WSJ Crossword September 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1ARudimentary seed5 6ABad winner, perhaps7 13AShare shelter7 20AThree-by-three box in a sudoku puzzle5 21ABawl out7 22AWay back when7 23ASharply defined paint job?13 25ACriticized mercilessly7 26A“Give ___ go”3 27AMaze walls, perhaps6 28AShowed curiosity5 30AWords with discount or disadvantage3 31APrivate dinner4 33ALike poblano peppers4 34AWhere Columbus established his La Navidad settlement5 36APut out4 37ASuit4 38ACross-referencing word3 39ATriangular, soft, flapping in the breeze?12 42ACourser control4 44ADisposable phone6 45ASewer scurrier3 46ASong sung by Miss Congeniality?13 50AIsland nation west of Fiji7 54ARubs the wrong way5 55APlay reviewer3 56AConvinced4 57ACacophony3 58AYard sign verb5 59AOnly European Union city to host the Summer Olympics three different years5 61ATurn outward5 62A“The Beverly Hillbillies” role3 63ALewis of “Matlock”4 64AOccupied apartments?11 66ARise dramatically4 67AFunerary vase3 68AImage Awards org.5 69AAspen attire5 70ANot quite right, maybe5 71AForest female3 72ACheck out creepily4 73ADrone, e.g.3 74AHemsworth who plays Thor5 75ABack, in a way7 77AThe very chivalrous Mick Jagger and Keith Richards?13 82AWellness grp.3 83AKnocked off6 84ALouisville’s river4 85AUnoccupied apartments?12 89A___ gratia (by the grace of God)3 90ASome daily temps4 94APlatte River people4 95AHopper in Hollywood5 96ABlanchett with two Oscars4 97ACareless mistake4 98APayment promise3 99AJor-El’s portrayer in 2013’s “Man of Steel”5 101ABlackbird family member6 103AGroom’s words3 104A“That’s cheating!”7 106AGuy who steadfastly refuses to get help with directions?13 110A“The Honeymooners” creator7 111AUse as a resource7 112AHeavy hitters in Hollywood5 113ASonnet sections7 114AForty winks7 115AGrayish5

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1DPunctual6 2DWhirl of water6 3DDiscontent6 4DCariou of “Sweeney Todd”3 5DLeave one’s mark on4 6DIllustrator’s color effect8 7DNewbery Medal winner Madeleine6 8DWas decisive5 9DParentheses, essentially4 10DExcessively3 11D“Creazione di ___” (Sistine fresco)3 12DLawyer’s fee8 13DWillow spike6 14DFairy tale baddie4 15DBowler’s place4 16DPompous sort3 17D“Grand” place near Florida6 18D“Makes sense to me”6 19DYet6 24DSurrounds6 29DMichelin reward4 32DHarsh sound7 34DSage, e.g.4 35DLast Stuart monarch4 36DQuestion from the betrayed4 39DFill with, as oxygen6 40DRefrain snippets6 41DLight yellow-brown5 43DToward the sunrise4 44DComplaint from a con6 46DSuite start7 47DBanking device7 48DGathered gradually7 49DSubtle distinction6 50DBattery pioneer Alessandro5 51DRecess7 52DMost-searched “how to” subject, ahead of “how to kiss”7 53DStrip7 56DLike some poetry6 59DRembrandt who painted Washington and Jefferson5 60DLetters on many racing cars3 61DElaborate meal6 64DAppends6 65DDark-furred martens6 66DDefeats decisively7 68DBellini opera5 70DOpera opening4 76DElectrical units4 77DDiner sign promise8 78DLike two peas in ___4 79DWhere Pizarro died4 80DIn direct confrontation8 81DThe UPS logo, e.g.6 83DRegatta team4 85DWhat’s happening6 86DPeter of “The Lion in Winter”6 87DBus map depictions6 88DLemon tree features6 89DElegantly small6 91DCountess in “Twelfth Night”6 92DLeast narrow6 93DLike many convertibles6 96DCommon origami creation5 99DLawyer’s job4 100DChaotic scene4 101DDrop4 102DFocus of Taylor Swift’s last tour4 105DLard or suet3 107DMorse code sound3 108DProtagonist of a Satyajit Ray film trilogy3 109DSuffering3