WSJ Crossword September 11, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABiblical mounts5 6AThermometers, barometers, etc.7 13ACombative frame of mind7 20AFingerprint feature5 21AWindpipe7 22AMedical condition more common in fiction than in real life7 23ALike the I-29 and I-94 highways?13 25AFinds hilarious, perhaps7 26AGood enough7 27AStrong warning, figuratively7 29AForest floor feature4 30AFor fear that4 31AFaucet attachments5 33AHot and dry7 36ABlackpool bloke4 37AYear in a Kubrick film, in letters3 40ACriticized annoyingly4 41ARepeat mindlessly3 44APersonality test?9 49ASecondary emphasis for students majoring in Gorgonzola?11 52ASavor6 53APlainly visible7 55AAggrieved feeling6 56ABond, say5 57AEngage in revolution4 58AAsner and O’Neill3 59APuts in the ground6 60AMammal that yields a perfume ingredient5 61ADecimal fraction5 63AThey may accompany ifs and buts4 64ABall holder3 65ACause of lip irritation, for some?11 69APump purchase3 72AShoreline structure4 74ABias5 75ABedeck5 77ADo some book repair6 80ACrowlike bird3 83ABond, say4 84A“I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way” speaker5 85AClementine cousin6 86AUnyielding7 88APhotoshop tool6 89ACruise for drummers?11 91APart of a Latin dance duo?9 93A“For shame!”3 94ATropical starch source4 95ALtr. holder3 97AHarbor sights4 98ABudding7 101AManual audience5 103AHand holders4 107ASign of health4 109AGourmet chips ingredient7 112ABallet need7 114AKnocking sound7 117AKinshasa railroad crossing?13 119AWomb-related7 120ARiver paddler7 121AGave an edge to5 122ACuts in half7 123A“I don’t want to hear the details!”7 124APieces of punditry5

Down

1DReally bad5 2DTriangle or trapezoid5 3DDoes a mailroom chore5 4DCrop problem5 5DUnappealing food4 6DJuicing juice7 7DHistory topic3 8DMother-of-pearl5 9DMajor split6 10DWheeling’s river4 11DPay for a pad4 12DLong stories5 13DDisney’s Pumbaa, e.g.7 14DLatin lover’s word3 15DGene messenger3 16DPrefix suggesting endlessness5 17DPoet’s not-quite-rhyming technique9 18DAcapulco aunts4 19DBoaters, e.g.4 24DUncritically enthusiastic6 28DDiamond figures6 32DBecome harder to climb7 34DWorshipful7 35DPlace back in custody6 36DAttack from all sides5 38DSeething3 39DWords of understanding4 42DSomewhat bad4 43DGoes astray4 44DBelch5 45DBottled spirit?5 46DSavory ovoid5 47DCeremony4 48DTraveling in an Airstream, say5 50DNeither Rep. nor Dem.3 51DQB mistakes4 54DA fan of4 57DCritic’s unit4 62D“___ a Liar” (song by the Bee Gees)3 63DGame opener4 65DEmergency transport7 66DBravo preceder4 67DGibe5 68DLike some tuition7 69DV member5 70D“As You Like It” forest5 71DDerisive sound5 72DText in hopes of a reply4 73DPrecious bars6 75DBushy dos5 76DTiresome task4 77DBob alternative4 78DAphrodite’s offspring4 79DFolding money9 80DThe beginning6 81DCoding pioneer Lovelace3 82DHourly rate4 87DFormer boys3 88DProds6 90DBrother of Electra7 92DCare for7 96DCrass6 99DIn the know5 100DCarpet securers5 102DFeed, as a fire5 103DPut ___ to (end)5 104DCologne’s river5 105DTook part in a stock exchange?5 106DPuts in the mail5 107DVittles4 108DSol followers4 110DSuds source4 111DTaylor-Joy of “Furiosa”4 113DRepeat mindlessly4 115DPeculiarity3 116DKitchen invader3 118DScout’s brother in “To Kill a Mockingbird”3