Wall Street Journal Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

1Place in an overhead bin4 5Polite address5 10Some sports trophies4 14Knee parts often examined by MRIs4 18High wind in a pit4 19Superior to5 20Perched upon4 21Bender for a spender5 22System of degrees15 25Want badly5 26TV Hall of fame7 27It’s numbered XIII in a tarot deck5 28Sang like Crosby7 30NHL team that plays in the same arena as the NBA’s Mavericks5 32One might control a PC’s volume or brightness11 34Mass-consumed item5 37Tea treats6 40Kicks back5 41New Hampshire prep school6 43Wall St. debuts4 44Jemima of “Girls”5 45What a buzzkill kills3 48JFK or AOC, e.g.3 49Designer of the internal structural framework for the Statue of Liberty6 51Rustic lodgings3 52Security desk request6 54High-five sound4 56Prime time for a high school game11 59One of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”4 60Ali who retired at 24-05 62Much-lauded Lauder5 63Sneaky tricks5 64Prepare for a touchdown7 66Minneapolis winter hrs.3 67Tough situations7 69Obscene material5 70Nikon rival5 72Electrical engineer Nikola5 73Piece of one’s mind?4 74Antagonistic presence in a fantasy novel11 78Panache4 81Complete disaster6 83Bento box part3 84Vikander of “The Danish Girl”6 86Sparky the Sun Devil’s sch.3 87Extremity3 88Course units5 90Roomy ride4 91Azadi Tower site6 93Household health hazard5 94King of pop6 96Lopsided victories5 97Lightest halogen11 101Book review?5 103Anchor’s run7 104Beast of Borden5 107Alternatives to mutton chops7 111Come together5 112Choke at a critical moment15 115Sources of ruin5 116Two-tone predator4 117How most manga is drawn5 118Like feet in yoga class4 119Converse manually4 120Some Kia sedans4 121Secures, as gift wrap5 122Poker variety4

1Remote location4 2Lift for snowboarders4 3Sounds of wonder4 4“No more for us, thanks”7 5Widespread fad5 6Can’t stand at all6 7Fawning mother3 8Extremely eager4 9Dole (out)4 10Nesting place for an elf owl6 11Many a Jazz fan5 12D.C. figure3 13Ghostly vision7 14Cooks’ cover-ups6 15Jack-in-the-box part5 16Bank security feature5 17Far from ritzy5 21Slid while seated7 23Menu choice6 24Jewelry stores?5 29Take a chance6 31Genre for “Project Hail Mary”5 33Shrinks in fear7 34Ties the knot4 35Jump on the ice4 36Stone part, often10 38Piece with a perspective4 39City famous for po’ boys4 42Biathlete’s need5 44Work with needles4 45Annoyance for firefighters10 46Suggests strongly5 47Leak-preventing docs4 50Dave of “Now You See Me”6 51Tech sch.4 53Anniversary celebrant6 55Many trattoria dishes6 57Binary question type5 58Like newsrooms close to press time6 61I, in Innsbruck3 63Dorm supervisors3 64Totally ruined5 65Love of music7 66Like intramural sports, often4 68Kindled again5 69Instrument in a military band4 71CBS series since 20034 74Fan of fine cuisine6 75“Point taken”4 76Muppet with an orange nose4 77Cello’s cousin5 79“Right away!”4 80Creatures of habit?4 822023 crown recipient7 85Like drone shots6 89Deeply desire7 90Yogurt-based drink5 92Spa fixtures7 93Way past ripe6 94Opera’s “La Divina”6 95City 60 miles south of Salem6 97Bungles5 98Beach house feature5 99Putting into practice5 100State Farm competitor5 102Cruise ship stops5 105Monogram pt.4 106Volcano on Sicily4 108Coup d’___4 109Pale creamy shade4 110Lose4 113R&B singer Lennox3 114Femur terminus3