Wall Street Journal Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the Wall Street Journal Crossword for July 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Make a muffler, maybe41 AcrossReveal answer → End-of-week whoop45 AcrossReveal answer → Stopper, and sometime popper49 AcrossReveal answer → Bolivian boy413 AcrossReveal answer → Dress hat that West Pointers call a “tarbucket”514 AcrossReveal answer → Soubrette’s song415 AcrossReveal answer → Grammy-winning 1997 Radiohead album1016 AcrossReveal answer → Do a checkout chore418 AcrossReveal answer → Portion of a football formation farthest from the tight end819 AcrossReveal answer → With suspicion620 AcrossReveal answer → Lyric tributes422 AcrossReveal answer → Balm additive423 AcrossReveal answer → Knuckleheads524 AcrossReveal answer → Soccer tiebreaker, sometimes826 AcrossReveal answer → Colgate products?530 AcrossReveal answer → Hang in there431 AcrossReveal answer → “My man!”332 AcrossReveal answer → Sewer scurriers433 AcrossReveal answer → Something a doting grandparent may make534 AcrossReveal answer → Swampy swaths436 AcrossReveal answer → Score that beats nil337 AcrossReveal answer → Taiwanese tech company438 AcrossReveal answer → Some clubs sing them539 AcrossReveal answer → Quadrennial sports event840 AcrossReveal answer → Refinement542 AcrossReveal answer → Big name in casual shirts443 AcrossReveal answer → Guinness of “Star Wars”444 AcrossReveal answer → Attractive individual645 AcrossReveal answer → Most aerodynamic, maybe848 AcrossReveal answer → At some earlier time452 AcrossReveal answer → It’s sweet without the jolt1053 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Field (home of the Mets)455 AcrossReveal answer → They make the grade556 AcrossReveal answer → Three-time Masters winner Mickelson457 AcrossReveal answer → Massage target458 AcrossReveal answer → Trade show presentation459 AcrossReveal answer → Overcharge, informally460 AcrossReveal answer →

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Fully grasp41 DownReveal answer → Maker of many soccer jerseys42 DownReveal answer → Peruvian builder43 DownReveal answer → Accepted a favorable bet84 DownReveal answer → Clumsy landings55 DownReveal answer → Boarding area46 DownReveal answer → 1950s prez37 DownReveal answer → Bad way to be thrown88 DownReveal answer → Daytime spot for Dracula69 DownReveal answer → Oceanic predator410 DownReveal answer → “Knives Out” director Johnson411 DownReveal answer → “Critique of Pure Reason” writer412 DownReveal answer → Dead drop users514 DownReveal answer → Windows antecedent517 DownReveal answer → Chimney sweep’s target421 DownReveal answer → Moments of clarity423 DownReveal answer → Clog-clearing brand524 DownReveal answer → Western, humorously525 DownReveal answer → Fine dining taboo526 DownReveal answer → Some winds527 DownReveal answer → Yens528 DownReveal answer → Coin-based decider429 DownReveal answer → Make a gain430 DownReveal answer → Granted834 DownReveal answer → Plot element of “Romeo and Juliet”435 DownReveal answer → Clandestine missions836 DownReveal answer → Wood-shaping tool438 DownReveal answer → Bygone toothpaste539 DownReveal answer → “This work for you?”641 DownReveal answer → Staff leaders542 DownReveal answer → Memorable mission544 DownReveal answer → Guaranteed win445 DownReveal answer → “From here ___...”446 DownReveal answer → Eight, to Augustus447 DownReveal answer → Racket448 DownReveal answer → Canyon effect449 DownReveal answer → LaBeouf of “Eagle Eye”450 DownReveal answer → Converse451 DownReveal answer → River through Devonshire354 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.