Wall Street Journal Crossword September 28 2026 Answers

1Get in hot water?5 6Landed4 10Wedge or wingtip4 14Districts5 15Hand, in Havana4 16Concerto finale4 17Advice from Ron Burgundy, in “Anchorman”10 19Subjects of 36-Down4 20Jane who married Edward Rochester4 21Chicago Loop trains3 22More than enough5 23Take a load off12 27Expert3 30Exclamation of feigned innocence3 31Increased5 32Gas station brand with a torch logo5 34Jerk3 35Took a train, say4 38“Look who just showed up!”15 42Subtle signal4 43On the ___ (fleeing)3 44Lofty goal5 45Starting group of players5 47Signing tool3 49Gene messenger3 50Investment options when leaving a job12 54Mayflower Compact signer John5 55Halloween mo.3 56Sharp picture letters4 60Close with a bang4 61Break away10 64Source of some needles4 65Rank above viscount and below marquess4 66Specialized lingo5 67Astin of “The Lord of the Rings”4 68Different4 69Canvas primer layer for painting5

1Diamond corner4 2Pretentiously showy4 3Rip4 4President before Garfield5 5Corner key letters3 6Resort town on the Gulf of Salerno6 7Implement for 33-Down5 8Useful connections3 9Stocking stuffer3 10Ran playfully9 11Crossed, as a puddle10 12Wide receiver Beckham5 13Supporter of a painter?5 18Mother of Artemis and Apollo4 22Biter of Cleopatra3 24“Everything’s fine!”4 25Hurry4 26Basilica recess4 27Narrow-waisted stinger4 28Little rascals4 29Neytiri’s portrayer in the “Avatar” movies10 33Ones with brand loyalty?9 34Dispenser of dollars3 36Fossey who studied 19-Across4 37“Enchanted” Anne Hathaway role4 39Antarctica’s Prince ___ Coast4 40Celebrity4 41Merrill of “Operation Petticoat”4 46Really long stretch3 47Spear with a club?6 48Noted deco designer4 50Coarse files5 51Jump by a skateboarder5 52Laughs loudly5 53Lighthouse location5 57Those to whom you might say the beginnings of 17-, 23-, 38-, 50- and 61-Across4 58General ___ chicken4 59Nix4 61Spot3 62“2001” computer3 63Fall behind3