Wednesday Puzzle · Full Answers
Wall Street Journal Crossword May 20 2026 Answers
15×15 Grid
78 Clues
Updated 12:01 AM ET
Across
1Layer3
4Doha dignitaries5
9Juicy fruit4
13City on the South Skunk River4
15Dean’s “Rebel Without a Cause” co-star5
16Surname in a Brontë title4
17See music groups in timepiece accessories?10
19Lentil, e.g.4
20Evening event6
21In order that you might6
23Blows it4
25Big name in collectible cards5
28Puts away5
31Cook’s company5
35“A rat!”3
36Bone-dry4
37Like some grounders6
38Born, in a bio3
39Indignation3
40See baby goats in a 2001 action film?7
41“Yuck!”3
42Green, in a way3
43Hepburn’s “The Lion in Winter” co-star6
44Largest of Canada’s First Nations4
45Cooking meas.3
46Japanese immigrant5
47Locker room sulker5
48Comedy club furnishing5
50Be proactive4
52Stand firm6
56Bureau of Consular Affairs issuance6
60Bamboozles4
62See a houndstooth pattern in random samplings?10
64Chip, maybe4
65Absolute bottom5
66“I guess so”4
67Sentry station4
68Mentor’s sacrifice in films, e.g.5
69Home for Hampshires3
Down
1Dogs’ dogs4
2Texter’s “Too funny!”4
3Big name in travel mugs4
4Fire remnant5
5“Mamma ___!”3
6Getaway destinations4
7Make over4
81998 National League MVP4
9Basil-based sauce5
10See warm-up acts in surprising situations?10
11Equal, in a story problem3
12Cabernet, e.g.3
14Bitter rant6
18His’s partner4
22Flight features5
24Some mobile phones6
26Little fellow6
27Mock without mercy6
28Big Easy team6
29Collar6
30See sports scores in scenic outlooks?10
32Black tea5
33Charles III’s father6
34Bank deposit4
37Shows a preference4
40Specimens for agronomists5
44Get across6
47Fasten securely4
49Beginning5
51Ill-gotten gains5
53Ain’t right?4
54Bandy words4
55Brouhaha4
57Ensures, informally4
58Card game for three4
59Pale4
60Ceiling3
61A Beatle bride3
63Helpful words3