WSJ Crossword September 29, 2026 Answers

Across

1AHieroglyphic reptile3 4AOne Direction, for one7 11AKid’s call3 14ASkill practiced on dummies, briefly3 15APredict7 16A“Still thinking...”3 17ARetro bath fixture11 19A“And how!”3 20ASic on5 21AEnjoying one’s third act7 23AIngrédient de l’absinthe4 24AJimmy Stewart for “Vertigo” and Ingrid Bergman for “Casablanca,” e.g.10 27ASSN, say4 28AType of AI at the heart of ChatGPT3 29AWee annoyance4 30AMississippi symbols13 35AChart inspiration3 36ACommon croissant filler3 37ALow-impact workout13 44AFingerprint feature4 46ABit of perjury3 47AJewish community org.4 48AThey’re made with lean, deep red meat10 52ANeeson of “Kinsey”4 53A“Guilty mind,” in legalese7 54A“Danses Gothiques” composer5 55AVintage3 56AHopelessly misguided, and a feature of five of this puzzle’s answers11 60AFormerly known as3 61AExplorer who named Louisiana7 62ADrink that might contain bubbles without carbonation3 63ASince Jan. 1, on pay stubs3 64ABogged down7 65ABig name in ice cream3

Down

1DPublic praise7 2DYellow packet in a coffee shop7 3DBlathering on7 4DScoffing sound4 5DWorker’s “on vacation” initialism3 6DOne who knows the ropes3 7DGet into the pool3 8DLatin stars5 9DStar German soccer goalkeeper Manuel5 10DBorrowers’ burdens5 11DObstacle course competitions for those who like things quick and dirty7 12DCreature on a slide6 13DSurrounded by6 18DKilled it5 22D“Bus Stop” playwright4 24DSkate park stunt5 25DMore deceitful5 26DOrg. that named Lainey Wilson Entertainer of the Year twice3 31DChoose3 32DThat group’s5 33DHard-to-find cards, to collectors5 34DPunk subgenre3 37DHurt7 38DImportant LAPD alerts4 39DBrewpub quaff3 40DLeague rule5 41DKnock off7 42DHeaded up7 43DLike some speedy deliveries7 44DTart, in a way6 45DFrittata relative6 49DRange separating Asia and Europe5 50DMoved to a table farther from the door, say5 51DInclined to verbosity5 54DAgenda, for short4 57D“Take that!”3 58DMahershala of “Moonlight”3 59DCavs, on scoreboards3