WSJ Crossword September 17, 2026 Answers
“Whatever Works” · By Matt Gaffney · Edited by Mike Shenk
Every answer for the Wall Street Journal Crossword from September 17, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
1AIt shows only the face5 6ANovel need4 10ABread sources4 14A“What did ___ you?”5 15AWi-Fi router brand4 16A“Dude”4 17AIt’s shown unedited10 19ARiver to the Seine4 20APhilosophy’s Zeno of ___4 21ABobby on ice3 22ASet inside5 23ATuck follower, in a safety maneuver4 24ABank security10 27AMil. installations3 29AWeb access offerers4 30ASimple weapon5 33A___ mater4 34AMimic3 37AHandwritten sign at the register15 41AAnswer in support3 42ARobert of “The Sopranos”4 43AFull of fancy features5 44ABygone tune carrier4 45ALand on the Med.3 46AThey bring you up and down10 51ACity with docks4 55AGloom leaves the room when she sings “Tomorrow”5 56ABoxing great3 57A1847 adventure novel4 58ANil4 59AFaced weak competition10 62APer ___ (daily allowance)4 63ADirector Reitman4 64A“Mr. Television”5 65AAlan in “The Aviator”4 66A“Then finally...”4 67AMajor goof5Down
1DBoss, often5 2DAuthor Calvino5 3DAmethyst, say5 4DLegume family plants8 5DRain-___ (gumball brand)3 6DDish named for a scientist5 7DFind out about5 8DDot follower, sometimes3 9DPivot for a pirouette3 10DWWII weapons6 11DPeace treaty signer, sometimes5 12DDeep thinker5 13DGets rid of5 18D“That was a mistake!”4 22DHinders7 25DRiver with a Blue part4 26DElite mil. force since 17754 28DTravel without a destination7 30DPen for porkers3 31DCobbler cousin3 32DGovt. pollution watchdog3 33DDEP counterpart3 34DNFL passing stat3 35DCollectible dispenser brand3 36DJoseph of ice cream fame3 38DWork the land4 39DMani-___ (spa treatment)4 40DForce from above8 44DPolish or Swedish, in Spanish6 45D“The fix ___!”4 46DCX-5 maker5 47DBaseball great Buck5 48D“No Right ___”5 49DMamas’ mamas5 50DFlash of light5 52DSydney who watched the stars5 53DExistentialist ___ May5 54DWeed user5 59DWheaton of “The Big Bang Theory”3 60DEggs3 61DPenny name3Frequently Asked Questions
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