WSJ Crossword September 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1AImitates Drake4 5AUp in the air5 10AFoolhardy4 14ASinger Fitzgerald4 15AEva of “Green Acres”5 16AAlternative to a foil or saber4 17ACheese from the Netherlands4 18AMake amends5 19AHigh point4 20A1985 zombie film12 23ASound during a fireworks show3 24ASome citrus fruits5 27A1988 film set in an East Los Angeles school15 34APaints on a palette4 35AGreek god of war4 36ADashboard gauge, in brief4 37ANeighbor of Ga. and Ala.3 38ADeimos and Phobos, for Mars5 39APair3 40AAddition column4 42A“Cornflake Girl” singer Tori4 43A“Show Boat” composer Jerome4 44A1986 Australian-produced film15 48AInquisitive sort5 49A“Ballerina” star de Armas3 50AFilms requiring special glasses, or a different interpretation of 20-, 27- and 44-Across12 57APhotog’s snap4 60AGo ___ a limb5 61ANot busy4 62ANew Zealand bird4 63ATalk foolishly5 64ABroncos coach Payton4 65ACruise destination4 66ADid some cobbler work5 67ASet of cards4

Down

1DClarinet part4 2DAlan of “M*A*S*H”4 3DQuarterback’s call4 4DPeople studied by Margaret Mead7 5DChristie of mystery fame6 6DWood strip4 7DClarinet kin4 8DAdoring4 9DLike the tundra8 10DAllow back in7 11DTablet download3 12D“Didn’t I warn you?”3 13DSpell3 21DPassing craze3 22DHave a bug, say3 25DStayed away from6 26DLocked down, perhaps6 27DSound of celebration?5 28DSome flooring pros6 29DFamilies-and-friends support group since 19516 30DTennis star Osaka5 31DHave a hungry reaction5 32DThick5 33DRiver past Arles5 38DVigorous praise, in slang8 41DFranklin Roosevelt’s Fala or George W. Bush’s Barney, e.g.7 43DMischievously dishonest7 45DSound during a fireworks show3 46DIll-fated6 47DCard game akin to crazy eights3 51DContinental currency4 52DBibliography abbr.4 53DShower affection (on)4 54DNotion4 55DBuoyant style4 56DTransmit4 57DTake to the slopes3 58DTowel possessive3 59DSymbol of wisdom3