Wall Street Journal Crossword May 21 2026 Answers

1Col.’s subordinate3 4Decide that you will5 9“Groovy!”5 14Character voiced by Hank Azaria until 20173 15“Black Doves” star Knightley5 16Name that replaced Jersey Standard in 19725 17Lay the criticism on thick9 19Avignon’s western edge5 20Fixes, as shoelaces6 21Action that might precede a brawl7 23Litmus reddener4 24Opportunity to retire?7 26D.C. bigwig3 27So-called “Island of the Gods”4 28Facing the sky, perhaps6 32Fort Worth sch.3 34Online chats, for short3 36Instrument named from the Persian for “three string”5 37“So long!”5 39Big brute3 40Doctor’s orders5 41Complete range5 42Cavs, on a scoreboard3 43Pocatello sch.3 44Food Network’s “Essence of ___”6 46Tahoe runner4 48L.A. clock setting3 51In shorter supply7 53Riboflavin, alternatively4 54Russian opposition leader Navalny7 56Skin care product derived from bird fat6 58Graph gradient5 59Court worker’s machine9 61Eye-defying works5 62Britney’s duet partner on “Hold Me Closer”5 63Ref. with more than 500,000 entries3 64Bygone birds5 65Tombstone name5 66“For the people who serve” org.3

1Strong cotton fabric6 2Individually6 3Without a moment to spare10 4“The Grapes of Wrath” figure4 5Place for a pawdicure6 6Uruguayan uncle3 7Believe without reservation15 8They may be minced5 9Bad trait for a poker player10 10Boomers with bell-bottoms in the back of the closet, maybe9 11Neural transmitter4 12Asian secret society4 13Bit of binary code3 18Lay low3 22Fourth qtr. followers3 25Hipbone-related5 27Greyhound boarding needs10 29“Isn’t my place to decide,” or, spoken aloud, a component of 3-, 7-, 9- and 27-Down10 30Baseballer with a W on his cap3 31Hesitant sounds3 33Swing teacher9 35Worrisome note on a quiz5 37Epoch division3 38Spillway site3 45“___ Mañanitas” (traditional Mexican birthday song)3 47Schoolyard comeback6 49Takes the wrong way6 50El Greco Museum setting6 52Mend a seam5 53On the other hand3 54Purina brand4 55Bridge engineer’s calculation4 57Blanc, par exemple4 58Yard goods?3 60Character from Euripides3