Wall Street Journal Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 140 clues from the Wall Street Journal Crossword for May 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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Place in an overhead bin41 AcrossReveal answer → Polite address55 AcrossReveal answer → Some sports trophies410 AcrossReveal answer → Knee parts often examined by MRIs414 AcrossReveal answer → High wind in a pit418 AcrossReveal answer → Superior to519 AcrossReveal answer → Perched upon420 AcrossReveal answer → Bender for a spender521 AcrossReveal answer → System of degrees1522 AcrossReveal answer → Want badly525 AcrossReveal answer → TV Hall of fame726 AcrossReveal answer → It’s numbered XIII in a tarot deck527 AcrossReveal answer → Sang like Crosby728 AcrossReveal answer → NHL team that plays in the same arena as the NBA’s Mavericks530 AcrossReveal answer → One might control a PC’s volume or brightness1132 AcrossReveal answer → Mass-consumed item534 AcrossReveal answer → Tea treats637 AcrossReveal answer → Kicks back540 AcrossReveal answer → New Hampshire prep school641 AcrossReveal answer → Wall St. debuts443 AcrossReveal answer → Jemima of “Girls”544 AcrossReveal answer → What a buzzkill kills345 AcrossReveal answer → JFK or AOC, e.g.348 AcrossReveal answer → Designer of the internal structural framework for the Statue of Liberty649 AcrossReveal answer → Rustic lodgings351 AcrossReveal answer → Security desk request652 AcrossReveal answer → High-five sound454 AcrossReveal answer → Prime time for a high school game1156 AcrossReveal answer → One of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”459 AcrossReveal answer → Ali who retired at 24-0560 AcrossReveal answer → Much-lauded Lauder562 AcrossReveal answer → Sneaky tricks563 AcrossReveal answer → Prepare for a touchdown764 AcrossReveal answer → Minneapolis winter hrs.366 AcrossReveal answer → Tough situations767 AcrossReveal answer → Obscene material569 AcrossReveal answer → Nikon rival570 AcrossReveal answer → Electrical engineer Nikola572 AcrossReveal answer → Piece of one’s mind?473 AcrossReveal answer → Antagonistic presence in a fantasy novel1174 AcrossReveal answer → Panache478 AcrossReveal answer → Complete disaster681 AcrossReveal answer → Bento box part383 AcrossReveal answer → Vikander of “The Danish Girl”684 AcrossReveal answer → Sparky the Sun Devil’s sch.386 AcrossReveal answer → Extremity387 AcrossReveal answer → Course units588 AcrossReveal answer → Roomy ride490 AcrossReveal answer → Azadi Tower site691 AcrossReveal answer → Household health hazard593 AcrossReveal answer → King of pop694 AcrossReveal answer → Lopsided victories596 AcrossReveal answer → Lightest halogen1197 AcrossReveal answer → Book review?5101 AcrossReveal answer → Anchor’s run7103 AcrossReveal answer → Beast of Borden5104 AcrossReveal answer → Alternatives to mutton chops7107 AcrossReveal answer → Come together5111 AcrossReveal answer → Choke at a critical moment15112 AcrossReveal answer → Sources of ruin5115 AcrossReveal answer → Two-tone predator4116 AcrossReveal answer → How most manga is drawn5117 AcrossReveal answer → Like feet in yoga class4118 AcrossReveal answer → Converse manually4119 AcrossReveal answer → Some Kia sedans4120 AcrossReveal answer → Secures, as gift wrap5121 AcrossReveal answer → Poker variety4122 AcrossReveal answer →

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Remote location41 DownReveal answer → Lift for snowboarders42 DownReveal answer → Sounds of wonder43 DownReveal answer → “No more for us, thanks”74 DownReveal answer → Widespread fad55 DownReveal answer → Can’t stand at all66 DownReveal answer → Fawning mother37 DownReveal answer → Extremely eager48 DownReveal answer → Dole (out)49 DownReveal answer → Nesting place for an elf owl610 DownReveal answer → Many a Jazz fan511 DownReveal answer → D.C. figure312 DownReveal answer → Ghostly vision713 DownReveal answer → Cooks’ cover-ups614 DownReveal answer → Jack-in-the-box part515 DownReveal answer → Bank security feature516 DownReveal answer → Far from ritzy517 DownReveal answer → Slid while seated721 DownReveal answer → Menu choice623 DownReveal answer → Jewelry stores?524 DownReveal answer → Take a chance629 DownReveal answer → Genre for “Project Hail Mary”531 DownReveal answer → Shrinks in fear733 DownReveal answer → Ties the knot434 DownReveal answer → Jump on the ice435 DownReveal answer → Stone part, often1036 DownReveal answer → Piece with a perspective438 DownReveal answer → City famous for po’ boys439 DownReveal answer → Biathlete’s need542 DownReveal answer → Work with needles444 DownReveal answer → Annoyance for firefighters1045 DownReveal answer → Suggests strongly546 DownReveal answer → Leak-preventing docs447 DownReveal answer → Dave of “Now You See Me”650 DownReveal answer → Tech sch.451 DownReveal answer → Anniversary celebrant653 DownReveal answer → Many trattoria dishes655 DownReveal answer → Binary question type557 DownReveal answer → Like newsrooms close to press time658 DownReveal answer → I, in Innsbruck361 DownReveal answer → Dorm supervisors363 DownReveal answer → Totally ruined564 DownReveal answer → Love of music765 DownReveal answer → Like intramural sports, often466 DownReveal answer → Kindled again568 DownReveal answer → Instrument in a military band469 DownReveal answer → CBS series since 2003471 DownReveal answer → Fan of fine cuisine674 DownReveal answer → “Point taken”475 DownReveal answer → Muppet with an orange nose476 DownReveal answer → Cello’s cousin577 DownReveal answer → “Right away!”479 DownReveal answer → Creatures of habit?480 DownReveal answer → 2023 crown recipient782 DownReveal answer → Like drone shots685 DownReveal answer → Deeply desire789 DownReveal answer → Yogurt-based drink590 DownReveal answer → Spa fixtures792 DownReveal answer → Way past ripe693 DownReveal answer → Opera’s “La Divina”694 DownReveal answer → City 60 miles south of Salem695 DownReveal answer → Bungles597 DownReveal answer → Beach house feature598 DownReveal answer → Putting into practice599 DownReveal answer → State Farm competitor5100 DownReveal answer → Cruise ship stops5102 DownReveal answer → Monogram pt.4105 DownReveal answer → Volcano on Sicily4106 DownReveal answer → Coup d’___4108 DownReveal answer → Pale creamy shade4109 DownReveal answer → Lose4110 DownReveal answer → R&B singer Lennox3113 DownReveal answer → Femur terminus3114 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Saturday, May 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.