Wall Street Journal Crossword October 16 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all 140 clues from the Wall Street Journal Crossword for October 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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Seacrest succeeded him51 AcrossReveal answer →
Univ., e.g.36 AcrossReveal answer →
Wire nail49 AcrossReveal answer →
Idiomatic sticking points513 AcrossReveal answer →
Degrade518 AcrossReveal answer →
Overly319 AcrossReveal answer →
Quebec neighbor520 AcrossReveal answer →
Anne of “Donnie Brasco”521 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for Rumpelstiltskin? (Destiny’s Child)922 AcrossReveal answer →
Unaided524 AcrossReveal answer →
Bury525 AcrossReveal answer →
Member of a destructive colony726 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for Jack and Jill? (Culture Club)1227 AcrossReveal answer →
Like many hard cheeses429 AcrossReveal answer →
Neckline choice330 AcrossReveal answer →
High habitat531 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for the Big Bad Wolf? (The Commodores)1032 AcrossReveal answer →
Swinton of “Doctor Strange”537 AcrossReveal answer →
To’s partner339 AcrossReveal answer →
Iconic riveter of WWII542 AcrossReveal answer →
Oft-hidden cost343 AcrossReveal answer →
Flier from Savasleyka air base344 AcrossReveal answer →
The Pequod, e.g.645 AcrossReveal answer →
Where preteens can’t sit748 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for Captain Hook? (Elton John)1350 AcrossReveal answer →
100,000th of a newton454 AcrossReveal answer →
Dental hygienist’s target655 AcrossReveal answer →
Bill in a till357 AcrossReveal answer →
Object of Versailles cheers558 AcrossReveal answer →
“Carnival of Harlequin” painter459 AcrossReveal answer →
Pick up660 AcrossReveal answer →
Pick up562 AcrossReveal answer →
Market indicators?563 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for Pinocchio? (Selena Gomez)766 AcrossReveal answer →
Tripping568 AcrossReveal answer →
Sister of une mère or eine Mutter569 AcrossReveal answer →
Sister of Moses670 AcrossReveal answer →
Zaragoza’s river471 AcrossReveal answer →
Filer’s worry573 AcrossReveal answer →
“Blonde” star de Armas374 AcrossReveal answer →
Longtime Red Sox anthem675 AcrossReveal answer →
Sponge feature477 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for Sleeping Beauty? (Blood, Sweat & Tears)1381 AcrossReveal answer →
It may take a few minutes784 AcrossReveal answer →
Washington hub686 AcrossReveal answer →
___ Lingus387 AcrossReveal answer →
Comfy boots brand388 AcrossReveal answer →
Lift with much effort590 AcrossReveal answer →
Direction suffix391 AcrossReveal answer →
Eleniak of “Under Siege”592 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for Humpty Dumpty? (Tom Petty)1095 AcrossReveal answer →
Catcher’s posture597 AcrossReveal answer →
Dr. of hip-hop399 AcrossReveal answer →
Ninny4101 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for Dracula? (Sheryl Crow)12102 AcrossReveal answer →
Footstool7106 AcrossReveal answer →
Weary feeling5110 AcrossReveal answer →
Concert venues5111 AcrossReveal answer →
Awkward party song to play for Frosty the Snowman? (Buster Poindexter)9112 AcrossReveal answer →
Boxer’s dream5114 AcrossReveal answer →
Razzle-dazzle5115 AcrossReveal answer →
Co. with a Stubs rewards program3116 AcrossReveal answer →
Clog-clearing brand5117 AcrossReveal answer →
Long-billed wading bird5118 AcrossReveal answer →
Hoarse voice4119 AcrossReveal answer →
Ho-hum3120 AcrossReveal answer →
Steer clear of5121 AcrossReveal answer →
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Sweden-based carrier31 DownReveal answer →
Blind as ___42 DownReveal answer →
Davidson of “The Crying Game”43 DownReveal answer →
Tingling sensation sometimes called a “brain massage”44 DownReveal answer →
Access-providing character in the “Matrix” movies85 DownReveal answer →
Open fighting106 DownReveal answer →
Need to be paid77 DownReveal answer →
Garden shed tool38 DownReveal answer →
Graceful89 DownReveal answer →
Barrel of laughs410 DownReveal answer →
Like birthdays but not weddings611 DownReveal answer →
Considered612 DownReveal answer →
Cause for alarm at a diner?513 DownReveal answer →
“Hamilton” Tony winner ___ Elise Goldsberry514 DownReveal answer →
When Juliet drinks the potion415 DownReveal answer →
Ricotta source416 DownReveal answer →
Blood fluids417 DownReveal answer →
Like bucks, bulls and billies420 DownReveal answer →
Fast approaching423 DownReveal answer →
“Now ___ heard everything!”327 DownReveal answer →
Dust-up528 DownReveal answer →
Like champion racehorses432 DownReveal answer →
___ Music (group whose members included Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno)433 DownReveal answer →
“The ball ___ your court”434 DownReveal answer →
Refer to435 DownReveal answer →
Splinter group436 DownReveal answer →
“You have to let me!”638 DownReveal answer →
Plant groups639 DownReveal answer →
Groovy music source640 DownReveal answer →
Pest control brand541 DownReveal answer →
“To be continued...”944 DownReveal answer →
“Over my dead body!”646 DownReveal answer →
Staggering547 DownReveal answer →
“Safety hoist” inventor449 DownReveal answer →
CNN journalist Kaye551 DownReveal answer →
Some tractors652 DownReveal answer →
Rustic retreat353 DownReveal answer →
Pregraduation activity656 DownReveal answer →
Highest active volcano in Eur.659 DownReveal answer →
Garcia of “Lucifer”561 DownReveal answer →
“She Bop” singer Cyndi663 DownReveal answer →
Madagascar’s ocean664 DownReveal answer →
Bit of work565 DownReveal answer →
Guiana people667 DownReveal answer →
Hydrox imitator468 DownReveal answer →
Cup, in Calais569 DownReveal answer →
“Yowza!”370 DownReveal answer →
What marathon spectators do?1072 DownReveal answer →
Betray intoxication, perhaps476 DownReveal answer →
Skin477 DownReveal answer →
Shimmery stone478 DownReveal answer →
Sitarist Shankar479 DownReveal answer →
Pristine place480 DownReveal answer →
Freeze over582 DownReveal answer →
“I’m such an idiot!” indicator883 DownReveal answer →
“Curious...”885 DownReveal answer →
Pull into the driveway, say789 DownReveal answer →
Moderately693 DownReveal answer →
Cornell site694 DownReveal answer →
Marshy spot395 DownReveal answer →
Bass, e.g.496 DownReveal answer →
Jolly Roger feature597 DownReveal answer →
Librarian’s demand598 DownReveal answer →
Red-brown shade4100 DownReveal answer →
Hardens4102 DownReveal answer →
“I got this, Boss!”4103 DownReveal answer →
Opposed4104 DownReveal answer →
Building wings4105 DownReveal answer →
Other, in Acapulco4107 DownReveal answer →
Nation south of Libya4108 DownReveal answer →
Follower of King or Donkey4109 DownReveal answer →
Croque-monsieur ingredient3112 DownReveal answer →
Foot division3113 DownReveal answer →
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