Wall Street Journal Crossword May 9 2026 Answers
Saturday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all 140 clues from the Wall Street Journal Crossword for May 9 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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Top-notch51 AcrossReveal answer →
“Spectre” star56 AcrossReveal answer →
Like planes, for short411 AcrossReveal answer →
Baloney415 AcrossReveal answer →
Like columns with scroll volutes519 AcrossReveal answer →
Christina of “Sleepy Hollow”520 AcrossReveal answer →
Take on421 AcrossReveal answer →
“The Grapes of Wrath” epithet422 AcrossReveal answer →
Opponent of adopting the metric system’s liter?1123 AcrossReveal answer →
Look from an angry helmsman?925 AcrossReveal answer →
Gastropod827 AcrossReveal answer →
Ballot rosters628 AcrossReveal answer →
Simple dress shape530 AcrossReveal answer →
Roush in the Baseball Hall of Fame331 AcrossReveal answer →
Expected332 AcrossReveal answer →
Adjust633 AcrossReveal answer →
Stratovolcano overlooking the Medit.634 AcrossReveal answer →
Call upon335 AcrossReveal answer →
Mena of “American Pie”636 AcrossReveal answer →
Versailles VIP337 AcrossReveal answer →
Busker’s tip collector338 AcrossReveal answer →
Triumphant cry439 AcrossReveal answer →
Executed perfectly642 AcrossReveal answer →
Day, to Donatello644 AcrossReveal answer →
Item in a numismatist’s file cabinet?1047 AcrossReveal answer →
Author following a long session autographing books?1049 AcrossReveal answer →
“Down,” in diner lingo753 AcrossReveal answer →
Oscar winner Matlin654 AcrossReveal answer →
Full-flavored, perhaps455 AcrossReveal answer →
Extreme power356 AcrossReveal answer →
Some summer babies457 AcrossReveal answer →
Small parts659 AcrossReveal answer →
1917 newsmaker560 AcrossReveal answer →
Rock’s J. ___ Band561 AcrossReveal answer →
Set of steps763 AcrossReveal answer →
Umbrella inverters565 AcrossReveal answer →
Complains566 AcrossReveal answer →
Shady areas667 AcrossReveal answer →
Soft mineral468 AcrossReveal answer →
Long stretch370 AcrossReveal answer →
Oaxaca water472 AcrossReveal answer →
Pretenses673 AcrossReveal answer →
“Sorry, out of the question”774 AcrossReveal answer →
Result of some polishing at Hogwarts?1076 AcrossReveal answer →
Person in charge of maintaining the ship’s spars?1078 AcrossReveal answer →
Quintet of faculties681 AcrossReveal answer →
Presses Ctrl+V682 AcrossReveal answer →
Stellar spectacle483 AcrossReveal answer →
Research setting384 AcrossReveal answer →
Home improvement initials387 AcrossReveal answer →
Park near Bar Harbor688 AcrossReveal answer →
Poetic tribute390 AcrossReveal answer →
Classic 1950 sci-fi collection692 AcrossReveal answer →
Roman emperor succeeded by Hadrian694 AcrossReveal answer →
Basis of some vaccines395 AcrossReveal answer →
Filing pro396 AcrossReveal answer →
Decorative design599 AcrossReveal answer →
Quick to put up, perhaps6100 AcrossReveal answer →
Is really hurtful8101 AcrossReveal answer →
Brochure advertising shape-enhancing underwear?9103 AcrossReveal answer →
Insect staying at a guesthouse?11105 AcrossReveal answer →
Part of a chain4107 AcrossReveal answer →
“Love in a Village” composer4108 AcrossReveal answer →
Hearing-related5109 AcrossReveal answer →
El ___ Día (Puerto Rico newspaper)5110 AcrossReveal answer →
Fair marks4111 AcrossReveal answer →
Sondheim’s Sweeney4112 AcrossReveal answer →
“Gypsy” composer Jule5113 AcrossReveal answer →
“The Wild Duck” playwright5114 AcrossReveal answer →
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Petulant feeling51 DownReveal answer →
Generous bar buy52 DownReveal answer →
Grant-___53 DownReveal answer →
Missile with multiple warheads44 DownReveal answer →
Ivy League schools and Santa’s reindeer, e.g.65 DownReveal answer →
Want desperately56 DownReveal answer →
Sushi staple47 DownReveal answer →
Dismayed shout38 DownReveal answer →
Becomes slick, in a way89 DownReveal answer →
Father who empowers his daughters710 DownReveal answer →
“Of course!”1111 DownReveal answer →
The missus, informally512 DownReveal answer →
Table scraps413 DownReveal answer →
Coll. reward314 DownReveal answer →
Symbolic logician George515 DownReveal answer →
Accepting of, informally616 DownReveal answer →
Earthy pigment617 DownReveal answer →
As a result of this, quaintly618 DownReveal answer →
Puritanical people924 DownReveal answer →
Course in which “amo, amas, amat” is learned626 DownReveal answer →
Hang out329 DownReveal answer →
Plow puller433 DownReveal answer →
Inspector of British mysteries534 DownReveal answer →
“Render ___ Caesar...”435 DownReveal answer →
Caesar of comedy336 DownReveal answer →
Judicial attire537 DownReveal answer →
Pic to click439 DownReveal answer →
Flipped840 DownReveal answer →
Like a fugitive841 DownReveal answer →
Choir member443 DownReveal answer →
“You’re going to have to explain this in simpler terms”645 DownReveal answer →
Fantasy creatures546 DownReveal answer →
Angel in Venezuela548 DownReveal answer →
When doubled, sings549 DownReveal answer →
Switch maker850 DownReveal answer →
“The Empire Strikes Back,” in the “Star Wars” series851 DownReveal answer →
Kylo ___, of “Star Wars”352 DownReveal answer →
Spiked clubs554 DownReveal answer →
Fantasy creature658 DownReveal answer →
Assumed identity559 DownReveal answer →
Susan of soaps560 DownReveal answer →
Targets for Apple Pencils562 DownReveal answer →
Start of a lover’s verse1164 DownReveal answer →
Seizes, in slang965 DownReveal answer →
Crow call366 DownReveal answer →
Dress (up)567 DownReveal answer →
Poker payment469 DownReveal answer →
Writer/director Ephron471 DownReveal answer →
Put the pedal to the metal573 DownReveal answer →
One of the Brontës475 DownReveal answer →
Batted first677 DownReveal answer →
Really digging878 DownReveal answer →
B-boy link479 DownReveal answer →
Penn in NYC380 DownReveal answer →
Evening wear, of a sort782 DownReveal answer →
Of the system affecting instinct and mood684 DownReveal answer →
Stir up685 DownReveal answer →
Wine store buy686 DownReveal answer →
Jolting joe, informally389 DownReveal answer →
Aquafina rival691 DownReveal answer →
Appetizers593 DownReveal answer →
Market direction594 DownReveal answer →
Moscow money595 DownReveal answer →
Hands over596 DownReveal answer →
Irritate597 DownReveal answer →
Spill protection598 DownReveal answer →
Firebug4100 DownReveal answer →
Jackie of action films4101 DownReveal answer →
Soundly defeat4102 DownReveal answer →
Muscle targeted on a rowing machine3104 DownReveal answer →
Put to the test3106 DownReveal answer →
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This page lists every clue from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Saturday, May 9, 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.