WSJ Crossword May 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATop-notch5 100AQuick to put up, perhaps6 101AIs really hurtful8 103ABrochure advertising shape-enhancing underwear?9 105AInsect staying at a guesthouse?11 107APart of a chain4 108A“Love in a Village” composer4 109AHearing-related5 11ALike planes, for short4 110AEl ___ Día (Puerto Rico newspaper)5 111AFair marks4 112ASondheim’s Sweeney4 113A“Gypsy” composer Jule5 114A“The Wild Duck” playwright5 15ABaloney4 19ALike columns with scroll volutes5 20AChristina of “Sleepy Hollow”5 21ATake on4 22A“The Grapes of Wrath” epithet4 23AOpponent of adopting the metric system’s liter?11 25ALook from an angry helmsman?9 27AGastropod8 28ABallot rosters6 30ASimple dress shape5 31ARoush in the Baseball Hall of Fame3 32AExpected3 33AAdjust6 34AStratovolcano overlooking the Medit.6 35ACall upon3 36AMena of “American Pie”6 37AVersailles VIP3 38ABusker’s tip collector3 39ATriumphant cry4 42AExecuted perfectly6 44ADay, to Donatello6 47AItem in a numismatist’s file cabinet?10 49AAuthor following a long session autographing books?10 53A“Down,” in diner lingo7 54AOscar winner Matlin6 55AFull-flavored, perhaps4 56AExtreme power3 57ASome summer babies4 59ASmall parts6 6A“Spectre” star5 60A1917 newsmaker5 61ARock’s J. ___ Band5 63ASet of steps7 65AUmbrella inverters5 66AComplains5 67AShady areas6 68ASoft mineral4 70ALong stretch3 72AOaxaca water4 73APretenses6 74A“Sorry, out of the question”7 76AResult of some polishing at Hogwarts?10 78APerson in charge of maintaining the ship’s spars?10 81AQuintet of faculties6 82APresses Ctrl+V6 83AStellar spectacle4 84AResearch setting3 87AHome improvement initials3 88APark near Bar Harbor6 90APoetic tribute3 92AClassic 1950 sci-fi collection6 94ARoman emperor succeeded by Hadrian6 95ABasis of some vaccines3 96AFiling pro3 99ADecorative design5

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1DPetulant feeling5 10DFather who empowers his daughters7 100DFirebug4 101DJackie of action films4 102DSoundly defeat4 104DMuscle targeted on a rowing machine3 106DPut to the test3 11D“Of course!”11 12DThe missus, informally5 13DTable scraps4 14DColl. reward3 15DSymbolic logician George5 16DAccepting of, informally6 17DEarthy pigment6 18DAs a result of this, quaintly6 2DGenerous bar buy5 24DPuritanical people9 26DCourse in which “amo, amas, amat” is learned6 29DHang out3 3DGrant-___5 33DPlow puller4 34DInspector of British mysteries5 35D“Render ___ Caesar...”4 36DCaesar of comedy3 37DJudicial attire5 39DPic to click4 4DMissile with multiple warheads4 40DFlipped8 41DLike a fugitive8 43DChoir member4 45D“You’re going to have to explain this in simpler terms”6 46DFantasy creatures5 48DAngel in Venezuela5 49DWhen doubled, sings5 5DIvy League schools and Santa’s reindeer, e.g.6 50DSwitch maker8 51D“The Empire Strikes Back,” in the “Star Wars” series8 52DKylo ___, of “Star Wars”3 54DSpiked clubs5 58DFantasy creature6 59DAssumed identity5 6DWant desperately5 60DSusan of soaps5 62DTargets for Apple Pencils5 64DStart of a lover’s verse11 65DSeizes, in slang9 66DCrow call3 67DDress (up)5 69DPoker payment4 7DSushi staple4 71DWriter/director Ephron4 73DPut the pedal to the metal5 75DOne of the Brontës4 77DBatted first6 78DReally digging8 79DB-boy link4 8DDismayed shout3 80DPenn in NYC3 82DEvening wear, of a sort7 84DOf the system affecting instinct and mood6 85DStir up6 86DWine store buy6 89DJolting joe, informally3 9DBecomes slick, in a way8 91DAquafina rival6 93DAppetizers5 94DMarket direction5 95DMoscow money5 96DHands over5 97DIrritate5 98DSpill protection5