WSJ Crossword September 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1AGent4 5ANess was one4 9ASlightly4 13ALP player5 14AFalling-out4 15ATurned up4 16AVessel for pillow makers?10 18AEffortless style4 19AReligious recess4 20AGPS suggestion3 21AMoralistic folks5 22AD-Day transport3 23AVessel for academics?11 26ACarey with a five-octave vocal range6 28AJuan’s one3 29A“I take it that’s ___”3 30ARitzy5 31AStyle with a pick4 33AUsual fare4 34AVessel for lettuce growers?9 37AFirewood measure4 40APleased as punch4 41ATendrils5 45ALast-minute party purchase3 46ATop bond rating3 47ABe champs again6 48AVessel for carpenters?11 52ANautical affirmative3 53ABanks in Cooperstown5 54AMet score3 55ACurrently has the mic4 56AJapanese soup paste4 57AVessel for coach drivers?10 60AHave ___ (know somebody)4 61AClimber’s goal4 62APlays a round5 63ALacking4 64AFurniture collection?4 65AQBs’ mishaps4

Down

1DHeavy-duty shop tool7 2DLong Island university7 3DPay to play4 4DMany a “Meet the Press” guest3 5DDare alternative5 6DSal of “Exodus”5 7DTexans and Titans’ org.3 8DHigh degree3 9DSome laptops5 10D“South Pacific” song sung by Bloody Mary7 11DDream up7 12DEquivalent of two fins7 13DSacred songs6 17DPuckish4 21DDebate faction3 23DRice spirit4 24DSensational5 25DBefore long, to Shakespeare4 27DSharp, as a TV picture4 31DTwo-time loser to Dwight5 32DDry Tortugas Natl. Pk. setting3 33DTap trouble4 35D“I’ve got ___ in Kalamazoo”4 36DWater jug4 37DPlaces to see stars7 38DSimple wind instrument7 39DControls, as out-of-control spending7 42DPremium chips ingredient7 43DBribes7 44DArtery inserts6 46DBig heart?3 47DRusso of “Get Shorty”4 49DThey have their pride5 50DCarriages in Kew Gardens5 51DSound of Washington5 55DPress4 57DBummed out3 58DThe Horned Frogs’ sch.3 59DFilm FX3