WSJ Crossword September 25, 2026 Answers

Across

1ACanine command5 6AProduct of mud compaction5 11ACinemark competitor3 14AFull of life4 18AWipe from existence5 19ALion, leopard or lynx, zoologically5 20ATapestry producer4 22ATribe of western New York4 23A“Death on the Nile” and the like?11 25ABackstreet patrollers?9 27AKazakhstan’s capital6 28AHollow4 29ATuna on a sushi menu4 30AFollower of special or black3 31AMaiden name label3 32ADust-up in the Dove factory?16 37APrepare for the tub5 40AFresh4 41AItems on some pedestals4 42AFunctions4 43A“Hardwood Classics” network5 45AWear with straps3 46AKey, e.g.4 49ABullion piece5 51ANew Haven scholars4 52ASoprano from Australia5 55AStrange way to keep burglars out?13 59AAmber-colored wine7 61APool problem5 62A“Meh”-evoking4 63AOrg. with a five-ring logo3 64A___ Webster (Twain’s “celebrated jumping frog”)4 65ATake-out general3 66AFielding error by Mickey Moniak?13 72APay stub line3 73AFlour for puris and parathas4 75ACuatro halved3 76AA/C amts.4 77ACrafty knife brand5 79APrepare for a career change7 81ASome 24-hour fosters?13 85AQuartet in a Scrabble box5 86ALike swampland4 87ABête ___5 88ACheery farewell4 90AClutch item3 91AShimmery stones5 93AMalek of “Oppenheimer”4 96AThe visitors who visited Amahl4 98ASweeties4 101ALustrous fabric5 104ASchnitzel serving that might shock you?16 109A“Knives Out” star de Armas3 110ACourtroom fig.3 111ALike bulls, bucks and boars4 112AGeneral vicinity4 113ALots to buy6 116ASophisticated style?9 119AMystifying field features, or a directive for understanding this puzzle’s theme11 121AWatch after4 122AHubbub4 123AAccommodate5 124APlay setting5 125AYields to gravity4 126AHeart chart, for short3 127AFirst name in cosmetics5 128ALingerie buy5

Down

1DSonata and Accord, e.g.6 2DLike some spending limits6 3DAirline once run by Eddie Rickenbacker7 4DCruising4 5D“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” composer4 6DArmy’s counterpart of Navy’s CPO3 7DHow some problems must be faced6 8DHistorically contested region of Europe6 9DStay in hiding6 10D1958’s Corsair, e.g.5 11DIn the style of3 12DLike lava6 13DStatues of substantial size7 14DMoment of time3 15DSome geometry homework6 16DMicro wave?6 17DRSVP tally6 21DSoldier for hire, for short4 24DXXX part?3 26DThe solver of this puzzle3 33DGreat chaos5 34DGoldfinger’s first name5 35DSurname of Steinbeck’s Cal and Aron5 36DEncouraged6 38DMediterranean resort5 39DGerman tank of WWII6 44DFriday’s preceder?3 45DMayor between Giuliani and de Blasio9 47DTrash talk5 48DWent first3 50DTo-do list listing5 51DConditional word4 53DKatherina’s sister, in “The Taming of the Shrew”6 54DWill of “The Lego Batman Movie”6 55DWhere Al Jazeera is based5 56DLoose coat named for a region of Ireland6 57D“You can’t stop me!”6 58DIt’s practiced in le palais de justice3 59DExtinct bird of New Zealand3 60DSome carolers5 63D“Gooooooooal!”5 67DPablo Neruda, e.g.5 68DBamboozle3 69DResponse from a humblebragger4 70DBaltimore paper3 71DFaces in the crowd?6 74DBitterly cold6 78DAmtrak option5 80DLetters before an alias3 81DLast of 24 letters5 82DCeremony of remembrance5 83DSilly sort5 84DFemur’s end3 89D“Has it started yet?”7 92DPlayed for time7 93DGasps, say6 94DTennis great Gibson6 95DDoling (out)6 97DVinegary6 98DCarriers for conquistadors6 99DPatronized a restaurant6 100DGo by6 102DMean6 103DStand in opposition to6 105DBrillo and Zillow, for two: Abbr.3 106D“Fiddlesticks!”4 107DHoard of treasure5 108DIronman race, for short3 114DPart of QED4 115DPlot measure4 117DSome S&L offerings3 118DWork unit3 120DEpcot center?3