WSJ Crossword November 5, 2026 Answers

Across

1ACanadian flag feature4 5APotter’s material4 9A“Impression, Sunrise” artist5 14AEmporium attraction4 15APrepare for the surprise party honoree’s arrival4 16AMaine college town5 17APracticed, as maneuvers9 19AMatt of movies5 20ACrew tool3 21AAdorable in the extreme6 22ATotal7 26ARecital highlight4 27AJust4 28AWine cellar sight10 33A“The Wind in the Willows” mammal3 34AAlexa alternative4 35APic to click4 36ASierra Club’s first president4 38AStrategically restrict5 39AOther, in Acapulco4 40A“Don’t look ___!”4 41AThick Japanese noodles4 42ANeighbor of Minn. and Mich.3 43AThe Sierra Madre or Klamath Mountains, e.g.10 46AStew4 47AAmorous archer4 48ACruel group7 50AThin wooden strip6 53AFoot unit3 54ARodeo rope5 55ARudely acknowledge a looker9 61ATicket category5 62AMystique4 63ASpot for the guest of honor4 64AAirport areas5 65ACatch your breath4 66ABe a bad loser, maybe4

Down

1DTrippy tab3 2DStirrup setting3 3DMahershala of “Moonlight”3 4DSerious offense6 5DInnocent-looking tot6 6DPot part3 7DHubbub3 8DNikkei currency3 9DComponent6 10DVaughan Williams’s “Sancta Civitas,” e.g.8 11DSeward Peninsula city4 12DGrandson of Adam4 13DStage statuette4 18DMuscle targeted on a rowing machine3 21DJost of “Weekend Update”5 22D“The Road” writer McCarthy6 23DJust going through the motions6 24DLast syllable of a word6 25DImpersonated7 26DOrchestra section7 29D“The Lion King” meerkat5 30DPlayers on stage6 31DBrass band instrument6 32DDon of “The Andy Griffith Show”6 37DFind a new home8 38DCheboygan’s lake5 44DRewards for Rover6 45DBothers6 46DGrowth areas6 49DURL feature3 50DCrow, say4 51D“Ritorna vincitor!” opera4 52DLike a well-crafted thriller4 55DSimplistic card game3 56DRed, black, orange or white, e.g.3 57DReturns recipient, for short3 58DLoire flow3 59DSuffer3 60DCritical chirp3