WSJ Crossword Answers (January 2026)

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WSJ Crossword January 24 2026 Answers

Across

• 1A Big name in men’s fashion Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARMANI

• 7A It’s parallel to the radius Crossword Clue

  Answer: ULNA

• 11A Decorate with acid Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETCH

• 15A Ladies’ undergarment, casually Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAMI

• 19A Bit of buckshot Crossword Clue

  Answer: PELLET

• 20A Ends of pens Crossword Clue

  Answer: NIBS

• 21A Ancestral knowledge Crossword Clue

  Answer: LORE

• 22A “Amo, amas, ___” Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMAT

• 23A Bottom line? (Sir Mix-a-Lot) Crossword Clue

  Answer: BABYGOTBACK

• 25A “I before E…” and “Every good boy does fine,” e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: MNEMONICS

• 27A Lindsay of “Freaky Friday” Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOHAN

• 28A Boo-boo Crossword Clue

  Answer: OWIE

• 29A Islands porch Crossword Clue

  Answer: LANAI

• 30A Asteroids source Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATARI

• 34A Punchline? (Chumbawamba) Crossword Clue

  Answer: IGETKNOCKEDDOWN

• 38A Prioritizes for treatment Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRIAGES

• 40A Commotion Crossword Clue

  Answer: TODO

• 41A “Riverdale” star KJ Crossword Clue

  Answer: APA

• 42A Rids of suds Crossword Clue

  Answer: RINSES

• 43A Guest room couch, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: DAYBED

• 45A Bali product Crossword Clue

  Answer: BRA

• 46A Unfortunate Crossword Clue

  Answer: SAD

• 49A Fault line? (Taylor Swift) Crossword Clue

  Answer: IMTHEPROBLEM

• 51A Guideline? (Uncle Kracker) Crossword Clue

  Answer: FOLLOWME

• 53A “___ live and breathe!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASI

• 54A Sushi chef’s supply Crossword Clue

  Answer: RICE

• 55A About 5% of the world’s population Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARABS

• 57A Name on “The Big Lebowski” posters Crossword Clue

  Answer: COEN

• 58A Bit of salon artistry Crossword Clue

  Answer: COIF

• 60A Low bills Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONES

• 61A Devoid of sympathy Crossword Clue

  Answer: STONY

• 62A Dateline? (The Beatles) Crossword Clue

  Answer: IWANTTOHOLDYOURHAND

• 69A 1986 Turner memoir Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITINA

• 70A Slasher film offering Crossword Clue

  Answer: GORE

• 71A React to a blow Crossword Clue

  Answer: REEL

• 72A Edit menu option Crossword Clue

  Answer: REDO

• 73A Increased the workforce Crossword Clue

  Answer: HIRED

• 75A Grander than grand Crossword Clue

  Answer: EPIC

• 77A “Deck the Halls” word Crossword Clue

  Answer: TIS

• 80A Hotline? (Bruce Springsteen) Crossword Clue

  Answer: IMONFIRE

• 82A Lifeline? (Gloria Gaynor) Crossword Clue

  Answer: IWILLSURVIVE

• 87A Away from NNE Crossword Clue

  Answer: SSW

• 88A Language akin to Comanche Crossword Clue

  Answer: UTE

• 89A Rudely sarcastic Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNARKY

• 90A ___ Beanies (1990s toys) Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEENIE

• 91A Argentinian gold Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORO

• 92A Swift-swimming shark Crossword Clue

  Answer: MAKO

• 93A Ancient Jewish ascetics Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESSENES

• 94A Help line? (The Police) Crossword Clue

  Answer: SENDINGOUTANSOS

• 101A Romantic rendezvous Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRYST

• 102A Change “captain” to “cap’n,” e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELIDE

• 103A Carefree life Crossword Clue

  Answer: EASE

• 104A In spite of that, in a text Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALTHO

