WSJ Crossword September 30, 2026 Answers

Across

1AField with many divisions?4 5AIt’s next to chlorine on the periodic table5 10ADropped the beat, perhaps4 14AOnline caveat4 15AName on “Frida” posters5 16AWWII’s Ghost Army, e.g.4 17AThoughtful4 18ALab reward5 19AOffensive, in a way4 20AReading and others, for short3 21AMatisse or Rousseau5 22ACry from a fútbol commentator3 23ACloak-and-dagger org.3 24AText platform letters3 25AHigh-level corp. position3 27ALa Brea goo3 29ANCAA div. for Duke and Pitt3 30AProp for a magician3 31ADaughter of Loki, in Norse myth3 32ADouble helix stuff3 33AState of eastern Brazil5 35A“Knives Out” star de Armas3 37AHeep of fiction5 39AContinually5 40ADing or dent3 41AFrogs’ kin5 42AYe ___ Shoppe4 43AGolden ratio symbol3 44APrimordial soup4 45AThey gain followers4 47ABit of truth4 49ASimple elegance5 51AMore sardonic5 54AIll humor3 55AHwys.3 57APioneering computer programmer Lovelace3 58ARescue by wrecker3 60AStart a game of eight ball over7 62ALoose-skinned mandarin orange7 64AOne way to be aware7 65AAttempted7 66AWhat gibberish makes7 67AFossilized, say7

Down

1DUnimpressive, in slang3 2DEspresso diluted with hot water9 3DHairstyle named after a “Friends” character9 4DBrewer’s supply4 5DInhaler user’s ailment6 6DThe 1918 Inverted Jenny and the like10 7DSite of many a Scottish distillery4 8DSupporting Actor nominee for “Lawrence of Arabia”10 9DLocal6 10DRx item4 11D“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” author9 12DArea for a seaside stroll9 13DXmas month3 23DBaja tourist spot4 24DPatio accessory for summer11 26DRuled by the wealthy11 28DCheering calls4 34DTwo-time Men’s Cricket World Cup champion5 36D“Huh-uh”3 38DLike terrain that’s tough for gardeners and hikers5 46DHero’s collection6 48D“Well, shucks!”6 49DFirst half of a classical pair referenced by this puzzle’s circles5 50DPuzzle with pluses and minuses5 52DPiano piece5 53DSecond half of a classical pair referenced by this puzzle’s circles5 54DPersia, nowadays4 56DLargest of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides4 57DNick and Nora’s pet4 59DUnit of power4 61DNumbered hwy.3 63DDue + quattro3