WSJ Crossword September 14, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABearded Smurf4 5ASome Cubans6 11AMama’s boy3 14AFarming prefix4 15AOutfit for an infant6 16ADebate side3 17AMany a modern business session (or a hasty tryst?)11 19AEmmy winner Holbrook3 20AHoneyed drinks5 21ASolution in an IV drip6 23AShare one’s thoughts (or what may develop after 17-Across?)15 27ACiti Field player3 28ABoston’s Liberty Tree, e.g.3 29AFormer flames4 30ATexas city named for a Ukrainian city6 34APoetic feet5 37APolitical partner (or a possible product of 17- and 23-Across?)11 40AAnvil sound5 41AIs penitent6 44ACatcher’s wear4 47AEnd for spy, kiss or nanny3 49ADog doc3 50ANext of kin (or possible outcome of 17-, 23- and 37-Across?)15 56AHeadline6 57AWide valleys5 58ADo the wrong thing3 59AEvent where the romance in 17-, 23-, 37- and 50-Across may start?11 64ASoFi Stadium footballer3 65ATurn sour, as milk6 66APost-shower attire4 67APlanetarium depiction3 68ADeclares6 69AAt some previous point4

Down

1DNobel-winning poet Octavio3 2DEarlier than now3 3DSupplier of forgotten lines, for stage actors8 4DPerson drawing a bead5 5DNew Yale students of 19695 6DActually existing6 7DAcquire3 8D“___ live and breathe!”3 9DFree of suds5 10DGeorge of “The Goldbergs”5 11DBig cat of Africa?6 12DGrand Marnier flavoring6 13DPhrase tacked on for emphasis6 18DAstronaut Jemison3 22DDeceives6 23DAngsty music genre3 24DChecked, on a form3 25DTarget, as with a water balloon7 26DOnline periodical, for short4 31DChump6 32D“Live from New York!” letters3 33D“Blonde” Oscar nominee de Armas3 35DUFC sport3 36DCricket stick3 38DCuzco resident4 39DConjure up8 42DElusive swimmer3 43DEpitome of a mess3 44DStingy sorts6 45DLake Shore Limited operator6 46DObsequious6 48DStick one’s nose in6 51DParts of spines and brakes5 52DSuggestions5 53DBegins to disappear5 54DCopying3 55DD.C. commuter choice5 60DPeriod3 61DSummer setting in NYC3 62DAirer of 32-Down3 63D“Fancy that!”3