• 106A “King Richard” star Crossword Clue

  Answer: WILLSMITH

• 108A Streamline? (Justin Timberlake) Crossword Clue

  Answer: CRYMEARIVER

• 114A Site of King Harald V’s palace Crossword Clue

  Answer: OSLO

• 115A Slushy drink brand Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICEE

• 116A Hamlet or Ophelia, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: DANE

• 117A Straight Crossword Clue

  Answer: HETERO

• 118A Organized Crossword Clue

  Answer: NEAT

• 119A Put in the trash Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOSS

• 120A Bonbon, briefly Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHOC

• 121A Sum thing? Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADDEND

Down

• 1D “Be on the lookout” letters Crossword Clue

  Answer: APB

• 2D Stephen of “V for Vendetta” Crossword Clue

  Answer: REA

• 3D Rangers’ org. Crossword Clue

  Answer: MLB

• 4D Raisman with three Olympic gold medals Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALY

• 5D It might make you pretty late Crossword Clue

  Answer: NEGLIGEE

• 6D Langston Hughes poem Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITOO

• 7D Put away, as groceries Crossword Clue

  Answer: UNBAG

• 8D “Big Little Lies” novelist Moriarty Crossword Clue

  Answer: LIANE

• 9D Tom Llamas’s network Crossword Clue

  Answer: NBC

• 10D Answer on “Jeopardy!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASK

• 11D Berkeley neighborhood Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELMWOOD

• 12D Bar mixer Crossword Clue

  Answer: TONIC

• 13D Golf course hazard Crossword Clue

  Answer: CREEK

• 14D Finish in fashion, in a way Crossword Clue

  Answer: HEM

• 15D About 6% of Earth’s land Crossword Clue

  Answer: CANADA

• 16D Acid in proteins Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMINO

• 17D Bird in many Mayan sculptures Crossword Clue

  Answer: MACAW

• 18D “Your order has arrived” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITSIN

• 24D What are you looking at? Crossword Clue

  Answer: THIS

• 26D Longtime chum Crossword Clue

  Answer: OLDPAL

• 28D How some films are available Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONDEMAND

• 30D Parts of hearts Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATRIA

• 31D Barbershop offerings Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRIMS

• 32D “___ a Woman?” (Sojourner Truth speech) Crossword Clue

  Answer: AINTI

• 33D Ill-considered Crossword Clue

  Answer: RASH

• 35D “Bye for now,” in a text Crossword Clue

  Answer: TTYL

• 36D Honshu city noted for its beef Crossword Clue

  Answer: KOBE

• 37D Some nobles Crossword Clue

  Answer: EARLS

• 39D Vivacious wit Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESPRIT

• 43D Infirmary nickname Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOC

• 44D Fiver Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABE

• 45D Shilling, in slang Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOB

• 46D React to a teen idol, maybe Crossword Clue

  Answer: SWOON

• 47D Formally modify Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMEND

• 48D Repudiate Crossword Clue

  Answer: DENY

• 50D Friendship ender Crossword Clue

  Answer: RIFT

• 51D Burkina ___ (African nation) Crossword Clue

  Answer: FASO

• 52D Base eight Crossword Clue

  Answer: OCTAL

• 56D King, in Castile Crossword Clue

  Answer: REY

• 58D Name in cameras and copiers Crossword Clue

  Answer: CANON

• 59D Turn ___ dime Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONA

• 60D “Good job, señor!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: OLE

• 61D Pronoun for some Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHE

• 62D Agenda makeup Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITEMS

• 63D Extra set of cards dealt to the table Crossword Clue

  Answer: WIDOW

• 64D Cruel brute Crossword Clue

  Answer: OGRE

• 65D Weed whacker Crossword Clue

  Answer: HOE

• 66D It’s measured along the y-axis Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORDINATE

• 67D “Exodus” author Crossword Clue

  Answer: URIS

• 68D Makes a director’s version, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: RECUTS

• 69D Bearded bloom Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRIS

• 73D Be flirty with Crossword Clue

  Answer: HITON

• 74D Blood pressure raiser, maybe Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRE

• 75D Animal of the Yukon Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELK

