Friday Puzzle · Full Answers
Wall Street Journal Crossword October 30 2026 Answers
21×21 Grid
140 Clues
Updated 12:01 AM ET
Across
1It might put you in a tight squeeze8
9Carrying capacity6
15Terrier in the 1940s White House4
19Comment after a heated exchange?8
20Qualification in a Google Maps search6
21Astronaut Baker or Ochoa5
22Almond-flavored liqueur8
23Patronize, as a bistro6
24Noggin5
2585-Across, in France3
26Drill leaders6
28It could be anybody7
30Tequila-and-grapefruit-soda cocktails7
35Prevailed9
37Pampers in Paddington7
39Equitable portion9
44Spicy condiments8
47Ends6
49Gusto4
50Kinks song set in “a club down in old Soho”4
51Account amount7
54Connect with5
55Restless5
57Hopping mad8
58Song section5
59Hive group7
61Lucky strike?4
62Warning signs5
64Mrs. in Managua3
65Big blow4
67Citi Field team, in sports tickers3
68Comedian Bargatze4
69Printer problem3
72Aspirations5
73“Voulez-Vous” group4
75Contrary to good manners7
77Eggs on5
79Effect used to measure the distance to close stars8
82Lightly burn5
83Scholarship benefactors, at times5
84Browser input7
85Shaker fill4
86Spa treatment, for short4
87Aquino’s predecessor6
89They help you choose a new hue8
93Sign, as an agreement9
95Cyclist van der Poel, nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman”7
97Beyond question9
1002019 Brad Pitt sci-fi film7
104Cover names7
108Without an owner6
110Brainless automaton3
111Bit of color5
112Put onto the supermarket checkout counter, maybe6
114___ Plaza (“Die Hard” setting)8
119Pitch perfect5
120“The Count of Monte ___”6
121Novel8
122Legendary loch4
123Summertime top6
124Crowded housing8
Down
1In shock5
2Where Hercules slew a lion5
3Even a little5
4Deck item3
5Lunchbox goody3
6Timeout penalty, perhaps3
7Show fondness3
8Singer Tori4
9Northernmost of Greece’s Cyclades archipelago6
10Hold power5
11“Music in the Tuileries” painter5
12Aspiring newcomer9
13Thurman of “Kill Bill”3
14Doesn’t add fuel to, say7
15Admiral’s concern4
16Permit4
17Téa of “Jurassic Park III”4
18Subsume, as land4
21RuPaul has 14 of them5
27Impress immensely3
29Two in a row?4
31“It’s better left unsaid”6
32Oldest independent state in the Arab world3
33Satisfy a nicotine craving, in a way3
34Award for Best Play, e.g.3
36Pressed lightly, as the brakes7
38ID found on a jacket4
40Belonging to neither you nor me, maybe5
41Land on the Irish Sea4
42Hopping mad4
43Foreign: Prefix3
44Persian weapons5
45Pay tribute to5
46Extreme5
47Treats illustrated literally four times in this puzzle9
48Group with play dates?8
52Common sports injury site, for short3
53Turtle with a blue headband8
54Core beliefs6
56“Zounds!”6
579-Down, e.g.4
58Nix4
60Travis Scott performances4
63Cat o’ no tail4
66Grass used to make high-quality paper7
69Hill of Hollywood5
70A matter of degrees?5
71Sports competitions5
72More comfy-cozy5
74Lou Gehrig’s disease, for short3
76Hash out6
77One’s path to going overboard?4
78Cost as much as4
80Nonprofit org. that promotes public service announcements9
81CEO’s helper4
83Iowa State setting3
87Vein setting4
88With more things of that sort7
90“Kapow!”3
91Operatic slave3
92Pull apart3
94Out of practice5
95Trusted teacher6
96Drink suffix3
98Speak with swagger5
99Rich dessert5
101Side-impact collision, familiarly5
102Centurion, say5
103Leaning5
104Held back, as a news story4
105Kevin of “A Fish Called Wanda”4
106Communication between pen pals?4
107Hurries4
109Insolent brat4
113Org. opposed to background checks3
115Mustang mom3
116Comparable3
117Hopping mad feeling3
118Fidgeting with toys or rings, say3