WSJ Crossword October 9, 2026 Answers

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1AOne of many in a locker room7 8AOffering from Google or Amazon6 14AContacted, in days gone by6 20ACourt shutout7 21AWashes gently against6 22ASalt for melting winter sidewalks6 23AIt was once the fourth-largest lake in the world7 24A“The Power of Oat for Sensitive Skin” brand6 25AOccupation in an O’Neill title6 26A“Au Revoir les Enfants” director5 27AKendrick with 27 Grammys5 29AChocolate mousse quality8 31ALtr. accompaniers5 33ALike a file sent by email8 36AFrigate or freighter6 39AAfgh. neighbor3 42AGet back6 43ARids of parasites, as a puppy3 46AVariety3 47AFollow a pattern, maybe3 49APlayer in a cap with a compass rose over an S7 51ATimber wolf4 52ASneak attack4 54A1990s dance craze8 56ASeller with a site7 59AFree of the bottom, as an anchor5 61AFlorida8 63APlow and plant again6 64A“Hands off!”5 65AModerate5 66ASearch parties?9 68AIsland 18 miles off the Venezuelan coast5 70AAdage3 72A“Have a taste!”5 73ASpeedy segment of a game show9 77AFit for a queen5 79AStealthy assassin5 83AEncroachment6 84AAbscissa’s counterpart, in graphing8 86AParisian’s passion5 87ABeautiful young men7 89ASkin soother8 91AWings4 92ASlick trick4 93ACherished7 95AGoddess of the dawn3 97AAcapulco uncle3 98ATaxi rtes.3 99AFathering6 101ANocturnal flier3 103ALike llamas6 105AMagnificence8 107ANepal neighbor5 109AFuture frogs8 112ASpeeder from Moynihan Train Hall5 115AThe lawless Wild West, e.g.5 119AFather of Horus6 120ABy far6 123A18th-century Russian ruler7 125ACapital on Luzon6 126AOne having the write stuff?6 127AReligious recluse7 128AHit-or-miss6 129AFaltering condition6 130ALess stressed7

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1DPoetry event4 2D60 minutos4 3DRugby ball shape4 4DKane’s portrayer6 5DAscetics of ancient Palestine7 6DFood writer Drummond3 7DStop running5 8DCioppino bit4 9DKilauea spew4 10DSung show5 11DTake advantage of3 12DDojo degree3 13DPantry purpose7 14DAffectedly stylish6 15DGerman city on the border of Belgium and the Netherlands6 16DWhiskey choice5 17DCeviche juice4 18DGuests’ guesses, in brief4 19DCozy places4 28DEgyptian symbol of sovereignty3 30DEmpathetic words5 32DBlondie drummer Burke4 34DLopez of Latin pop5 35DPayer of a flat rate6 36DHaving millions of views, maybe5 37DSend5 38DAvoid, in a way5 40DRange brand5 41DLimestone landscapes6 43DKnicks owner James5 44DPulitzer-winning critic Roger5 45DDiet of ___ (assembly that put Martin Luther on trial)5 48DSushi condiment6 50DSecond chance in the courtroom9 51DDays on earth8 53DPrepare for planting, perhaps8 55DSandwich made with ham, pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard6 57DWaiting aid4 58DIsland in Greece’s Saronic Gulf6 60DWay in6 62DSubject for planning6 67DSinger Smith of the Chantels6 69DMenu choice for the goof-prone4 71DAttended6 73DInventors of a sort5 74DHelpful advice5 75DSales figure5 76DPunish, in a way6 78DTheoretical physicist George5 80DNick of “Lorenzo’s Oil”5 81DChild in the kitchen5 82DFiery felony5 85DMenace to Aussie livestock5 88DCliffside debris5 90DBufotoxin secreter4 94DOil source for oil paints7 96DBrandy glass7 99DLike bratty Brits6 100D“That’s for sure!”6 102DStart for rappers Wayne, Kim and Yachty3 104D“Is that a challenge?”6 105DMast extension5 106DYogurt-based condiment5 108DScruffs5 109DBig gobblers4 110DPronto, in a memo4 111DBedrock pet4 113DPlumbing problem4 114DSurname of a literary heroine4 116D“Here ___ heavenly Paradises dwell”: “Paradise Lost”4 117DInformal evening4 118DRewards program level4 121DHoopla3 122DJoin the jury3 124DBefore, in ballades3