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Wall Street Journal Crossword October 9 2026 Answers

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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

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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
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