Wall Street Journal Crossword October 2 2026 Answers

1Sandwich fill for Paddington Bear9 10Kitchen invader3 13French article3 16Character in Progressive ads3 19Proactiv rival9 20Stephen of “The Crying Game”3 21More impatiently eager7 23Oscar winner for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field”13 25Big name in frozen cheesecakes7 26Spanish shaker contents3 27Piece that may be attacked by la dame or le cavalier3 28Citrusy sugar-free brand10 30The Yamaha Banshee 350, e.g.3 33Yogi’s need3 35Gander’s mate5 37Fresh from the showers3 38Capital at 12,000 feet5 40Toward the rudder6 43Field in which you might study Klein bottles and Möbius strips8 48Award for “Spotlight” or “Moonlight”11 50Arrested5 51Adversary3 52“Let It Go” singer4 53Cherry discards5 54PetSmart purchases5 55Hollow bread4 56Noncommittal answer4 57Painter Mondrian4 58Meat’s marbling3 59Formally certifies7 61Raconteur’s recitals5 63“Password” players, at times6 65Fly ball also called a “duck snort”8 66Bit of balm3 68Lack of reverence7 70Spanish article3 71Where some pitching takes place8 75Bully’s comeback6 77Scrabble rack septet5 81Kindles7 82Neither partner3 83Fling4 85Play group4 86Ben & Jerry’s purchase4 87Silk substitute5 89Tool for a gem appraiser5 90Marlins infielder Lopez4 91Id ___3 92Boston seafood specialty5 93Avoided profanity11 95On edge8 97Shelley’s middle name6 98Expedition5 99Historian’s concern3 100Height boosters5 102Successor of HST3 104Danson of “The Good Place”3 105Movers of dinghies10 109Builder’s extension3 112CPR expert3 114Home wrecker, of a sort7 115Italian entree prepared by heating meat between two dishes over a boiling pot13 121Emmy winner who served as Screen Actors Guild president in the 1980s7 122“Don’t mind ___ do”3 123Response to a cruel comment9 124Verbal agility3 125Pioneering muscle car3 126Rep.’s opponent3 127Group in the pit (and in this puzzle’s PITs)9

1Dance club VIPs3 22001 Will Smith film3 3Spectrum end3 4Occupies, as a battle station4 5Handout from a concierge7 6Eric Clapton song5 7Symbol of power in ancient Egypt3 8Christian from Normandy4 92025 Pixar film4 10D-backs, on scoreboards3 11Schindler’s portrayer6 12Diamond covers5 13Virna of “Casanova 70”4 14Coup target4 15Like some bottle caps7 16McDonald’s item since the 1960s10 17Skeevy look4 18Treat with a trademarked design4 22Eye color of about 5% of people5 24Comerica Park team6 29Put a new price on, maybe5 30However6 31Louise’s pal6 32Subordinate sort6 34Ploy6 36Vein makeup3 39Didn’t leave9 41Metal marble7 42Belly, informally6 44Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille5 45“Hamilton” prop6 46“The Teflon Don”5 47Brewery supply5 49WWW-access offerer3 50Snitch3 54“Sturdy batsman” of verse5 55Beverage named for its supposed digestive benefits9 58Tuck, e.g.5 60Highway warning4 62Lip4 64Seller of EcoTank printers5 65Orally7 67“The Devil’s Dictionary” author6 69Harvard Avenue and Fenway on the Green Line, e.g.6 71Criminal outing5 72Happen5 73Caribbean island whose capital is a ghost town due to volcanic eruptions10 74Bygone autocrats5 76Caught sight of6 78Up-to-the-minute news6 79Monticello, e.g.6 80High6 82Discreet bid3 84Collector’s goal3 88Dinosaur of Mario games5 89Dwindle6 92Some roof work7 93Jon who returned to the Senate to fill John McCain’s seat3 94Loose-fitting nightgown7 96Clips5 97Farewell from a worrier6 101Hero soldier of Spain5 103Pool marking5 105Hearty supper4 106Mani counterpart4 107Dele override4 108Dynamic start?4 110Paul Atreides’s father, in “Dune”4 1111939 co-star of Bolger and Haley4 113Scots’ caps4 116Canyon feature3 117Champlain, to Champlain3 118Hanoi holiday3 119Ship sealer3 120Words before tear or dare3