WSJ Crossword October 2, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASandwich fill for Paddington Bear9 10AKitchen invader3 13AFrench article3 16ACharacter in Progressive ads3 19AProactiv rival9 20AStephen of “The Crying Game”3 21AMore impatiently eager7 23AOscar winner for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field”13 25ABig name in frozen cheesecakes7 26ASpanish shaker contents3 27APiece that may be attacked by la dame or le cavalier3 28ACitrusy sugar-free brand10 30AThe Yamaha Banshee 350, e.g.3 33AYogi’s need3 35AGander’s mate5 37AFresh from the showers3 38ACapital at 12,000 feet5 40AToward the rudder6 43AField in which you might study Klein bottles and Möbius strips8 48AAward for “Spotlight” or “Moonlight”11 50AArrested5 51AAdversary3 52A“Let It Go” singer4 53ACherry discards5 54APetSmart purchases5 55AHollow bread4 56ANoncommittal answer4 57APainter Mondrian4 58AMeat’s marbling3 59AFormally certifies7 61ARaconteur’s recitals5 63A“Password” players, at times6 65AFly ball also called a “duck snort”8 66ABit of balm3 68ALack of reverence7 70ASpanish article3 71AWhere some pitching takes place8 75ABully’s comeback6 77AScrabble rack septet5 81AKindles7 82ANeither partner3 83AFling4 85APlay group4 86ABen & Jerry’s purchase4 87ASilk substitute5 89ATool for a gem appraiser5 90AMarlins infielder Lopez4 91AId ___3 92ABoston seafood specialty5 93AAvoided profanity11 95AOn edge8 97AShelley’s middle name6 98AExpedition5 99AHistorian’s concern3 100AHeight boosters5 102ASuccessor of HST3 104ADanson of “The Good Place”3 105AMovers of dinghies10 109ABuilder’s extension3 112ACPR expert3 114AHome wrecker, of a sort7 115AItalian entree prepared by heating meat between two dishes over a boiling pot13 121AEmmy winner who served as Screen Actors Guild president in the 1980s7 122A“Don’t mind ___ do”3 123AResponse to a cruel comment9 124AVerbal agility3 125APioneering muscle car3 126ARep.’s opponent3 127AGroup in the pit (and in this puzzle’s PITs)9

Down

1DDance club VIPs3 2D2001 Will Smith film3 3DSpectrum end3 4DOccupies, as a battle station4 5DHandout from a concierge7 6DEric Clapton song5 7DSymbol of power in ancient Egypt3 8DChristian from Normandy4 9D2025 Pixar film4 10DD-backs, on scoreboards3 11DSchindler’s portrayer6 12DDiamond covers5 13DVirna of “Casanova 70”4 14DCoup target4 15DLike some bottle caps7 16DMcDonald’s item since the 1960s10 17DSkeevy look4 18DTreat with a trademarked design4 22DEye color of about 5% of people5 24DComerica Park team6 29DPut a new price on, maybe5 30DHowever6 31DLouise’s pal6 32DSubordinate sort6 34DPloy6 36DVein makeup3 39DDidn’t leave9 41DMetal marble7 42DBelly, informally6 44DBasketball Hall of Famer Shaquille5 45D“Hamilton” prop6 46D“The Teflon Don”5 47DBrewery supply5 49DWWW-access offerer3 50DSnitch3 54D“Sturdy batsman” of verse5 55DBeverage named for its supposed digestive benefits9 58DTuck, e.g.5 60DHighway warning4 62DLip4 64DSeller of EcoTank printers5 65DOrally7 67D“The Devil’s Dictionary” author6 69DHarvard Avenue and Fenway on the Green Line, e.g.6 71DCriminal outing5 72DHappen5 73DCaribbean island whose capital is a ghost town due to volcanic eruptions10 74DBygone autocrats5 76DCaught sight of6 78DUp-to-the-minute news6 79DMonticello, e.g.6 80DHigh6 82DDiscreet bid3 84DCollector’s goal3 88DDinosaur of Mario games5 89DDwindle6 92DSome roof work7 93DJon who returned to the Senate to fill John McCain’s seat3 94DLoose-fitting nightgown7 96DClips5 97DFarewell from a worrier6 101DHero soldier of Spain5 103DPool marking5 105DHearty supper4 106DMani counterpart4 107DDele override4 108DDynamic start?4 110DPaul Atreides’s father, in “Dune”4 111D1939 co-star of Bolger and Haley4 113DScots’ caps4 116DCanyon feature3 117DChamplain, to Champlain3 118DHanoi holiday3 119DShip sealer3 120DWords before tear or dare3