Wall Street Journal Crossword May 9 2026 Answers

1Top-notch5 6“Spectre” star5 11Like planes, for short4 15Baloney4 19Like columns with scroll volutes5 20Christina of “Sleepy Hollow”5 21Take on4 22“The Grapes of Wrath” epithet4 23Opponent of adopting the metric system’s liter?11 25Look from an angry helmsman?9 27Gastropod8 28Ballot rosters6 30Simple dress shape5 31Roush in the Baseball Hall of Fame3 32Expected3 33Adjust6 34Stratovolcano overlooking the Medit.6 35Call upon3 36Mena of “American Pie”6 37Versailles VIP3 38Busker’s tip collector3 39Triumphant cry4 42Executed perfectly6 44Day, to Donatello6 47Item in a numismatist’s file cabinet?10 49Author following a long session autographing books?10 53“Down,” in diner lingo7 54Oscar winner Matlin6 55Full-flavored, perhaps4 56Extreme power3 57Some summer babies4 59Small parts6 601917 newsmaker5 61Rock’s J. ___ Band5 63Set of steps7 65Umbrella inverters5 66Complains5 67Shady areas6 68Soft mineral4 70Long stretch3 72Oaxaca water4 73Pretenses6 74“Sorry, out of the question”7 76Result of some polishing at Hogwarts?10 78Person in charge of maintaining the ship’s spars?10 81Quintet of faculties6 82Presses Ctrl+V6 83Stellar spectacle4 84Research setting3 87Home improvement initials3 88Park near Bar Harbor6 90Poetic tribute3 92Classic 1950 sci-fi collection6 94Roman emperor succeeded by Hadrian6 95Basis of some vaccines3 96Filing pro3 99Decorative design5 100Quick to put up, perhaps6 101Is really hurtful8 103Brochure advertising shape-enhancing underwear?9 105Insect staying at a guesthouse?11 107Part of a chain4 108“Love in a Village” composer4 109Hearing-related5 110El ___ Día (Puerto Rico newspaper)5 111Fair marks4 112Sondheim’s Sweeney4 113“Gypsy” composer Jule5 114“The Wild Duck” playwright5

1Petulant feeling5 2Generous bar buy5 3Grant-___5 4Missile with multiple warheads4 5Ivy League schools and Santa’s reindeer, e.g.6 6Want desperately5 7Sushi staple4 8Dismayed shout3 9Becomes slick, in a way8 10Father who empowers his daughters7 11“Of course!”11 12The missus, informally5 13Table scraps4 14Coll. reward3 15Symbolic logician George5 16Accepting of, informally6 17Earthy pigment6 18As a result of this, quaintly6 24Puritanical people9 26Course in which “amo, amas, amat” is learned6 29Hang out3 33Plow puller4 34Inspector of British mysteries5 35“Render ___ Caesar...”4 36Caesar of comedy3 37Judicial attire5 39Pic to click4 40Flipped8 41Like a fugitive8 43Choir member4 45“You’re going to have to explain this in simpler terms”6 46Fantasy creatures5 48Angel in Venezuela5 49When doubled, sings5 50Switch maker8 51“The Empire Strikes Back,” in the “Star Wars” series8 52Kylo ___, of “Star Wars”3 54Spiked clubs5 58Fantasy creature6 59Assumed identity5 60Susan of soaps5 62Targets for Apple Pencils5 64Start of a lover’s verse11 65Seizes, in slang9 66Crow call3 67Dress (up)5 69Poker payment4 71Writer/director Ephron4 73Put the pedal to the metal5 75One of the Brontës4 77Batted first6 78Really digging8 79B-boy link4 80Penn in NYC3 82Evening wear, of a sort7 84Of the system affecting instinct and mood6 85Stir up6 86Wine store buy6 89Jolting joe, informally3 91Aquafina rival6 93Appetizers5 94Market direction5 95Moscow money5 96Hands over5 97Irritate5 98Spill protection5 100Firebug4 101Jackie of action films4 102Soundly defeat4 104Muscle targeted on a rowing machine3 106Put to the test3