• 76D Tissue layer Crossword Clue

  Answer: PLY

• 77D Cheap-sounding Crossword Clue

  Answer: TINNY

• 78D Wall climbers Crossword Clue

  Answer: IVIES

• 79D “___ thou this sweet sight?”: Oberon, in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEEST

• 81D Goddesses of vengeance Crossword Clue

  Answer: FURIES

• 83D Maori canoe Crossword Clue

  Answer: WAKA

• 84D Anemic’s need Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRON

• 85D Made good as new Crossword Clue

  Answer: RESTORED

• 86D Change course abruptly Crossword Clue

  Answer: VEER

• 89D Compresses, informally Crossword Clue

  Answer: SMUSHES

• 91D 90 shares, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ODDLOT

• 93D Direction of a Seville sunrise Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESTE

• 94D Affix, as a button Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEWON

• 95D Beethoven’s “Für ___” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELISE

• 96D Wafers brand Crossword Clue

  Answer: NILLA

• 97D Brand with a reptilian mascot Crossword Clue

  Answer: GEICO

• 98D Hall’s musical partner Crossword Clue

  Answer: OATES

• 99D Decline a request Crossword Clue

  Answer: SAYNO

• 100D Ancient Mexican native Crossword Clue

  Answer: OLMEC

• 105D “Funny!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAHA

• 107D Cambridge sch. Crossword Clue

  Answer: MIT

• 108D Atlanta-based inst. Crossword Clue

  Answer: CDC

• 109D Call from the fans Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAH

• 110D “___ be a pleasure” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITD

• 111D Geese formation Crossword Clue

  Answer: VEE

• 112D Directional suffix Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERN

• 113D Retina cell Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROD

WSJ Crossword January 22 2026 Answers

Across

• 1A Kidney-shaped snacks Crossword Clue

  Answer: CASHEWS

• 8A Stock holder, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: POT

• 11A Some QB protectors Crossword Clue

  Answer: RTS

• 14A Fiji’s region Crossword Clue

  Answer: OCEANIA

• 15A “Let me emphasize…” Crossword Clue

  Answer: IREPEAT

• 17A Jet Crossword Clue

  Answer: WHARVES

• 18A Olive filler Crossword Clue

  Answer: PIMENTO

• 19A Muppet with a pet goldfish Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELMO

• 20A Nigh Crossword Clue

  Answer: SLEEPWEAR

• 22A ___ admin (IT figure) Crossword Clue

  Answer: SYS

• 24A First word of “Send In the Clowns” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISNT

• 25A Mockingly amusing Crossword Clue

  Answer: WRY

• 26A Brunch cocktail Crossword Clue

  Answer: KIR

• 29A Come across as Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEEM

• 31A Bills in a jar Crossword Clue

  Answer: TIP

• 33A Unspoiled area Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDEN

• 35A Many elite athletes have big ones Crossword Clue

  Answer: EGOS

• 37A Home of eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains Crossword Clue

  Answer: NEPAL

• 41A Coo Crossword Clue

  Answer: PLAYGROUNDGERMS

• 44A Most common blood group Crossword Clue

  Answer: TYPEO

• 45A Peter III, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: TSAR

• 46A Tomato used in marinara sauce Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROMA

• 47A Leaves for a drink Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEA

• 49A Hoppy drinks Crossword Clue

  Answer: IPAS

• 51A URL component Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOT

• 52A “It’s ___-win situation” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANO

• 55A Abbr. on an envelope Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATTN

• 57A Maryland governor Moore Crossword Clue

  Answer: WES

• 59A Boo Crossword Clue

  Answer: BABYSHOES

• 62A Pinball violation Crossword Clue

  Answer: TILT

• 65A Like half of black jacks Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONEEYED

• 66A End a relationship, say, and a hint to the clues for 17-, 20-, 41- and 59-Across Crossword Clue

  Answer: CUTTIES

• 69A Florida Nascar venue Crossword Clue

  Answer: DAYTONA

• 70A Centennial Olympic Park site Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATLANTA

