WSJ Crossword September 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1AShock treatment, for short5 6ABéjart métier5 11ACarry-on container3 14ASultan Haitham, e.g.5 15ASpheres of interest5 16A___ Jima3 17AHeinz competitor5 18AString of nonsensical comments9 20ASong whose French lyrics predate the English lyrics by 28 years7 22ATriceps attachment4 23AWhom Leia seeks help from, in a holographic message6 26APerson on the brink of failure?8 28A“The Phoenician Scheme” director Anderson3 29A“You betcha!”3 31A“Lovely” meter maid of song4 32ASpring4 34AFeigned fearlessness7 38ACostumes for some businessmen, and a hint to the circled letters13 42A“B-roll,” “advertorial,” “ed cals,” and the like7 43ABrief recharges4 45AJared of “Dallas Buyers Club”4 47A___ Altos, California3 49ABaseball legend Gehrig3 50AHave a stock exchange debut8 54ANCAA wins by #16 seeds, say6 56ABring home the bacon4 57ASophocles play7 59AWinner of three Emmys for playing Carmela Soprano9 61ACartographic close-up5 65ASister who may have no siblings3 66AHeavenly path?5 67AHardly worldly5 68ADisposed3 69ALaw school newbies5 70ADeck featured in the circled letters5

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1DQuote from Homer3 2DAustralian runner3 3DBallpark figure3 4DFollowing along5 5DProvince of northern Spain6 6DVampire’s curfew4 7D“We’re on ___ to nowhere” (Talking Heads lyric)5 8DGeeky group5 9DCamp David Accords figure5 10DCurving river shape3 11DTemporary lodging for a soldier6 12D“Gimme a turn!”6 13DGreet silently5 19DSpeaker port7 21DJackal-headed god of Egypt6 23DNocturnal predator3 24DOne of eight vegetables in V84 25DVisionary claim?4 27DLanguage of Lahore4 30DSome kitchen work4 33DMars delivery?7 35DStar fastballer3 36DSaltimbocca ingredient4 37DInvite on a date6 39D“No ___!”4 40DYarn4 41DPredicament4 44DQuestionable, slangily3 45DGorge6 46DDigital document6 48DTrack event6 50DSusan’s “Thelma & Louise” co-star5 51DGet schooled5 52D“Well, jeepers!”5 53DThree-time All-Star Fielder5 55DYemen’s capital5 58DEvacuation center array4 60DEgg ___ yong3 62DRound Table address3 63DSporty Mitsubishi model until 20163 64DHanoi holiday3