WSJ Crossword October 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1AAncient French people conquered by Julius Caesar5 6AStrongly bitter5 11A“The butler ___ it”3 14ANixon’s first vice president5 15ASelected5 16AAmbient music’s Brian3 17ABasil-based sauce5 18AGeyser’s kin9 20AHolier-than-___4 22AOld eatery with food behind windows7 23AStingy sort10 27AMr. ___ (secret agent in 1930s movies)4 28AGet better4 29ASpice in pumpkin pie4 30ABatter in a classic poem5 31AHelp3 32AShaker stuff4 33ACamel color3 34AUse a crowbar3 35AClasp for a cravat7 37AGift-wrapping adornment3 40ABaseball’s Ripken3 41AA double play results in two4 42AGorilla, for example3 43AEye-popping images5 46A___ sci (government study)4 47ASpoken4 48ASmell sensor4 49ABuck10 51AEssentially7 53APecans and pistachios4 54ABasketball hoop holder, and a feature of 18-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across9 57ASilences with the remote5 60AGreek’s H3 61AFury5 62AJapanese port5 63ACargo unit3 64ARobustly muscular5 65AStopwatch button5

Down

1DOpening3 2DGet older3 3DWobbling8 4DDeadly6 5DEagle’s attack move5 6DGerman exclamation3 7DJohn of “Star Trek Beyond”3 8DTurn6 9DDebate topic5 10DCorp. division4 11DSmaller of the two moons of Mars6 12DUnlearned6 13DOld tennis ball, maybe6 19DKind of bath or numeral5 21DLabel on a street-side box6 23DBritish fellow4 24DRecipient of the family fortune4 25DVitamin-rich salad green4 26D“Tamp down your enthusiasm”7 30DBallpark souvenirs4 32DERA or RBI, e.g.4 33D16th-century Venetian painter6 36DTemporary pause4 37DMacchiato makers8 38DShimmery gemstone4 39DWater source4 40DSmall stream5 43DHow money might be lost6 44DChips source6 45DDepth charge, in military slang6 46DThick soup6 47DDull-witted6 49DAerial coverage provider5 50DBit of gossip5 52DRhyme scheme of “Purple Cow”4 55DGridiron official, for short3 56DLike the Dust Bowl3 58DScratch (out)3 59DPlopped down3