Thursday Puzzle · Full Answers
Wall Street Journal Crossword May 14 2026 Answers
15×15 Grid
80 Clues
Updated 12:01 AM ET
Across
1The 17,000-carat Olympic Australis, e.g.4
5Wow5
10Painful rebuke4
14Romeo or Juliet4
15Ancient manuscript5
16Bag of swag, maybe4
17Fundamental factor10
19Bigmouth in the Smurfs universe, e.g.4
201965 Ursula Andress movie3
21Head of France?4
22Silk source6
24Second edition7
27Hybrid sportswear item5
28They deal with stress in their work5
30Paper people: Abbr.3
32Dissenter’s answer3
33“Not again...”4
34Spot for a pot7
38Sanitizer additive4
39Concede5
40Not yet filled4
44Some family secrets7
46Yarn4
47Bldg. coolers3
50Home builder’s purchase3
51Put forth5
52Pub quiz fodder5
54Breaking pitches that don’t properly break7
58Zap, perhaps6
60Flag4
61Pond swimmers3
64Fertility goddess4
65Hazard for swimmers10
68Play group4
69Activist investor Carl5
70Seeds may have them4
71General concern4
72Chartres chapeau5
73“By Jove!”4
Down
1Marbles, basically4
2“You never can tell with bees” speaker4
3Superhero’s secret8
4Court call3
5Tops5
6Comes out of one’s shell?5
7First guess for many Wordle players5
8Calmly peaceful3
9Suit4
10Big surprise5
11Venice setting6
12Spectacular light show6
13More than enough6
18“Hoisting apparatus” patentee4
23Piece of uno scheletro4
25Early anesthetic5
26Unsettling5
28“Don’t text and drive” spot, briefly3
29Stir-fry need3
31Colon components4
34Folded fare4
35Archie’s wife5
36Rock blaster3
37Tuneup target5
41Log-on authenticators that use biometrics8
42Country music’s ___ Young Band3
43Court divider3
45Anna’s big sister4
47Chad’s place6
48Salad creator Cardini6
49Major breach6
51Equal4
53Irritable5
55Stock phrase?5
56Specialized market segment5
57Sty sound5
59Chi paper4
62Draft status4
63Wee4
66Bucket fill, sometimes3
67DH goal3