WSJ Crossword October 19, 2026 Answers

Across

1APost-larva state4 5ABold bet at the poker table5 10A“The Substance” star Moore4 14APerched on4 15ADip for tortilla chips5 16ABiz bigwig4 17AIt may be broken after the election15 20AVolume setting?5 21APen on a pig farm3 22ATiny bits5 23AOrg. for motorists3 25AJournalist Curry3 26AOne might contain a flashlight and protein bars11 31ABirds of a feather that don’t fly together4 33AEndowment5 34ASharp changes of direction4 37ADork’s kin5 39AOut of date3 40ABit of potpourri5 41AFurious3 42APlot device in “Memento”7 45AIndefinite amount3 46ALike a thrill ride13 49AGarment under a blouse3 50ARemote batteries, perhaps3 51ABrown marten5 54AKaraoke bar figures3 57A“Egad!”5 61AMarital split, and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters15 64AComplete range4 65ASports spot5 66AUpscale hotel chain4 67A“The Big Board,” for short4 68ACarried on, as a war5 69APolitical cartoonist Thomas4

Down

1DBusy orgs. in election years4 2DZion National Park setting4 3DApple or pear4 4DPerformer’s reward8 5DPollution stat3 6DGaloots4 7DEaster lead-up4 8DCar trip game of observation4 9DNeither follower3 10DMake look bad8 11DHighway ramp4 12DMonument Valley sight4 13DCools down4 18DMany miles away4 19DNoise from a pig farm4 24DMath mean: Abbr.3 25DPC key3 26DMaterial for some blue shoes of song5 27DJeremy with an Oscar5 28DParking assistant5 29D“Thus...”5 30DMoon of Saturn5 31DTechno genre initialism3 32DSound of a kiss4 35DThe Sharks or the Jets, e.g.4 36DCunning3 38DWinery container6 40DSmoothie fruit6 43DLetters on NYC subway cars3 44DSierra Nevada offering3 47DBurning brightly6 48DMic check question6 51DBaseball’s Musial4 52DCreatively pretentious4 53DLife stories4 54DFarmiga of “The Conjuring”4 55DCommon image format4 56DReasonable4 58DStrong cotton variety4 59DMany, many years4 60DFit of pique4 62DTool with teeth3 63D“Awesome!”3