Wall Street Journal Daily Crossword
Wall Street Journal Crossword Answers & Hints - October 1, 2026
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Puzzle date
October 1, 2026
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Across
1.Field with many divisions?4 letters5.It’s next to chlorine on the periodic table5 letters10.Dropped the beat, perhaps4 letters14.Online caveat4 letters15.Name on “Frida” posters5 letters16.WWII’s Ghost Army, e.g.4 letters17.Thoughtful4 letters18.Lab reward5 letters19.Offensive, in a way4 letters20.Reading and others, for short3 letters21.Matisse or Rousseau5 letters22.Cry from a fútbol commentator3 letters23.Cloak-and-dagger org.3 letters24.Text platform letters3 letters25.High-level corp. position3 letters27.La Brea goo3 letters29.NCAA div. for Duke and Pitt3 letters30.Prop for a magician3 letters31.Daughter of Loki, in Norse myth3 letters32.Double helix stuff3 letters33.State of eastern Brazil5 letters35.“Knives Out” star de Armas3 letters37.Heep of fiction5 letters39.Continually5 letters40.Ding or dent3 letters41.Frogs’ kin5 letters42.Ye ___ Shoppe4 letters43.Golden ratio symbol3 letters44.Primordial soup4 letters45.They gain followers4 letters47.Bit of truth4 letters49.Simple elegance5 letters51.More sardonic5 letters54.Ill humor3 letters55.Hwys.3 letters57.Pioneering computer programmer Lovelace3 letters58.Rescue by wrecker3 letters60.Start a game of eight ball over7 letters62.Loose-skinned mandarin orange7 letters64.One way to be aware7 letters65.Attempted7 letters66.What gibberish makes7 letters67.Fossilized, say7 letters
Down
1.Unimpressive, in slang3 letters2.Espresso diluted with hot water9 letters3.Hairstyle named after a “Friends” character9 letters4.Brewer’s supply4 letters5.Inhaler user’s ailment6 letters6.The 1918 Inverted Jenny and the like10 letters7.Site of many a Scottish distillery4 letters8.Supporting Actor nominee for “Lawrence of Arabia”10 letters9.Local6 letters10.Rx item4 letters11.“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” author9 letters12.Area for a seaside stroll9 letters13.Xmas month3 letters23.Baja tourist spot4 letters24.Patio accessory for summer11 letters26.Ruled by the wealthy11 letters28.Cheering calls4 letters34.Two-time Men’s Cricket World Cup champion5 letters36.“Huh-uh”3 letters38.Like terrain that’s tough for gardeners and hikers5 letters46.Hero’s collection6 letters48.“Well, shucks!”6 letters49.First half of a classical pair referenced by this puzzle’s circles5 letters50.Puzzle with pluses and minuses5 letters52.Piano piece5 letters53.Second half of a classical pair referenced by this puzzle’s circles5 letters54.Persia, nowadays4 letters56.Largest of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides4 letters57.Nick and Nora’s pet4 letters59.Unit of power4 letters61.Numbered hwy.3 letters63.Due + quattro3 letters
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