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Wall Street Journal Crossword June 18 2026 Answers
15×15 Grid
78 Clues
Updated 12:01 AM ET
Across
1Building with lots of wings?3
4Region in which Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages5
9Sage, e.g.4
13Tiki bar staple10
15Alabama governor Kay4
16Austere lifestyle10
17Wisecrack4
18“Pass”3
19“East of Eden” twin4
20CNN journalist Hill5
22Super focused4
24Diner sign4
26Accustom5
28Hosted with a partner5
30Some contents of a digital wallet8
32Summer noisemakers7
35Ooze4
36Early computer programmer Lovelace3
3955-Across signifier3
40Clear3
42One of 100 in D.C.3
43Cardinals manager?4
45During an extended period7
48Swift specialty8
50Matches up5
54Apples and oranges5
55Gain’s counterpart4
58Fingers in some goofy photos4
59Backpack part5
61Tender cut4
63Really like3
64Redding in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame4
65Suggests indirectly, or, when you add an apostrophe, statement about this puzzle’s theme10
68“...and your little dog, too” dog4
69Team anthems10
70Candid4
71Final word5
72“Heavens!”3
Down
1Sculptor Giovanni6
2Out of style6
3Sweetie, recently3
4Vineyard-filled valley5
5Metal giant5
6Filled with imperfections7
7Checks at bars3
8Constantly talk about one’s famous friends4
9Pranks7
10Those leaving danger zones8
11Witty interchange8
12“I gotta go”3
13Stampede stimulus5
14Org. that runs the L3
21Flair of the WWE3
23Compound in some gummies3
25Drummer from Liverpool5
27“Baseball Tonight” carrier4
29Share a photo with a fellow iPhone user3
31Skeptic’s response to “That’s a fact!”4
33Common IPO bell ringers4
34“No Pain, More Gain” brand5
36Cal. entry4
37Thick novel, figuratively8
38Food drive?8
41TSA is part of it3
44“Nature” essayist7
46Natural focus?7
47Artificial tear3
492028 Olympics host3
51Author Gordimer6
52Betray fear6
53Some Army NCOs5
56Former frosh5
57Jeremy of CBS’s “FBI”5
60Common email attachments4
62Rap’s Lil ___ X3
6458-Across, in combinations3
66Fjord relative3
67Monopolize3