• 71A Double curve Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESS

• 72A Dissenting answer Crossword Clue

  Answer: NAY

• 73A Tapped item Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEERKEG

Down

• 1D Guernsey, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: COW

• 2D Feel the pain Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACHE

• 3D Navy commando Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEAL

• 4D Wounds, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: HARMS

• 5D Diplomatic group Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENVOYS

• 6D “___ geht’s?” (German greeting) Crossword Clue

  Answer: WIE

• 7D Lip Crossword Clue

  Answer: SASS

• 8D Strong singing voice, slangily Crossword Clue

  Answer: PIPES

• 9D Point in the right direction Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORIENT

• 10D Hard to resist Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEMPTING

• 11D Modernize Crossword Clue

  Answer: RENEW

• 12D Turkic tongue Crossword Clue

  Answer: TATAR

• 13D Bedtime request Crossword Clue

  Answer: STORY

• 16D Synagogue sight Crossword Clue

  Answer: PEW

• 21D Ride that might be a stretch for some? Crossword Clue

  Answer: LIMOUSINE

• 23D Futures expert Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEER

• 26D Maintained Crossword Clue

  Answer: KEPT

• 27D For no particular reason Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDLY

• 28D Bring in Crossword Clue

  Answer: REAP

• 30D Showbiz award grand slam Crossword Clue

  Answer: EGOT

• 32D Jury member Crossword Clue

  Answer: PEER

• 34D Duma denial Crossword Clue

  Answer: NYET

• 36D Fly off the handle Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNAP

• 38D Nudge Crossword Clue

  Answer: PROD

• 39D Snowballs, in a winter battle Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMMO

• 40D Hurdle for an aspiring J.D. Crossword Clue

  Answer: LSAT

• 42D Treat with leniency Crossword Clue

  Answer: GOEASYON

• 43D Take a card Crossword Clue

  Answer: DRAW

• 48D Goddess of wisdom Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATHENA

• 50D Accept less than hoped Crossword Clue

  Answer: SETTLE

• 52D Cabin or cottage Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABODE

• 53D Mommies’ mommies Crossword Clue

  Answer: NANAS

• 54D Is dutiful Crossword Clue

  Answer: OBEYS

• 56D “Who’s on First” catcher Crossword Clue

  Answer: TODAY

• 58D Instrument with up to 21 strings Crossword Clue

  Answer: SITAR

• 60D To this point Crossword Clue

  Answer: YET

• 61D Person who crosses the line Crossword Clue

  Answer: SCAB

• 63D Clickable words Crossword Clue

  Answer: LINK

• 64D Chapeau supporter Crossword Clue

  Answer: TETE

• 67D Big 12 athlete Crossword Clue

  Answer: UTE

• 68D Succumb to gravity Crossword Clue

  Answer: SAG

WSJ Crossword January 21 2026 Answers

Across

• 1A Composer’s creation Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPUS

• 5A Island near Naples Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAPRI

• 10A Major failure Crossword Clue

  Answer: FLOP

• 14A Bouquet bearer Crossword Clue

  Answer: VASE

• 15A Lots of land Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACRES

• 16A Fodder for a statistician Crossword Clue

  Answer: DATA

• 17A Now or later Crossword Clue

  Answer: EVER

• 18A Mr. Ed, speaking in his native tongue? Crossword Clue

  Answer: NEIGHSAYER

• 20A Gave a new look to Crossword Clue

  Answer: REDID

• 22A “La Dolce ___” Crossword Clue

  Answer: VITA

• 23A Original NYC subway line Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRT

• 24A Mr. Ed, with a huge crush? Crossword Clue

  Answer: FILLYFANATIC

• 28A Body off the Antarctic coast Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROSSSEA

• 31A Square root of nueve Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRES

• 32A Medium for some sculptures Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICE

• 33A Urban fleet Crossword Clue

  Answer: CABS

• 35A Hops oven Crossword Clue

  Answer: OAST

• 39A Most reliable sources, maybe the sources of 18-, 24-, 53- and 63-Across? Crossword Clue

