61ABeginning for boy or girl4 62AEngineer Nikola5 63AOoze4 64AForest floor growth4 65ACrew call4Down
1DAgatha Christie title4 2DChallenging test4 3DGet on board?4 4DDiminish3 5DPhilosophy’s William of ___5 6D“Keen!”5 7DAlan of “Little Miss Sunshine”5 8DAustin-to-Waco dir.3 9DComplete chaos6 10DHit bit5 11DMaker of Elevate vacuum cleaners5 12DSurrenders5 14D“Road Less Traveled” singer Lauren6 18DIt can be written on a tablet5 22DCompetent4 23DAcutely urgent4 24DPenna. neighbor3 25DType of test or decay4 26DTech debut of 19984 27DHeld onto4 30D___ Moines3 31DMischievous sort3 32DOrange ghost in Ms. Pac-Man3 33DCourt figure Arthur4 34DThe buck stops here4 35DStargazer’s bear4 38DCraggy peaks4 40DQuip4 41DMusic’s Rose3 42DThin-toned5 43DCourt figure6 44DPromote heavily6 46DMakes like the mercury on a hot day5 47DLabor leader’s appeal5 48DDavis with 11 Oscar nominations5 49D“___ Extremes” (Billy Joel song)5 50DDiplomatic achievements5 51DSpiral shells strung on bracelets5 54DIt might be on the line4 55DHe performed before Joan at Woodstock4 56DWait around4 58DMember of a flock3 59DWord with room or service3Frequently Asked Questions
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