WSJ Crossword October 30, 2026 Answers

Across

1AIt might put you in a tight squeeze8 9ACarrying capacity6 15ATerrier in the 1940s White House4 19AComment after a heated exchange?8 20AQualification in a Google Maps search6 21AAstronaut Baker or Ochoa5 22AAlmond-flavored liqueur8 23APatronize, as a bistro6 24ANoggin5 25A85-Across, in France3 26ADrill leaders6 28AIt could be anybody7 30ATequila-and-grapefruit-soda cocktails7 35APrevailed9 37APampers in Paddington7 39AEquitable portion9 44ASpicy condiments8 47AEnds6 49AGusto4 50AKinks song set in “a club down in old Soho”4 51AAccount amount7 54AConnect with5 55ARestless5 57AHopping mad8 58ASong section5 59AHive group7 61ALucky strike?4 62AWarning signs5 64AMrs. in Managua3 65ABig blow4 67ACiti Field team, in sports tickers3 68AComedian Bargatze4 69APrinter problem3 72AAspirations5 73A“Voulez-Vous” group4 75AContrary to good manners7 77AEggs on5 79AEffect used to measure the distance to close stars8 82ALightly burn5 83AScholarship benefactors, at times5 84ABrowser input7 85AShaker fill4 86ASpa treatment, for short4 87AAquino’s predecessor6 89AThey help you choose a new hue8 93ASign, as an agreement9 95ACyclist van der Poel, nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman”7 97ABeyond question9 100A2019 Brad Pitt sci-fi film7 104ACover names7 108AWithout an owner6 110ABrainless automaton3 111ABit of color5 112APut onto the supermarket checkout counter, maybe6 114A___ Plaza (“Die Hard” setting)8 119APitch perfect5 120A“The Count of Monte ___”6 121ANovel8 122ALegendary loch4 123ASummertime top6 124ACrowded housing8

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1DIn shock5 2DWhere Hercules slew a lion5 3DEven a little5 4DDeck item3 5DLunchbox goody3 6DTimeout penalty, perhaps3 7DShow fondness3 8DSinger Tori4 9DNorthernmost of Greece’s Cyclades archipelago6 10DHold power5 11D“Music in the Tuileries” painter5 12DAspiring newcomer9 13DThurman of “Kill Bill”3 14DDoesn’t add fuel to, say7 15DAdmiral’s concern4 16DPermit4 17DTéa of “Jurassic Park III”4 18DSubsume, as land4 21DRuPaul has 14 of them5 27DImpress immensely3 29DTwo in a row?4 31D“It’s better left unsaid”6 32DOldest independent state in the Arab world3 33DSatisfy a nicotine craving, in a way3 34DAward for Best Play, e.g.3 36DPressed lightly, as the brakes7 38DID found on a jacket4 40DBelonging to neither you nor me, maybe5 41DLand on the Irish Sea4 42DHopping mad4 43DForeign: Prefix3 44DPersian weapons5 45DPay tribute to5 46DExtreme5 47DTreats illustrated literally four times in this puzzle9 48DGroup with play dates?8 52DCommon sports injury site, for short3 53DTurtle with a blue headband8 54DCore beliefs6 56D“Zounds!”6 57D9-Down, e.g.4 58DNix4 60DTravis Scott performances4 63DCat o’ no tail4 66DGrass used to make high-quality paper7 69DHill of Hollywood5 70DA matter of degrees?5 71DSports competitions5 72DMore comfy-cozy5 74DLou Gehrig’s disease, for short3 76DHash out6 77DOne’s path to going overboard?4 78DCost as much as4 80DNonprofit org. that promotes public service announcements9 81DCEO’s helper4 83DIowa State setting3 87DVein setting4 88DWith more things of that sort7 90D“Kapow!”3 91DOperatic slave3 92DPull apart3 94DOut of practice5 95DTrusted teacher6 96DDrink suffix3 98DSpeak with swagger5 99DRich dessert5 101DSide-impact collision, familiarly5 102DCenturion, say5 103DLeaning5 104DHeld back, as a news story4 105DKevin of “A Fish Called Wanda”4 106DCommunication between pen pals?4 107DHurries4 109DInsolent brat4 113DOrg. opposed to background checks3 115DMustang mom3 116DComparable3 117DHopping mad feeling3 118DFidgeting with toys or rings, say3