WSJ Crossword September 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1AQuaint exclamation4 5ABearded beast3 8ARapper on the bench5 13ANascar legend Earnhardt4 14AResort town in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains4 15AGreek salad bit5 16AStress, some say4 17ABarry Manilow’s “Could ___ Magic”4 18ACuts into cubes5 19APlay featuring the line “Out, damned spot, out, I say!”7 21ASell off, as holdings6 22ASterling Divinity Quadrangle location4 23ARapturous reviews5 24A“Ben-Hur” author Wallace3 27AFlorist’s daisy7 29A“What?” in Juárez3 32ARing-shaped reef5 34AWee worker3 35ABurmese Peace Prize winner ___ San Suu Kyi4 36A#1 hit for the Commodores (and a hint to how many to look for in the grid’s top half)15 40ASentry’s call4 41ASoap bubble, e.g.3 42AWas a prelude (to)5 43AObjective3 44ANot given enough discipline7 47AReady to proceed3 48AOver5 50ANow or earlier4 52ATart, perhaps6 54ANation south of Gibraltar7 58AOnly character in all seven Narnia chronicles5 59AReserve4 61AWeaver’s need4 62AList5 63A“Thou Soft Flowing Avon” composer4 64ARich vein4 65ABattery components5 66AFirst car, often3 67AReach across4

Down

1DPale yellow cheese4 2DWildly enthusiastic, like pop star fans known as “Little Monsters”4 3D“The Bridge on the River Kwai” star Guinness4 4DChaplin chapeau5 5DBring together6 6DHead, in slang3 7DPut to work3 8DChocolatier with a horse-and-rider logo6 9DFull of vigor5 10DThey police gambling and prostitution10 11DNights before days4 12DFor fear that4 14DSpine writing5 20DBirdie beater5 21DPub activity5 23DThinker Descartes4 24DTurning tool5 25DAllen of the Green Mountain Boys5 26DCountry album?10 28DFlower’s friend5 30DExcessive5 31DNefertiti’s realm5 33DRent out3 35DPub potable3 37DTalking point5 38DHematite’s yield4 39DBirch family member5 44DTeam with a fleur-de-lis on its helmet6 45DTart, perhaps6 46DConjure up5 49DResearch funder5 51DSome sushi5 52DPlay group4 53DCruise stop4 55DHen’s housing4 56DMusical finish4 57DRainbow, to some4 59DDiamond club3 60DGold, in Granada3