WSJ Crossword October 26, 2026 Answers

Across

1ACritical comment3 4ACasual farewell4 8APassing notes?5 13ANoted etiquette expert9 16AHam’s device5 17A*Business owners with no partners15 19ARidiculous5 20AGive in to gravity3 21AQueen of the Nile, familiarly4 22ALawn mower brand4 25AChallenge for movers4 27AGuitarist’s clamp4 30A*Yankees and Red Sox, e.g.10 35APub potables4 36AAstronaut Jemison3 37AEscort from the door5 38AJoined the marathon3 39A*Colorful play area7 42AParticipate in a biathlon3 43APrenatal test, for short5 45A“Tubular!,” more recently3 46ANot single-sex4 47A*Comply10 50ACathedral recess4 51ASkywalker’s friend4 52AAbu Dhabi dignitary4 54AReturned call?4 57AAnswer to the Sphinx’s riddle3 59APub projectiles5 63AReact quickly, and advice for answering the starred clues15 67APink drink, informally5 68AAbility to perceive things9 69AFiretruck connectors5 70ATight ends?4 71ABit of resistance3

Down

1DLucy’s 1950s co-star4 2D“That was my cue!”4 3DTributary of the Colorado River4 4DUniversal donor’s designation5 5DMar. follower3 6DOverly3 7DEgyptian vipers4 8DMined-over matter3 9DLair under Wayne Manor7 10DObject of adoration4 11DMakeshift swing4 12DUnremarkable4 14DSlow passages6 15DSeverely criticize5 18DLab assistant of film4 23DHindu hero4 24DBy mouth4 26DWord before bump or pump4 27DGemologist’s measure5 28DSan Antonio landmark5 29DTubular pasta5 31DRelatives of violas5 32D“The Fox and the Grapes” writer5 33DMetric on social media5 34DRudely sarcastic5 39D___-chic (style of the mid-2000s)4 40DFreshener scent4 41DObject4 44D“My treat”7 46DWine container6 48DOrange-nosed Muppet4 49DBank offerings5 53DElba of “The Wire”5 54DScratch the surface?4 55DShoe designer Jimmy4 56DSound from an angry cat4 58DRussian refusal4 60DGambling spot near Lake Tahoe4 61DApple’s industry4 62DPipe part4 64D37 of Ali’s 56 wins, for short3 65DEarly afternoon hour3 66DSalt Lake City athlete3