WSJ Crossword October 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1AJerk5 6A1995 film set on the Hoggett farm4 10AWord after wait or wish4 14ABow ties in a restaurant5 15AFallopian tube traveler4 16AFrom square one4 17AJimmy who works with Lois Lane and Clark Kent5 18AView from Luxor4 19AReciprocal of giga-4 20ANot sharing at KFC?14 23AHelios is her brother3 24AName chosen by the first American-born pope3 25ADeli fixture6 27AShave alternative3 28AGray blanket4 30ASingle-stranded genetic stuff3 31ABurkina ___4 34AChosen selectively in the NFL draft?10 37AVirus fighter, perhaps5 39ALisa, to Bart3 40AKolkata coin5 41ATry to remember to get lettuce while shopping?10 44AMob foes4 45AType3 46APrevents from swelling, in a way4 47AAmiss3 49AHave no obligation to6 51ABraves, on scoreboards3 52ALoops in, email-wise3 55AObservation on Scrabble, with its 12-inch board?14 59ABearing4 60ADeclines in value4 61ABeginning for sound or suede5 62ALas Vegas’s WNBA team4 63AShrine sight4 64ASpud5 65AElba, e.g.4 66ABig bash4 67ASeparated, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme5

Down

1DBike wheel radius5 2DAncient diet5 3DJerks5 4DFlight unit4 5DCapital where one might eat halo-halo6 6DA beatnik beats it5 7DAdidas rival4 8DFuture tulip4 9D“Nature” essayist7 10DRoofed porch5 11DFacing some trouble9 12DGiven life, say9 13DLowest prime3 21DOn deck4 22D“The Dream of Gerontius” composer5 26DGear at a craps table5 27DTattered4 28DWhen they’re clear, they’re blue5 29DFlat feature4 31DFeel at home5 32DTeam moving to Las Vegas in 20289 33DStiletto feature9 35DFirst recipient of the ATP Player of the Year award4 36DEnthusiast4 38DApproving5 42DPretend7 43DQuartet in a Morse H4 48DFried tortilla dish6 50DConcentrated5 51DPath for a beverage cart5 52DPanna ___ (custardy dessert)5 53DTool for a pineapple5 54DReact in surprise5 56DPut together4 57DShowbiz grand slam4 58DUse one’s wings4 59DAvril follower3