Wall Street Journal Crossword October 7 2026 Answers

1Rice-shaped pasta4 5Turkish chiefs4 9“Memento” star Pearce3 12*They might show when wearing a tank top5 13*Spot for a summer nap4 14*Where you might play dodgeball, familiarly4 15Protein-building acid5 16First Black doll from American Girl4 17Sheltered, on a ship4 18How sturdy things are built6 20Look of loathing8 22Upright row target...that’s been relocated4 23Dead lift target...that’s been relocated3 25Bench press target...that’s been relocated3 26Still3 27Former Interior secretary Haaland3 28Ransom note writer6 31“One of Us” singer Joan7 34Gracefully light4 35“Stay perfectly still,” or what you might grumble six times at this puzzle’s constructor15 39Be on the lookout for?4 40Postal parties7 41Casual parties6 43Getaway option3 44Start for light or night3 47Dip target...that’s been relocated3 48Pull-up target...that’s been relocated3 49Squat target...that’s been relocated4 50What you do with a scale or escalator8 54Nancy’s friend in the comics6 56Alternative to “<3”4 57“I figured it out!”4 59Stand up for the arts?5 60*Vacation on the slopes4 61*Workout that might involve a reformer4 62*Black-and-whites5 63Freshly painted3 64“Orinoco Flow” singer4 65Letters on a Times Square booth4

1At a minimum6 2Harangue6 3Letter-shaped gesture accompanying a retort5 4Los ___ (California town with a bear of a name)4 5Dr.’s grp.3 6Fade out5 7“Highway to Hell” band4 8Vodka in a blue bottle4 9Absolutely massive8 10Tech caller4 11“Didn’t I call that?”4 12Crackers5 14Excuse for a teacher8 19Bruce, to fans7 21Getaway option3 24Topping5 27High mil. award3 28Clinches, as a victory7 29Magic, on tickers3 30Reuben base3 31Frozen treat with a Major Mango flavor8 32___ Faire (event with jousting)3 33Memorable name from the Montreal Olympics5 35Spillway site3 36Silk sash3 37Common words on highway signs8 38Self-serve coffee source3 42Samba city3 44Pulls gently6 45Gets into the pool6 46Fan faves5 48Army nickname5 49Doctor who doctored the résumé5 50Annual Austin fest4 51Potent hit?4 52“Guess again”4 53Watery4 55For fear that4 58Pre-tax medical expense fund, for short3