  Answer: THEHORSESMOUTHS

• 44A Shipping map division Crossword Clue

  Answer: ZONE

• 45A Misfortunes Crossword Clue

  Answer: WOES

• 46A Outperform Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOP

• 47A Start for space Crossword Clue

  Answer: AERO

• 51A YouTube show where celebrities eat spicy wings Crossword Clue

  Answer: HOTONES

• 53A Surfeit of straps for Mr. Ed? Crossword Clue

  Answer: BRIDLESHOWER

• 57A It’s often smoked in Amsterdam Crossword Clue

  Answer: EEL

• 58A Virtual market Crossword Clue

  Answer: EBAY

• 59A Is compliant Crossword Clue

  Answer: OBEYS

• 63A Artisans who supply Mr. Ed? Crossword Clue

  Answer: REINMAKERS

• 67A Soothing succulent Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALOE

• 68A Morales of “Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESAI

• 69A Talked and talked and talked Crossword Clue

  Answer: RANON

• 70A Game played with a revolver Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLUE

• 71A Franchise with local lectures Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEDX

• 72A Slow mover Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNAIL

• 73A Like some lemonade Crossword Clue

  Answer: HARD

Down

• 1D Finished Crossword Clue

  Answer: OVER

• 2D Service roads? Crossword Clue

  Answer: PAVE

• 3D Brought into play Crossword Clue

  Answer: USED

• 4D Helvetica’s lack Crossword Clue

  Answer: SERIFS

• 5D Get rid of Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAN

• 6D Star pitcher Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACE

• 7D Outhouse Crossword Clue

  Answer: PRIVY

• 8D Pass on, at the holidays Crossword Clue

  Answer: REGIFT

• 9D Babylonian love goddess Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISHTAR

• 10D Med. watchdog Crossword Clue

  Answer: FDA

• 11D ___ on thick (exaggerate) Crossword Clue

  Answer: LAYIT

• 12D Cheri of “Bad Parents” Crossword Clue

  Answer: OTERI

• 13D Medicare Advantage program Crossword Clue

  Answer: PARTC

• 19D Reasonable Crossword Clue

  Answer: SANE

• 21D Genre for Gloria Gaynor Crossword Clue

  Answer: DISCO

• 25D Father of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEAR

• 26D Experiment sites Crossword Clue

  Answer: LABS

• 27D Not worth ___ Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASOU

• 28D London luxury hotel Crossword Clue

  Answer: RITZ

• 29D Cube of dos Crossword Clue

  Answer: OCHO

• 30D Spotted Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEEN

• 34D Do some tailoring Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEW

• 36D Memo abbr. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATTN

• 37D Wedge or pump, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHOE

• 38D Recipe amts. Crossword Clue

  Answer: TSPS

• 40D Take charge of Crossword Clue

  Answer: HEAD

• 41D Neighborhood of downtown Manhattan Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOHO

• 42D Cat call Crossword Clue

  Answer: MEOW

• 43D Bone: Prefix Crossword Clue

  Answer: OSTEO

• 48D Early ed. level Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELEM

• 49D Concrete-strengthening rods Crossword Clue

  Answer: REBARS

• 50D Resident of Japan’s third-largest city Crossword Clue

  Answer: OSAKAN

• 52D Jerry of “Law & Order” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORBACH

• 53D Special Forces cap Crossword Clue

  Answer: BERET

• 54D Pee Wee in Cooperstown Crossword Clue

  Answer: REESE

• 55D Trojan War epic Crossword Clue

  Answer: ILIAD

• 56D Cartoon character Hardy Har Har, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: HYENA

• 60D Singer Fitzgerald Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELLA

• 61D Word before honor or eminence Crossword Clue

  Answer: YOUR

• 62D Tourney ranking Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEED

• 64D Veto Crossword Clue

  Answer: NIX

• 65D King, in Cannes Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROI

• 66D Show on which 12-Down was a regular, familiarly Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNL

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