WSJ Crossword September 21, 2026 Answers

Across

1AChunk of granite4 5A“Paradise Lost” tempter5 10ADebate side3 13ARomance writer Roberts4 14APolitical pamphlet5 15ACambodia neighbor4 16AHigh vantage point10 18ALike some vaccines4 19ADuck or chicken piece6 20AFirst course, for short5 21AShare on social media6 24ALike an old mattress5 26A“Just doing my job”4 27AWindy City trains3 30ATooth projections5 32AGame with captures and checks5 34AJapanese spitz breed5 36ALobed organ3 38AToronto’s prov.3 39AEnters via a keyboard, and (with an added apostrophe) a hint to this puzzle’s theme7 41ABear, in Spanish3 42ARequest in blackjack3 43AFinancial review5 44AIt comes before beta5 46ASuspicious sort5 48ACribbage jack3 50ACheers at a bullfight4 51AFinds a spot in a lot5 53AGet into the market6 55ASunflower supporters5 57ATotal beginner6 60AMelody4 61AWriting tool shaped like a pickle, e.g.10 65ARustic stopovers4 66APickling liquid5 67AEight, in Italian4 68ATropicana Field player3 69ADruids, e.g.5 70APreviously owned4

Down

1D“Weekend Update” show, for short3 2DBathroom, in Brisbane3 3DBoxer’s warning3 4DDiamond gofers7 5DTropicana Field locale, familiarly6 6DAbout 31,700 square miles, for Lake Superior4 7DDoes some road repair4 8DThey have nos. at banks5 9DIndefinite degree3 10DNightlife enthusiasts11 11DCrowd noise4 12DCity with an opera house next to a fjord4 15DYearns5 17DCal. spans3 20DLizard with a dewlap6 21DMaker of ScanSnap scanners5 22DOf a particular race or culture6 23DTidy sum11 25DBroadway opening4 28DOrg. in “The Rookie”4 29DBundle of yarn5 31DPlaces for scouts’ merit badges6 33DFlight features6 35DWhat an analogy colon means4 37DTribute with many put-downs5 40D“That’s disgusting!”4 45DParting words before ending a call7 47DChoices for parents-to-be5 49DBooks with cross references?6 52D“Bo-o-oring!”5 54DTrivial complaint3 55DShow signs of waking up4 56DMakeup of some cat food4 58DNot good at all4 59DHeaded out4 61DNetwork for 1-Down3 62DScoreboard amts.3 63DSummer, in Martinique3 64DSilent approval3