Wall Street Journal Daily Crossword
Wall Street Journal Crossword Answers & Hints - October 26, 2026
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Puzzle date
October 26, 2026
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Across
1.Sleeps in a tent5 letters6.Fishhook feature4 letters10.Highly collectible, perhaps4 letters14.Beer with breweries in Hokkaido and Fukushima5 letters15.On the open ocean4 letters16.Comet competitor4 letters17.Japanese camera brand5 letters18.Property title4 letters19.Possess4 letters20.Drink end for lemon or lime3 letters21.Creator of “The Dating Game” and “The Gong Show”11 letters24.Former “SNL” cast member Jones6 letters26.Thurman of “Kill Bill”3 letters27.Best Actress nominee for “Elizabeth”13 letters34.Brass or bronze5 letters36.Equine controls5 letters37.Take to court3 letters38.Too tall tales4 letters39.Book with a lock and key, maybe5 letters40.Enjoy a restaurant meal4 letters41.Distinctive time period3 letters42.Not oblivious5 letters43.Wiccan, for example5 letters44.Bob Woodward’s journalism partner13 letters47.Lincoln nickname3 letters48.Pungent sushi bar condiment6 letters51.American Red Cross founder11 letters57.Whole bunch3 letters58.Small town, informally4 letters59.Cupcake decorator4 letters60.Customary5 letters62.Shallowest of the Great Lakes4 letters63.Mets’ home stadium before Citi Field4 letters64.Word with cotta or firma5 letters65.Caboose’s position4 letters66.Lend a hand4 letters67.In shabby shape5 letters
Down
1.Gondola’s course5 letters2.Actor’s remark to the audience5 letters3.Spells out10 letters4.Noodle soup in Hanoi3 letters5.Las Vegas nickname7 letters6.Erykah with five Grammys4 letters7.“Now wait ___!”4 letters8.Smell strongly4 letters9.“Tití Me Preguntó” singer8 letters10.Wildly enthused6 letters11.Cracked open4 letters12.Sitar great Shankar4 letters13.Former flames4 letters22.___-haw3 letters23.Gremlins, Pacers and Hornets, e.g.4 letters25.Vietnam neighbor4 letters28.Prickly shrub5 letters29.Pick up facts5 letters30.Buenos ___5 letters31.Endorsement on an online contract10 letters32.Cat fish?4 letters33.Driver’s ed student, typically4 letters34.Phillies infielder Bohm4 letters35.Italy’s currency before the euro4 letters39.Socially inept8 letters40.Spot for an invited speaker4 letters42.“Dancing Queen” group4 letters43.Meager pay, in slang7 letters45.Of greater size6 letters46.Binary system base3 letters49.Scrabble set part5 letters50.Tooth filling5 letters51.“Good buddy,” and a hint to 21-, 27-, 44- and 51-Across4 letters52.Item in a tackle box4 letters53.Solo at the Met4 letters54.Massage target4 letters55.Lively Scottish folk dance4 letters56.Snare4 letters61.“Didn’t I tell you this would happen?”3 letters
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