Wall Street Journal Crossword July 8 2026 Answers

Playfully pokes on the noseBOOPS5Across1 Young blokesLADS4Across6 Upper limitMAX3Across10 Western sightSUNSET6Across13 Moral fiberGRIT4Across14 One might take a shotARM3Across15 Soft, salty snackPRETZELBITE11Across16 Ball-bearing itemTEE3Across18 Qatari leaderEMIR4Across19 Beer containerVAT3Across20 Component of a kid’s “telephone,” onceTINCAN6Across21 Degree of excellenceCALIBER7Across23 Israelite who was “in the belly of the fish three days and three nights”JONAH5Across25 Treat like a babyCODDLE6Across26 Cut the cord?SAWED5Across28 Music genre akin to house and tranceTECHNO6Across31 “Hi!” from a houndARF3Across34 River past MemphisNILE4Across36 Prominent stretchERA3Across37 Rocker’s trapsDRUMKIT7Across38 2016 vice presidential candidate KaineTIM3Across41 Orange throwawayRIND4Across42 Clean water org.EPA3Across44 Fun house featuresNOISES6Across45 Word with social or massMEDIA5Across47 Crater Lake locationOREGON6Across49 Airport with the code BOSLOGAN5Across51 They suck up spillsWETVACS7Across53 Glass worksOPERAS6Across57 Neither here ___ thereNOR3Across59 Chain unitISLE4Across60 BudPAL3Across61 Persevere, and a description of the theme answers, based on their first wordsSTICKWITHIT11Across62 Ring legendALI3Across65 Alexa’s counterpartSIRI4Across66 Spot sellersADREPS6Across67 Nullified serviceLET3Across68 Tattoo parlor supplyINKS4Across69 Hired muscleGOONS5Across70

Myanmar, beforeBURMA5Down1 Buck who was MLB’s first Black coachONEIL5Down2 Source of a three-pound eggOSTRICH7Down3 Brand named as a shortening of “Pfefferminz”PEZ3Down4 DockworkerSTEVEDORE9Down5 Letters on a rainbow flagLGBT4Down6 Singer Grande, to fansARI3Down7 “Same here”DITTO5Down8 Beer containersSTEINS6Down9 Have an intellectual battle (with)MATCHWITS9Down10 Polygon figureAREA4Down11 Group based at the Xavier InstituteXMEN4Down12 Blueprint detailSPEC4Down13 Ingredient in flaky pie crustsLARD4Down17 Bread paired with kormaNAAN4Down22 Portfolio componentBOND4Down24 Jamaican barbecue styleJERK4Down25 Kendrick with 27 GrammysLAMAR5Down27 Writer WieselELIE4Down29 Many blue state governors, for shortDEMS4Down30 ExpressionTERM4Down31 Lake bordering four statesERIE4Down32 Like a romantic dinnerCANDLELIT9Down33 “Naughty, naughty” gestureFINGERWAG9Down35 AtopUPON4Down39 Tugboat soundTOOT4Down40 Christian from NormandyDIOR4Down43 Fertilization typeINVITRO7Down46 Four-time Australian Open champAGASSI6Down48 Native of EndorEWOK4Down50 Sean who played SamwiseASTIN5Down52 White with fearASHEN5Down54 Cuts shortCLIPS5Down55 Gym unitsSETS4Down56 Milky stoneOPAL4Down57 White with fearPALE4Down58 CBS series with multiple spinoffsNCIS4Down59 GallIRK3Down63 Promise in front of a priestIDO3Down64