Wall Street Journal Crossword July 1 2026 Answers

1Perp pursuer3 4Gustav Mahler’s composer wife4 8Record holder6 14Bonobo, e.g.3 15Real hoot4 16Slightly colored6 17*Remington products8 19Cast parties?6 20Cowboys’ contest, e.g.7 21Drubs5 22“Forget You” singer Green5 23Two-masted sailing ship4 25Nest eggs for srs.4 27*Understood by a select few6 29Close copy7 31Mar.-Nov. setting3 32Unchanged4 35Gross out5 36Slapdash, or what the starred answers are, literally9 39NPR journalist Stamberg5 42Tag-along to Oz4 43Hindu honorific3 46Inform7 48*Part of a car or a pinball machine6 51Hold ’em holding4 52Creative pursuits4 55Cries out for5 56Have faith in5 58Draw7 60Any of 35 for Beyoncé6 61*Debate answer8 63Online reviewer of a business6 64Ring out4 65Waste watchers’ org.3 66Fits well together6 67Agile4 68King, to Cato3

1Potent java, informally3 2Editorial writers, e.g.7 3Free of flaws7 4Ferdinand’s kingdom6 5Istanbul currency4 6Crib call5 7Cruising, perhaps5 8Place for a groom6 9Cause of some head-scratching4 10*Made necessary8 11Vain indulgence7 12Fashion brand with a Medusa logo7 13Harris and Helms3 18First name in scat singing4 22Ill-mannered fellow3 24Take by force5 26Khan who founded Khan Academy3 28Subj. for U.S. newcomers3 30Mature leader?3 33Pursuing5 34Longtime ruler of China3 36*Disdainful snort8 37Singer/songwriter DiFranco3 38Sad sound3 39Gullible type3 40Cornered7 41Lighthouse staircases, typically7 43Ghostly apparition7 44Permit-seeking annoyance7 45Agcy. with many returns3 47Lustful creatures of myth6 49Hard to control6 50Essential part4 53They cover a lot of ground5 54Pricey5 57Crook with Hook4 59Uphill lift4 60Hotel amenity3 62Indulgent3