Wall Street Journal Crossword June 4 2026 Answers

1Where tupelos and mangroves grow5 6Desmond Dekker’s genre3 9Cuisine including boudin and andouille5 14Elfin creature5 15Nonhuman target of an “Open the pod bay doors” request3 16It might crumble under cross-examination5 17“Capeesh?”5 18Calc. preceder3 19It may be topped with chashu pork5 20Completely3 21Jeromes Dream’s genre7 24Fury3 25Curly hairstyle popular in the 1950s9 27Chopsticks source5 29Be of ___ (help)5 32Dancer’s manager5 33Yuletide cupful3 36Spot on5 38Experiencing post-roller-coaster effects, say5 39One-on-one basketball play, for short3 40Luka Doni or Bronny James, e.g.5 41First reads for website newbies4 42Playwright Chekhov5 44View from Luxor4 45What college searches end in?3 46Oscar night celebrator7 48Rejections3 49Neptune’s domain3 50Mocked7 51Classic sports cars3 52Hat, in slang3 54Ephemeral sculpting medium3 55Astron. clock setting3 57Volleyball move5 59Tea, in British slang3 60Spirit5 63Say out loud5 64Goofy image, maybe3 65Subject of the 2024 documentary “Super/Man”5 66Chichen Itza people5 67Research facility over 240 mi. overhead3 68Water balloon sound5

1Org. for pet lovers4 2Resolution4 3Abruptly dismiss4 4Soccer legend Hamm3 5Public image8 6Bit of glass5 7Vegetable with a dinosaur variety5 8Pond problem5 9Go on a pub crawl8 10Copying3 11He performed one day after Janis at Woodstock4 12Lyft rival4 13Lowest pinochle card4 22Dove call3 23Franchise begun with 2008’s “Iron Man,” for short3 25Noggins5 26Denison denizen5 27Pride Month event6 28One dimension, e.g.10 30Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them10 31Cat known as a tigrillo in Colombia6 32They may be empty after getting cracked5 33Fashion brand with L’Air du Temps perfume9 34Pirate’s lament9 35Bargain bin finds, often9 37Lock5 42Speechless response3 43Maiden name label3 46Tools for climbers6 47Books for financiers6 53Seller of KAJPLATS smart lights4 56Fitbit bit4 57Total3 58Sch. support group3 61Female gametes3 62Established3