Wall Street Journal Crossword October 16 2026 Answers

1Seacrest succeeded him5 6Univ., e.g.3 9Wire nail4 13Idiomatic sticking points5 18Degrade5 19Overly3 20Quebec neighbor5 21Anne of “Donnie Brasco”5 22Awkward party song to play for Rumpelstiltskin? (Destiny’s Child)9 24Unaided5 25Bury5 26Member of a destructive colony7 27Awkward party song to play for Jack and Jill? (Culture Club)12 29Like many hard cheeses4 30Neckline choice3 31High habitat5 32Awkward party song to play for the Big Bad Wolf? (The Commodores)10 37Swinton of “Doctor Strange”5 39To’s partner3 42Iconic riveter of WWII5 43Oft-hidden cost3 44Flier from Savasleyka air base3 45The Pequod, e.g.6 48Where preteens can’t sit7 50Awkward party song to play for Captain Hook? (Elton John)13 54100,000th of a newton4 55Dental hygienist’s target6 57Bill in a till3 58Object of Versailles cheers5 59“Carnival of Harlequin” painter4 60Pick up6 62Pick up5 63Market indicators?5 66Awkward party song to play for Pinocchio? (Selena Gomez)7 68Tripping5 69Sister of une mère or eine Mutter5 70Sister of Moses6 71Zaragoza’s river4 73Filer’s worry5 74“Blonde” star de Armas3 75Longtime Red Sox anthem6 77Sponge feature4 81Awkward party song to play for Sleeping Beauty? (Blood, Sweat & Tears)13 84It may take a few minutes7 86Washington hub6 87___ Lingus3 88Comfy boots brand3 90Lift with much effort5 91Direction suffix3 92Eleniak of “Under Siege”5 95Awkward party song to play for Humpty Dumpty? (Tom Petty)10 97Catcher’s posture5 99Dr. of hip-hop3 101Ninny4 102Awkward party song to play for Dracula? (Sheryl Crow)12 106Footstool7 110Weary feeling5 111Concert venues5 112Awkward party song to play for Frosty the Snowman? (Buster Poindexter)9 114Boxer’s dream5 115Razzle-dazzle5 116Co. with a Stubs rewards program3 117Clog-clearing brand5 118Long-billed wading bird5 119Hoarse voice4 120Ho-hum3 121Steer clear of5

1Sweden-based carrier3 2Blind as ___4 3Davidson of “The Crying Game”4 4Tingling sensation sometimes called a “brain massage”4 5Access-providing character in the “Matrix” movies8 6Open fighting10 7Need to be paid7 8Garden shed tool3 9Graceful8 10Barrel of laughs4 11Like birthdays but not weddings6 12Considered6 13Cause for alarm at a diner?5 14“Hamilton” Tony winner ___ Elise Goldsberry5 15When Juliet drinks the potion4 16Ricotta source4 17Blood fluids4 20Like bucks, bulls and billies4 23Fast approaching4 27“Now ___ heard everything!”3 28Dust-up5 32Like champion racehorses4 33___ Music (group whose members included Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno)4 34“The ball ___ your court”4 35Refer to4 36Splinter group4 38“You have to let me!”6 39Plant groups6 40Groovy music source6 41Pest control brand5 44“To be continued...”9 46“Over my dead body!”6 47Staggering5 49“Safety hoist” inventor4 51CNN journalist Kaye5 52Some tractors6 53Rustic retreat3 56Pregraduation activity6 59Highest active volcano in Eur.6 61Garcia of “Lucifer”5 63“She Bop” singer Cyndi6 64Madagascar’s ocean6 65Bit of work5 67Guiana people6 68Hydrox imitator4 69Cup, in Calais5 70“Yowza!”3 72What marathon spectators do?10 76Betray intoxication, perhaps4 77Skin4 78Shimmery stone4 79Sitarist Shankar4 80Pristine place4 82Freeze over5 83“I’m such an idiot!” indicator8 85“Curious...”8 89Pull into the driveway, say7 93Moderately6 94Cornell site6 95Marshy spot3 96Bass, e.g.4 97Jolly Roger feature5 98Librarian’s demand5 100Red-brown shade4 102Hardens4 103“I got this, Boss!”4 104Opposed4 105Building wings4 107Other, in Acapulco4 108Nation south of Libya4 109Follower of King or Donkey4 112Croque-monsieur ingredient3 113Foot division3