Wall Street Journal Crossword July 31 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 142 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Wall Street Journal Crossword July 31 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 142 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Hacker’s goalACCESS6Across1
“1,000 songs in your pocket” advertiserIPOD4Across7
Hurried flightLAM3Across11
Coal stratumSEAM4Across14
“Roamin’ in the ___” (1912 Harry Lauder song)GLOAMIN7Across18
Longest river entirely within SwitzerlandAARE4Across19
Bonobo, e.g.APE3Across20
5 for B or 6 for C, e.g.ATNO4Across21
Home of Velázquez’s “Las Meninas”ELPRADO7Across22
Grumpy or Happy on wash day, maybe?DWARFSTARCHER13Across23
Away from homeNOTIN5Across26
Hero helped by the divine monkey HanumanRAMA4Across27
Road trip stopsRESTAREAS9Across29
GI thumbing a ride from Fort Bragg to Fort Benning?TWOBASEHITCHER14Across30
Capital on the Missouri RiverPIERRE6Across34
The Chariot or the Tower, e.g.TAROT5Across35
2013 Joaquin Phoenix movie about an AI crushHER3Across36
Take a load offSIT3Across37
Olympic paddlerCANOEIST8Across38
Inexperienced educator?GREENTEACHER12Across42
From the startANEW4Across48
“___ would like to play” (2006 ad slogan)WII3Across49
Frozen WasserEIS3Across50
Cheeky, sayRUDE4Across51
Boccie-loving Doberman?BOWLINGPINSCHER15Across52
“Girl, Interrupted” Oscar winnerJOLIE5Across59
Bygone jetSST3Across60
Colleague of Cleese and IdlePALIN5Across61
Tailless amphibianTOAD4Across62
Stared stupidlyGAWKED6Across63
Musket attachmentBAYONET7Across64
Chicago’s largest newspaperTRIBUNE7Across66
Impressively toughBADASS6Across68
Part of QEDERAT4Across71
Harden (to)INURE5Across73
Business with sweatersSPA3Across74
WrongAMISS5Across77
“I’ll take whatever beef or pork is available, thanks”?ANYTHINGBUTCHER15Across78
Shankar with a sitarRAVI4Across81
Closely monitored hosp. sectionICU3Across82
Fraction of a jouleERG3Across83
Kate, to Archie and LilibetAUNT4Across84
Roy Campanella or Charles Johnson, e.g.?BLACKCATCHER12Across85
UnspecifiedNAMELESS8Across89
___ LingusAER3Across93
Paris accord?OUI3Across94
Valentine’s giftROSES5Across95
EvaluateASSESS6Across96
Praise for a former British prime minister?AMENTOTHATCHER14Across100
Mobile home?PHONECASE9Across106
“Very funny!”HAHA4Across108
Still in the gameALIVE5Across109
Central American plotting a coup?PANAMAHATCHER13Across110
Took a road tripMOTORED7Across113
___ II (Gillette brand)TRAC4Across115
Word after bachelor or mousePAD3Across116
Salt or smoke, sayCURE4Across117
Gridiron squadsELEVENS7Across118
Spanish painter with murals in 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s lobbySERT4Across119
“___ Beso” (Paul Anka song)ESO3Across120
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” singer seen as the last part of this puzzle’s theme answersCHER4Across121
Parched placeDESERT6Across122
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PermitALLOW5Down1
AcknowledgeCOPTO5Down2
Indigenous West Indian peopleCARIB5Down3
Flow forthEMANATE7Down4
Caesar of comedySID3Down5
Bothersome bunkmatesSNORERS7Down6
Confession starterIADMIT6Down7
Play with, kitten-stylePAWAT5Down8
Singer RitaORA3Down9
German articleDER3Down10
Focused beamLASER5Down11
Bldg. divisionsAPTS4Down12
Mrs. Lovett’s wares, in “Sweeney Todd”MEATPIES8Down13
Paris’s ___-CoeurSACRE5Down14
Anesthetic of the pastETHER5Down15
Lend ___ (listen)ANEAR5Down16
Code creatorMORSE5Down17
Polite fellowGENT4Down18
Brest brotherFRERE5Down24
Indian yogurt-and-cucumber dipRAITA5Down25
Cuts like ___ knife through butterAHOT4Down28
Three-prong Japanese weaponSAI3Down31
Resurrection figureCHRIST6Down32
Tee followerHEE3Down33
CommotionSTIR4Down37
Line at LaGuardiaCABS4Down38
Yucatán yearsANOS4Down39
Semiaquatic salamanderNEWT4Down40
Athena’s symbolOWL3Down41
Bar supplyGIN3Down42
Calling forNEEDING7Down43
“Jerry Maguire” director CameronCROWE5Down44
Skeletal shipHULK4Down45
Falco of “The Sopranos”EDIE4Down46
Sax pieceREED4Down47
Aging facilityWINERY6Down49
“Count me out”IPASS5Down53
Opposition answersNAYS4Down54
Day-___ paintGLO3Down55
Pesto bitPINENUT7Down56
Bed in a barracksCOT3Down57
Painter/AIDS activist KeithHARING6Down58
Singer JacksonJANET5Down59
Spiritual guideGURU4Down63
No-frillsBASIC5Down64
Pic on a pecTAT3Down65
Condescending address for a manBUB3Down67
Fishhook featureBARB4Down68
Human rights activist ClooneyAMAL4Down69
Met headlinerDIVA4Down70
“The heavens speed ___ thine enterprise!”: PortiaTHEEIN6Down72
Elisabeth of “Leaving Las Vegas”SHUE4Down74
SlammersPENS4Down75
Critic’s concernARTS4Down76
Rent-___ACAR4Down78
Clearance tag abbr.IRR3Down79
Hall of Famer RipkenCAL3Down80
Antarctic expanseICESCAPE8Down82
Casey with a countdownKASEM5Down86
Sky streakerCOMET5Down87
ShadeHUE3Down88
Chris of “Law & Order”NOTH4Down89
Hanging one’s headASHAMED7Down90
___ culpaMEA3Down91
Mount Vernon and Monticello, e.g.ESTATES7Down92
Lion, at timesROARER6Down95
Dr. visitsAPPTS5Down96
Market unitSHARE5Down97
Sub systemSONAR5Down98
Put into practiceENACT5Down99
South American barbecueASADO5Down100
Pointer’s wordTHERE5Down101
Garlic unitCLOVE5Down102
Personnel head, at timesHIRER5Down103
HappeningEVENT5Down104
Cincinnati teamREDS4Down105
Cries of insightAHAS4Down107
Roman 300CCC3Down111
Bewildered responseHUH3Down112
Bullring cryOLE3Down114
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Friday, July 31, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. 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.