Wall Street Journal Crossword July 17 2026 Answers

Newman and Oldman, e.g.ACTORS6Across1 Dries out, saySTALES6Across7 Request with clasped handsPLEASE6Across13 “So true!”WORDUP6Across19 Separate the grain from the chaffTHRESH6Across20 Request with a proffered fistPOUNDIT7Across21 Motile cellAMOEBA6Across22 “No Woman, No Cry” genreREGGAE6Across23 Pros pretending to be amateurs, e.g.RINGERS7Across24 *“Why so quiet?”KITTENGOTYOURTONGUE19Across25 Letter after DeltaECHO4Across28 Gem from Down UnderOPAL4Across29 Muted huePASTEL6Across30 Hand on a hacienda?MANO4Across31 *Belabor a settled subjectBEATADEADFOAL13Across34 Hung in foldsDRAPED6Across40 Abuela’s abodeCASA4Across42 Sport with training stables called “heya”SUMO4Across43 *Person of interest?LOANPUP7Across44 Brother in GenesisABEL4Across45 AOL chatsIMS3Across47 Meditative practiceZEN3Across50 Kimono tieOBI3Across51 Roman roadwaySTRADA6Across52 *Farewell tourCYGNETSONG10Across54 Lo-calLITE4Across58 Major Wall St. indexDJIA4Across60 Disney boss until 2005EISNER6Across62 “Real mature, guys, real mature!”...and advice for making the starred answers make senseLETSBEADULTSABOUTTHIS21Across63 Large-scale oustersPURGES6Across71 Conjugation targetVERB4Across72 First-rateAONE4Across73 *Tribunals that are complete shamsJOEYCOURTS10Across74 French region bordering Germany and SwitzerlandALSACE6Across78 Traders’ placePIT3Across82 Sounds of hesitancyUHS3Across83 Org. that issues nine-digit IDsSSA3Across84 “That’s a bummer”PITY4Across85 *Warm embracesCUBHUGS7Across87 Guac and quesoDIPS4Across89 Not rotKEEP4Across91 Person giving ick vibesCREEPO6Across93 *“Chillax, dude!”DONTHAVEACALF13Across94 Sicilian postcard subjectETNA4Across100 DependsRELIES6Across101 Monet mediumOILS4Across102 Morse soundsDAHS4Across104 *Inhibition to talkingTADPOLEINONESTHROAT19Across108 Casey at the bat, in the 1922 World SeriesSTENGEL7Across113 Tires out completelyDOESIN6Across115 Run into the groundOVERDO6Across116 Snappy remarksZINGERS7Across117 Still in the drafts folderUNSENT6Across118 Villain in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”GASTON6Across119 CertifyATTEST6Across120 Collect salary, in MonopolyPASSGO6Across121 Pump figureOCTANE6Across122

Up, in a wayAWAKE5Down1 Strip for laughsCOMIC5Down2 Loyalty that’s pledged, quaintlyTROTH5Down3 Choral verse from Sophocles’ “Antigone”ODETOMAN8Down4 YokelRUBE4Down5 Reach acrossSPAN4Down6 Barbershop toolSTROP5Down7 What a generous diner might pick upTHETAB6Down8 Diamond patternARGYLE6Down9 Toy brand with theme parksLEGO4Down10 Brother in GenesisESAU4Down11 Climbing guidesSHERPAS7Down12 Journey’s beginningPOINTA6Down13 Sprang forwardLUNGED6Down14 SwallowsENGULFS7Down15 “Zip-___-Doo-Dah”ADEE4Down16 P.G. Wodehouse titleSIR3Down17 Crop circle makers, supposedlyETS3Down18 Writing that isn’t well versed?PROSE5Down21 Complimentary coverage, brieflyGOODPR6Down26 “There it is!”TADA4Down27 Coding creationsAPPS4Down32 Neither masc. nor fem.NEUT4Down33 Outstanding serviceACE3Down35 Flaky mineralTALC4Down36 Athens aperitifOUZO4Down37 “So true!”AMEN4Down38 Marked with a macron, sayLONG4Down39 “The Many Loves of ___ Gillis” (classic sitcom)DOBIE5Down40 Bonnie with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardRAITT5Down41 SprawlLOLL4Down44 Tweak, sayADJUST6Down45 Can opener?BAIL4Down46 “You are ___ much trouble!”INSO4Down47 Course listingMENU4Down48 Editor’s notationSTET4Down49 Venomous snakeADDER5Down53 Checkup frequency, perhapsYEARLY6Down55 Nascar driver TyGIBBS5Down56 Mlle, in MadridSRTA4Down57 SpotESPY4Down59 Off-road ride, for shortATV3Down61 Tampa Bay griddersBUCS4Down64 Amorous archerEROS4Down65 Water, to JuanAGUA4Down66 Passenger’s assignmentSEAT4Down67 ExciteHOPUP5Down68 Mandy’s role in “The Princess Bride”INIGO5Down69 Becomes firmSETS4Down70 Ashley of the “Divergent” moviesJUDD4Down74 Only state that doesn’t share any letters with “mackerel”OHIO4Down75 “The Pat McAfee Show” carrierESPN4Down76 Contractor’s detailSPEC4Down77 What keycards provideACCESS6Down79 SnappyCURT4Down80 “Desire Under the Elms” protagonistEBEN4Down81 Many a microbrewIPA3Down86 Whiplash protectionHEADREST8Down88 “That’s funny...”STRANGE7Down90 Boat backboneKEEL4Down91 Became less intenseEASEDUP7Down92 Yard lines?HEDGES6Down95 “A Taste of Honey” trumpeterALPERT6Down96 Bowed Baroque instrumentsVIOLS5Down97 UnfettersLOOSES6Down98 Alternative to jailingFINING6Down99 Played slowlyLENTO5Down103 It comes from the heartAORTA5Down105 WoreHADON5Down106 Michelangelo mediumSTONE5Down107 Outdoor wedding rentalTENT4Down108 The Gaels of the NCAAIONA4Down109 Capone nemesisNESS4Down110 Nation between Benin and GhanaTOGO4Down111 Climate control acronymHVAC4Down112 “I Hate U” R&B artistSZA3Down113 Tufted birdTIT3Down114