Wall Street Journal Crossword July 29 2026 Answers

1Battered boat3 4XXX4 8Elba of “The Wire”5 13Whichever3 14Major vein4 15“Lovergirl” singer ___ Marie5 16Steps off the base, maybe8 18Arrives speedily6 20Senior status, of a sort12 22Turquoise kin4 25Skin cream ingredient7 26Shocked beyond words10 31Sacred Hindu text4 32Quick swim3 33Door opener4 34Córdoba kiss4 35Ring for a boxer?9 38Follow furtively4 40Retreat4 41Following3 44Male meowers4 45Systematic10 48Warns of a collision, perhaps7 50Red figure4 51Pay individually, and what the sets of circles in this puzzle do12 56“Evil Under the Sun” sleuth6 57Fan who might sing along to “Sorry”8 61Clinton’s 2016 running mate5 62Endure a heat wave4 63Lingerie piece3 64Fragrant compound5 65Figure (out)4 66Lose firmness, perhaps3

1Graffiti signature3 2Game whose name is announced during play3 3Player’s pass3 4Hammer part4 523-time NHL All-Star4 6Fan’s fixation4 7Mirror sight4 8Violinist Perlman6 9Stoop5 10One who chastises8 11How retail workers are employed7 12Made a meaningful commitment7 17Sudden pain4 19“99 Luftballons” singer4 21Spa treatment, initially3 22Recipe verb3 23Who, in French3 24Worker who makes a lot of calls3 27Cheer from Minnesota Vikings fans4 28Capt. Picard’s spinoff3 29Huge bird of myth3 30Letter-shaped hardware5 34Medieval entertainer4 35Bring low8 36“Well, ___-di-dah!”3 37Mark Tatulli comic strip3 38Soccer kick using the tip of the foot7 39Bloomer and Earhart7 41Opening day pitcher3 42Research site3 43PC key3 44Recipe amt.4 45Carry weight6 46Biblical verb ending3 47Sitting still4 49Masonry material5 52Recedes4 53Billet-doux sender4 54Sorts4 55Propaganda, probably4 58Air rifle ammo3 59Historic chapter3 60Disreputable newspaper3