WSJ Crossword October 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASeacrest succeeded him5 6AUniv., e.g.3 9AWire nail4 13AIdiomatic sticking points5 18ADegrade5 19AOverly3 20AQuebec neighbor5 21AAnne of “Donnie Brasco”5 22AAwkward party song to play for Rumpelstiltskin? (Destiny’s Child)9 24AUnaided5 25ABury5 26AMember of a destructive colony7 27AAwkward party song to play for Jack and Jill? (Culture Club)12 29ALike many hard cheeses4 30ANeckline choice3 31AHigh habitat5 32AAwkward party song to play for the Big Bad Wolf? (The Commodores)10 37ASwinton of “Doctor Strange”5 39ATo’s partner3 42AIconic riveter of WWII5 43AOft-hidden cost3 44AFlier from Savasleyka air base3 45AThe Pequod, e.g.6 48AWhere preteens can’t sit7 50AAwkward party song to play for Captain Hook? (Elton John)13 54A100,000th of a newton4 55ADental hygienist’s target6 57ABill in a till3 58AObject of Versailles cheers5 59A“Carnival of Harlequin” painter4 60APick up6 62APick up5 63AMarket indicators?5 66AAwkward party song to play for Pinocchio? (Selena Gomez)7 68ATripping5 69ASister of une mère or eine Mutter5 70ASister of Moses6 71AZaragoza’s river4 73AFiler’s worry5 74A“Blonde” star de Armas3 75ALongtime Red Sox anthem6 77ASponge feature4 81AAwkward party song to play for Sleeping Beauty? (Blood, Sweat & Tears)13 84AIt may take a few minutes7 86AWashington hub6 87A___ Lingus3 88AComfy boots brand3 90ALift with much effort5 91ADirection suffix3 92AEleniak of “Under Siege”5 95AAwkward party song to play for Humpty Dumpty? (Tom Petty)10 97ACatcher’s posture5 99ADr. of hip-hop3 101ANinny4 102AAwkward party song to play for Dracula? (Sheryl Crow)12 106AFootstool7 110AWeary feeling5 111AConcert venues5 112AAwkward party song to play for Frosty the Snowman? (Buster Poindexter)9 114ABoxer’s dream5 115ARazzle-dazzle5 116ACo. with a Stubs rewards program3 117AClog-clearing brand5 118ALong-billed wading bird5 119AHoarse voice4 120AHo-hum3 121ASteer clear of5

Down

1DSweden-based carrier3 2DBlind as ___4 3DDavidson of “The Crying Game”4 4DTingling sensation sometimes called a “brain massage”4 5DAccess-providing character in the “Matrix” movies8 6DOpen fighting10 7DNeed to be paid7 8DGarden shed tool3 9DGraceful8 10DBarrel of laughs4 11DLike birthdays but not weddings6 12DConsidered6 13DCause for alarm at a diner?5 14D“Hamilton” Tony winner ___ Elise Goldsberry5 15DWhen Juliet drinks the potion4 16DRicotta source4 17DBlood fluids4 20DLike bucks, bulls and billies4 23DFast approaching4 27D“Now ___ heard everything!”3 28DDust-up5 32DLike champion racehorses4 33D___ Music (group whose members included Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno)4 34D“The ball ___ your court”4 35DRefer to4 36DSplinter group4 38D“You have to let me!”6 39DPlant groups6 40DGroovy music source6 41DPest control brand5 44D“To be continued...”9 46D“Over my dead body!”6 47DStaggering5 49D“Safety hoist” inventor4 51DCNN journalist Kaye5 52DSome tractors6 53DRustic retreat3 56DPregraduation activity6 59DHighest active volcano in Eur.6 61DGarcia of “Lucifer”5 63D“She Bop” singer Cyndi6 64DMadagascar’s ocean6 65DBit of work5 67DGuiana people6 68DHydrox imitator4 69DCup, in Calais5 70D“Yowza!”3 72DWhat marathon spectators do?10 76DBetray intoxication, perhaps4 77DSkin4 78DShimmery stone4 79DSitarist Shankar4 80DPristine place4 82DFreeze over5 83D“I’m such an idiot!” indicator8 85D“Curious...”8 89DPull into the driveway, say7 93DModerately6 94DCornell site6 95DMarshy spot3 96DBass, e.g.4 97DJolly Roger feature5 98DLibrarian’s demand5 100DRed-brown shade4 102DHardens4 103D“I got this, Boss!”4 104DOpposed4 105DBuilding wings4 107DOther, in Acapulco4 108DNation south of Libya4 109DFollower of King or Donkey4 112DCroque-monsieur ingredient3 113DFoot division3