WSJ Crossword October 23, 2026 Answers

Across

1ADaze6 7AFar from gregarious5 12AIga who’s won the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon7 19AHook’s field6 20AStripe-shirted character found in kids’ books5 21AGraceful entry into the pool8 22AFall beverage only available to those in the know?12 24ARides with toes off the board8 25APlay around, so to speak4 26AMobile CPR pro3 27AOut of the ordinary7 29ABody art, informally3 30ALink letters3 31APewter, e.g.5 33ABiscotti flavoring5 34ABlade for an Olympian4 35ADolt8 37AChance for the comic’s apprentice to perform?10 40AWriters Beattie and Patchett4 41ALegal drama fig.6 44AOne may be bonded3 45AOracle’s temple?11 48ACanaries, for example7 52ATickle5 53APhysician Virginia, for whom a newborn test is named5 54AHalf of Popeye’s adopted baby’s name4 55ABraz. neighbor3 56APlant with starchy corms4 57ALike the start of knighthood6 59APhone screen array5 60AInner ear, of a sort3 61AHave a mortgage, say3 62AThings smelled in some churches?13 64AHigh return3 65ADissenting vote3 66ADüsseldorf dissents5 67ASimple shack6 68ARelinquish4 69ABefore, in ballades3 70ACasino table covering4 71AGuy who cooks5 72APediatric patient5 73ACarousal7 75ACome back from a 30-40 score in tennis?11 78AWord on a bill3 79AItalicize, e.g.6 81ACharger unit4 82AMake a list of all of the cards in packs of tarot?10 86AStop fretting8 90ADay divider4 91AHarness races5 93AFrees of skin5 94AName after Sallie, Fannie or Ginnie3 95AHome base?3 96ATwitter/X alternative with a butterfly logo7 98AEarly hrs.3 99AAnother name for broad bean4 100ACapital of South Australia8 102AA dentist’s Boley gauge, e.g.?12 106AInconvenient, in a way8 107ATea treat5 108AOfficially prohibit6 109ATakes out7 110ARound at the bar, perhaps5 111ALoyalty program accrual6

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1DProve the practicality of a bib6 2DCassiterite, notably6 3D“The Little Mermaid” villainess6 4DBirkenstock buy4 5DCause of some tics, in brief3 6DReuben base3 7D“You’ve gotta be kidding!”6 8DPew group5 9DCreaky, maybe3 10DUkraine’s main port5 11DInternet gamer who may spend V-Bucks9 12D1919 George Gershwin composition6 13DDesigner Vera4 14D“The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” playwright4 15DBillboard displays3 16D“The Mikado” town6 17DLeveling tool6 18DMath logic puzzle invented by Tetsuya Miyamoto6 21DSecond-highest mount in the Cascade Range6 23DDog topper6 28DOrange coat4 31DNickname for the Governator5 32D“Metropolis” director Fritz4 34DEurope’s highest volcano4 36DThe title role in Verdi’s “Attila,” e.g.5 38DMet, as a challenge7 39DPhrase tacked on for emphasis6 41DTrembly trees6 42D2002 M. Night Shyamalan film5 43DEscapee’s destination, maybe9 45D“You don’t need to remind me”7 46DNoted defector of 19617 47DScout’s discovery6 48D“You can’t make me!”5 49DOne of the letters of DNA stands for it7 50D“What is it?” drawing created by Roger Price7 51DFilled in6 52DPenitent person6 54DOverlook description6 57DDisplayed derision7 58DHow an unwelcome guest may be received5 59DFallen flier6 62DSurge of new arrivals6 63DBuy from Burpee5 68DSpot for garbage or laundry, in some buildings5 71DRomantic milestone9 72DSamhain celebrators5 74DUnspoiled spot4 76DExtremely6 77DTwo tablets, perhaps4 79DBitter rant6 80DRing decisions4 82DLike marquetry6 83DMelon or bean6 84D“Spill!”6 85DPiano pieces6 86DSubject of Abu Simbel statues6 87DManaus’s river6 88D“I don’t want to hear your excuses!”6 89DPines6 92DCoordinate5 93DCoat on a bench, say5 96DTorment with nasty remarks4 97DGreen shade4 99DEvian alternative4 101DPre-5G mobile tech letters3 103DRooftop sound3 104DCall center worker, for short3 105DStart for Cat or Caps3