WSJ Crossword October 25, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASleeps in a tent5 6AFishhook feature4 10AHighly collectible, perhaps4 14ABeer with breweries in Hokkaido and Fukushima5 15AOn the open ocean4 16AComet competitor4 17AJapanese camera brand5 18AProperty title4 19APossess4 20ADrink end for lemon or lime3 21ACreator of “The Dating Game” and “The Gong Show”11 24AFormer “SNL” cast member Jones6 26AThurman of “Kill Bill”3 27ABest Actress nominee for “Elizabeth”13 34ABrass or bronze5 36AEquine controls5 37ATake to court3 38AToo tall tales4 39ABook with a lock and key, maybe5 40AEnjoy a restaurant meal4 41ADistinctive time period3 42ANot oblivious5 43AWiccan, for example5 44ABob Woodward’s journalism partner13 47ALincoln nickname3 48APungent sushi bar condiment6 51AAmerican Red Cross founder11 57AWhole bunch3 58ASmall town, informally4 59ACupcake decorator4 60ACustomary5 62AShallowest of the Great Lakes4 63AMets’ home stadium before Citi Field4 64AWord with cotta or firma5 65ACaboose’s position4 66ALend a hand4 67AIn shabby shape5

Down

1DGondola’s course5 2DActor’s remark to the audience5 3DSpells out10 4DNoodle soup in Hanoi3 5DLas Vegas nickname7 6DErykah with five Grammys4 7D“Now wait ___!”4 8DSmell strongly4 9D“Tití Me Preguntó” singer8 10DWildly enthused6 11DCracked open4 12DSitar great Shankar4 13DFormer flames4 22D___-haw3 23DGremlins, Pacers and Hornets, e.g.4 25DVietnam neighbor4 28DPrickly shrub5 29DPick up facts5 30DBuenos ___5 31DEndorsement on an online contract10 32DCat fish?4 33DDriver’s ed student, typically4 34DPhillies infielder Bohm4 35DItaly’s currency before the euro4 39DSocially inept8 40DSpot for an invited speaker4 42D“Dancing Queen” group4 43DMeager pay, in slang7 45DOf greater size6 46DBinary system base3 49DScrabble set part5 50DTooth filling5 51D“Good buddy,” and a hint to 21-, 27-, 44- and 51-Across4 52DItem in a tackle box4 53DSolo at the Met4 54DMassage target4 55DLively Scottish folk dance4 56DSnare4 61D“Didn’t I tell you this would happen?”3