WSJ Crossword May 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATheory, after being proven3 14AFlamenco cry3 15ABirthplace of Malcolm X5 16ALong-necked wader5 17ARightmost pedal3 18ANot in the top tier11 20AUp next5 22AFilm character seized by Miss Gulch4 23AOktoberfest order3 24AWhere people say “nappy” instead of “diaper,” or “diaper” instead of “nappy”13 28ASuddenly arise6 29ASlot machine symbol3 30ARap sheet letters3 31ASank one’s teeth into?5 35AMenacing Empire honorific5 39ASymbol of solidarity4 4AMake sense of5 41ACathedral centers5 43APlace4 44ASweepstakes submission5 46AMorocco’s capital5 48A“Born on the Bayou” band, for short3 49AStory that allows one to escape trouble3 51AWill who voices Batman in the Lego movies6 53ACal Poly home13 58A___ Z (the whole alphabet)3 59ALucky Charms symbol4 60ACoat material5 62A21-time Oscar nominee11 66A“The Three-Body Problem” author Cixin3 67ABackyard party area5 68ADie down5 69ATread the boards3 70AStumbling block for nonnative speakers5 71AGreen energy option5 72AThe ACC’s Seminoles3 9ASource of capital gains5

Down

1DLetterhead topper4 10DGossip, in modern lingo3 11DProminent instrument in “House of the Rising Sun”5 12DMight5 13DLast word of “Oh! Susanna”4 19D“Stay” singer Lisa4 2DYossarian’s portrayer in “Catch-22”9 21DSculptor Jean3 25DDistance4 26DIt’s under the rug3 27DWord-of-mouth4 28DBohemian meeting spot4 3DThe American left?9 32DBig battle3 33DJuan Perón’s wife3 34DBall girl?3 36DStarchy side dish cooked in broth9 37DStudy of the planet’s crust9 38DFelt sore4 4DFull of oneself7 40D“___: Ares” (2025 sci-fi film)4 42DBygone Scandinavian automaker4 45D“The King and I” star Brynner3 47D“Day ___” (1965 hit)7 5DBordeaux bud3 50DProduct that uses the “Dragnet” theme in ads4 52DCode-breaking org.3 53DRunner’s feat5 54DSignificant blood line5 55DModest amounts5 56D“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” star5 57D#1 NBA draft pick of 19925 58DRatchets (up)4 6DFiery blog posts5 61DDance outfit4 63DFeminine side3 64DTimbersports target3 65DLAX prediction, briefly3 7D“Goldarn it!”5 8DWe’re here5 9D“___ Bad” (Cardi B/YG song)3