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Wall Street Journal Crossword October 9 2026 Answers
21×21 Grid
140 Clues
Updated 12:01 AM ET
Across
1One of many in a locker room7
8Offering from Google or Amazon6
14Contacted, in days gone by6
20Court shutout7
21Washes gently against6
22Salt for melting winter sidewalks6
23It was once the fourth-largest lake in the world7
24“The Power of Oat for Sensitive Skin” brand6
25Occupation in an O’Neill title6
26“Au Revoir les Enfants” director5
27Kendrick with 27 Grammys5
29Chocolate mousse quality8
31Ltr. accompaniers5
33Like a file sent by email8
36Frigate or freighter6
39Afgh. neighbor3
42Get back6
43Rids of parasites, as a puppy3
46Variety3
47Follow a pattern, maybe3
49Player in a cap with a compass rose over an S7
51Timber wolf4
52Sneak attack4
541990s dance craze8
56Seller with a site7
59Free of the bottom, as an anchor5
61Florida8
63Plow and plant again6
64“Hands off!”5
65Moderate5
66Search parties?9
68Island 18 miles off the Venezuelan coast5
70Adage3
72“Have a taste!”5
73Speedy segment of a game show9
77Fit for a queen5
79Stealthy assassin5
83Encroachment6
84Abscissa’s counterpart, in graphing8
86Parisian’s passion5
87Beautiful young men7
89Skin soother8
91Wings4
92Slick trick4
93Cherished7
95Goddess of the dawn3
97Acapulco uncle3
98Taxi rtes.3
99Fathering6
101Nocturnal flier3
103Like llamas6
105Magnificence8
107Nepal neighbor5
109Future frogs8
112Speeder from Moynihan Train Hall5
115The lawless Wild West, e.g.5
119Father of Horus6
120By far6
12318th-century Russian ruler7
125Capital on Luzon6
126One having the write stuff?6
127Religious recluse7
128Hit-or-miss6
129Faltering condition6
130Less stressed7
Down
1Poetry event4
260 minutos4
3Rugby ball shape4
4Kane’s portrayer6
5Ascetics of ancient Palestine7
6Food writer Drummond3
7Stop running5
8Cioppino bit4
9Kilauea spew4
10Sung show5
11Take advantage of3
12Dojo degree3
13Pantry purpose7
14Affectedly stylish6
15German city on the border of Belgium and the Netherlands6
16Whiskey choice5
17Ceviche juice4
18Guests’ guesses, in brief4
19Cozy places4
28Egyptian symbol of sovereignty3
30Empathetic words5
32Blondie drummer Burke4
34Lopez of Latin pop5
35Payer of a flat rate6
36Having millions of views, maybe5
37Send5
38Avoid, in a way5
40Range brand5
41Limestone landscapes6
43Knicks owner James5
44Pulitzer-winning critic Roger5
45Diet of ___ (assembly that put Martin Luther on trial)5
48Sushi condiment6
50Second chance in the courtroom9
51Days on earth8
53Prepare for planting, perhaps8
55Sandwich made with ham, pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard6
57Waiting aid4
58Island in Greece’s Saronic Gulf6
60Way in6
62Subject for planning6
67Singer Smith of the Chantels6
69Menu choice for the goof-prone4
71Attended6
73Inventors of a sort5
74Helpful advice5
75Sales figure5
76Punish, in a way6
78Theoretical physicist George5
80Nick of “Lorenzo’s Oil”5
81Child in the kitchen5
82Fiery felony5
85Menace to Aussie livestock5
88Cliffside debris5
90Bufotoxin secreter4
94Oil source for oil paints7
96Brandy glass7
99Like bratty Brits6
100“That’s for sure!”6
102Start for rappers Wayne, Kim and Yachty3
104“Is that a challenge?”6
105Mast extension5
106Yogurt-based condiment5
108Scruffs5
109Big gobblers4
110Pronto, in a memo4
111Bedrock pet4
113Plumbing problem4
114Surname of a literary heroine4
116“Here ___ heavenly Paradises dwell”: “Paradise Lost”4
117Informal evening4
118Rewards program level4
121Hoopla3
122Join the jury3
124Before, in ballades3