WSJ Crossword September 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1AFull of guile4 5ABit parts?4 9AMiles per hour, e.g.5 14A1973 French Open champ Nastase4 15AOpenly state4 16AEgg producer5 17ACelebrated Southern chef Lewis4 18A“State Fair” setting4 19ARing around a watch face5 20AMagnet for controversy12 23ASought-after7 24AAnimated greetings, often6 28APlayfully pick on3 29AEight, to Augustus4 31ADeposit in some banks3 32AImportant acid type5 35AA+ student9 37ABrother of Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael4 38AHaving a faraway dreamy look5 39ACampbell of “Scream”4 40ARainbow-colored treats9 42AAcclivities5 43AAcademic extension3 44AFlight records4 45AClose-mouthed3 46A2022 World Series champs6 48AOvercome, as an upsetting experience7 52ASpy satellites, and a hint to 20-, 35- and 40-Across, given their second halves12 55ASomewhat5 58AAmmonia feature4 59ARedecorate4 60ABolt with speed5 61AExclusion anxiety, briefly4 62AGendered suffix4 63AWhat you might go out with5 64ABass line?4 65AHockey fake-out4

Down

1DCatch flies, say5 2D“My Girl,” e.g.5 3DPlaces for peds5 4D“So you’ve said”9 5DMade headway6 6DDuck, say5 7DPromgoer’s purchase4 8DGala giveaway4 9DTitular 1987 cyborg7 10DVegan cosmetics brand5 11DWhirling Looney Tunes character, for short3 12DSeething state3 13DOlive with a skinny shape3 21DRush, e.g.4 22DTake another crack at5 25DRing borders5 26DAmbition5 27DFrench Open champ of 1990, 1991 and 19925 29DSome native Nebraskans5 30DRecycling bin items4 32DBefuddled5 33DPays attention to5 34DWords after slug, spit or sweat5 35D“My Girl,” e.g.4 36DLike an aerial view9 38DCause of hundreds of collisions in Alaska annually5 41DSickly sweet7 42DNamesake of baseball’s postseason MVP award4 45DChevy subcompacts discontinued in 20016 47DSticky stuff5 48DGarden figure5 49DUnited5 50DReal stinker5 51DMelville’s first novel5 53DRemote location, perhaps4 54DRevered one4 55DSine ___ non3 56DCharger standard3 57DHelp for some breakdown sufferers3