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Wall Street Journal Crossword Answers & Hints - September 16, 2026
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September 16, 2026
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Across
1.Pointer’s pronoun4 letters5.Artery opener5 letters10.Bookstore section, sometimes4 letters14.Country star McEntire4 letters15.“Way to go!”5 letters16.Final, e.g.4 letters17.Matter matter4 letters18.“Don’t try to stop me!”5 letters19.Easter lead-in4 letters20.Where one can develop ESP skills?12 letters23.Shampoo brand since 19475 letters24.Toper, in dated slang6 letters28.Letters in the sand, at times3 letters29.Boring lectures?11 letters34.Ticket category5 letters35.Long-legged wader5 letters36.Subwoofer sound4 letters40.Intelligence pros5 letters42.Guesses from the flight deck, for short4 letters43.“I’m a doctor, not a bricklayer” speaker5 letters45.Tadpole, e.g.5 letters47.Spot for the winner of the Orca Olympics?11 letters49.NFL VIPs3 letters52.Soon-to-be graduate6 letters53.Tierney of “Law & Order”5 letters55.Salt ingredient that’s gone stale?12 letters60.“Warp one, sir—leaving orbit” speaker4 letters63.Single-masted boat5 letters64.Suspicious of4 letters65.Urge to action4 letters66.Skip the altar5 letters67.Some Eurasian deer4 letters68.Throw in a chip4 letters69.Domesticated5 letters70.Artemis program org.4 letters
Down
1.Walks with heavy steps6 letters2.Introduction to sexuality?6 letters3.Cabins and condos, e.g.6 letters4.Sri Lanka language5 letters5.Read through quickly4 letters6.Rolaids rival4 letters7.Univ.’s purpose4 letters8.Little snack4 letters9.Lightning bolts on a weather map, for short6 letters10.Pen pal?8 letters11.Body spray brand3 letters12.Bleachers occupant3 letters13.CPR pro3 letters21.Beauty chain4 letters22.Inning enders4 letters25.Novel need4 letters26.Gumbo base4 letters27.Scolding sounds4 letters30.Asner, O’Neill and Harris3 letters31.Lego blocks for tots5 letters32.Epic of the Trojan War5 letters33.Development sites?5 letters36.Mercedes alternatives4 letters37.Icy Hot target4 letters38.Digitize, as a document4 letters39.Hermit’s desire8 letters41.Mariska Hargitay’s “Law & Order” show, familiarly3 letters44.“Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle4 letters46.Pebbles, for slingshots4 letters48.Like some spending limits6 letters49.Rice alternative6 letters50.Thugs6 letters51.Savory triangular pastry6 letters54.Decorate5 letters56.Vessel for arroz con pollo4 letters57.Hover ominously4 letters58.Inside info4 letters59.Whizzed along4 letters60.Pampering place3 letters61.Coffee shop container3 letters62.Auction unit3 letters
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