Wall Street Journal Crossword July 1 2026 Answers

Perp pursuerCOP3Across1 Gustav Mahler’s composer wifeALMA4Across4 Record holderSLEEVE6Across8 Bonobo, e.g.APE3Across14 Real hootRIOT4Across15 Slightly coloredTINGED6Across16 *Remington productsFIREARMS8Across17 Cast parties?ACTORS6Across19 Cowboys’ contest, e.g.NFLGAME7Across20 DrubsBEATS5Across21 “Forget You” singer GreenCEELO5Across22 Two-masted sailing shipYAWL4Across23 Nest eggs for srs.IRAS4Across25 *Understood by a select fewARCANE6Across27 Close copyREPLICA7Across29 Mar.-Nov. settingDST3Across31 UnchangedSAME4Across32 Gross outREPEL5Across35 Slapdash, or what the starred answers are, literallyHALFASSED9Across36 NPR journalist StambergSUSAN5Across39 Tag-along to OzTOTO4Across42 Hindu honorificSRI3Across43 InformAPPRISE7Across46 *Part of a car or a pinball machineBUMPER6Across48 Hold ’em holdingPAIR4Across51 Creative pursuitsARTS4Across52 Cries out forNEEDS5Across55 Have faith inTRUST5Across56 DrawATTRACT7Across58 Any of 35 for BeyoncéGRAMMY6Across60 *Debate answerREBUTTAL8Across61 Online reviewer of a businessYELPER6Across63 Ring outPEAL4Across64 Waste watchers’ org.EPA3Across65 Fits well togetherMESHES6Across66 AgileSPRY4Across67 King, to CatoREX3Across68

Potent java, informallyCAF3Down1 Editorial writers, e.g.OPINERS7Down2 Free of flawsPERFECT7Down3 Ferdinand’s kingdomARAGON6Down4 Istanbul currencyLIRA4Down5 Crib callMOMMY5Down6 Cruising, perhapsATSEA5Down7 Place for a groomSTABLE6Down8 Cause of some head-scratchingLICE4Down9 *Made necessaryENTAILED8Down10 Vain indulgenceEGOTRIP7Down11 Fashion brand with a Medusa logoVERSACE7Down12 Harris and HelmsEDS3Down13 First name in scat singingELLA4Down18 Ill-mannered fellowCAD3Down22 Take by forceWREST5Down24 Khan who founded Khan AcademySAL3Down26 Subj. for U.S. newcomersESL3Down28 Mature leader?PRE3Down30 PursuingAFTER5Down33 Longtime ruler of ChinaMAO3Down34 *Disdainful snortHARRUMPH8Down36 Singer/songwriter DiFrancoANI3Down37 Sad soundSOB3Down38 Gullible typeSAP3Down39 CorneredUPATREE7Down40 Lighthouse staircases, typicallySPIRALS7Down41 Ghostly apparitionSPECTER7Down43 Permit-seeking annoyanceREDTAPE7Down44 Agcy. with many returnsIRS3Down45 Lustful creatures of mythSATYRS6Down47 Hard to controlUNRULY6Down49 Essential partMEAT4Down50 They cover a lot of groundTARPS5Down53 PriceySTEEP5Down54 Crook with HookSMEE4Down57 Uphill liftTBAR4Down59 Hotel amenityGYM3Down60 IndulgentLAX3Down62