Wall Street Journal Crossword October 2 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 144 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all 144 clues from the Wall Street Journal Crossword for October 2 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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Sandwich fill for Paddington Bear91 AcrossReveal answer →
Kitchen invader310 AcrossReveal answer →
French article313 AcrossReveal answer →
Character in Progressive ads316 AcrossReveal answer →
Proactiv rival919 AcrossReveal answer →
Stephen of “The Crying Game”320 AcrossReveal answer →
More impatiently eager721 AcrossReveal answer →
Oscar winner for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field”1323 AcrossReveal answer →
Big name in frozen cheesecakes725 AcrossReveal answer →
Spanish shaker contents326 AcrossReveal answer →
Piece that may be attacked by la dame or le cavalier327 AcrossReveal answer →
Citrusy sugar-free brand1028 AcrossReveal answer →
The Yamaha Banshee 350, e.g.330 AcrossReveal answer →
Yogi’s need333 AcrossReveal answer →
Gander’s mate535 AcrossReveal answer →
Fresh from the showers337 AcrossReveal answer →
Capital at 12,000 feet538 AcrossReveal answer →
Toward the rudder640 AcrossReveal answer →
Field in which you might study Klein bottles and Möbius strips843 AcrossReveal answer →
Award for “Spotlight” or “Moonlight”1148 AcrossReveal answer →
Arrested550 AcrossReveal answer →
Adversary351 AcrossReveal answer →
“Let It Go” singer452 AcrossReveal answer →
Cherry discards553 AcrossReveal answer →
PetSmart purchases554 AcrossReveal answer →
Hollow bread455 AcrossReveal answer →
Noncommittal answer456 AcrossReveal answer →
Painter Mondrian457 AcrossReveal answer →
Meat’s marbling358 AcrossReveal answer →
Formally certifies759 AcrossReveal answer →
Raconteur’s recitals561 AcrossReveal answer →
“Password” players, at times663 AcrossReveal answer →
Fly ball also called a “duck snort”865 AcrossReveal answer →
Bit of balm366 AcrossReveal answer →
Lack of reverence768 AcrossReveal answer →
Spanish article370 AcrossReveal answer →
Where some pitching takes place871 AcrossReveal answer →
Bully’s comeback675 AcrossReveal answer →
Scrabble rack septet577 AcrossReveal answer →
Kindles781 AcrossReveal answer →
Neither partner382 AcrossReveal answer →
Fling483 AcrossReveal answer →
Play group485 AcrossReveal answer →
Ben & Jerry’s purchase486 AcrossReveal answer →
Silk substitute587 AcrossReveal answer →
Tool for a gem appraiser589 AcrossReveal answer →
Marlins infielder Lopez490 AcrossReveal answer →
Id ___391 AcrossReveal answer →
Boston seafood specialty592 AcrossReveal answer →
Avoided profanity1193 AcrossReveal answer →
On edge895 AcrossReveal answer →
Shelley’s middle name697 AcrossReveal answer →
Expedition598 AcrossReveal answer →
Historian’s concern399 AcrossReveal answer →
Height boosters5100 AcrossReveal answer →
Successor of HST3102 AcrossReveal answer →
Danson of “The Good Place”3104 AcrossReveal answer →
Movers of dinghies10105 AcrossReveal answer →
Builder’s extension3109 AcrossReveal answer →
CPR expert3112 AcrossReveal answer →
Home wrecker, of a sort7114 AcrossReveal answer →
Italian entree prepared by heating meat between two dishes over a boiling pot13115 AcrossReveal answer →
Emmy winner who served as Screen Actors Guild president in the 1980s7121 AcrossReveal answer →
“Don’t mind ___ do”3122 AcrossReveal answer →
Response to a cruel comment9123 AcrossReveal answer →
Verbal agility3124 AcrossReveal answer →
Pioneering muscle car3125 AcrossReveal answer →
Rep.’s opponent3126 AcrossReveal answer →
Group in the pit (and in this puzzle’s PITs)9127 AcrossReveal answer →
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Dance club VIPs31 DownReveal answer →
2001 Will Smith film32 DownReveal answer →
Spectrum end33 DownReveal answer →
Occupies, as a battle station44 DownReveal answer →
Handout from a concierge75 DownReveal answer →
Eric Clapton song56 DownReveal answer →
Symbol of power in ancient Egypt37 DownReveal answer →
Christian from Normandy48 DownReveal answer →
2025 Pixar film49 DownReveal answer →
D-backs, on scoreboards310 DownReveal answer →
Schindler’s portrayer611 DownReveal answer →
Diamond covers512 DownReveal answer →
Virna of “Casanova 70”413 DownReveal answer →
Coup target414 DownReveal answer →
Like some bottle caps715 DownReveal answer →
McDonald’s item since the 1960s1016 DownReveal answer →
Skeevy look417 DownReveal answer →
Treat with a trademarked design418 DownReveal answer →
Eye color of about 5% of people522 DownReveal answer →
Comerica Park team624 DownReveal answer →
Put a new price on, maybe529 DownReveal answer →
However630 DownReveal answer →
Louise’s pal631 DownReveal answer →
Subordinate sort632 DownReveal answer →
Ploy634 DownReveal answer →
Vein makeup336 DownReveal answer →
Didn’t leave939 DownReveal answer →
Metal marble741 DownReveal answer →
Belly, informally642 DownReveal answer →
Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille544 DownReveal answer →
“Hamilton” prop645 DownReveal answer →
“The Teflon Don”546 DownReveal answer →
Brewery supply547 DownReveal answer →
WWW-access offerer349 DownReveal answer →
Snitch350 DownReveal answer →
“Sturdy batsman” of verse554 DownReveal answer →
Beverage named for its supposed digestive benefits955 DownReveal answer →
Tuck, e.g.558 DownReveal answer →
Highway warning460 DownReveal answer →
Lip462 DownReveal answer →
Seller of EcoTank printers564 DownReveal answer →
Orally765 DownReveal answer →
“The Devil’s Dictionary” author667 DownReveal answer →
Harvard Avenue and Fenway on the Green Line, e.g.669 DownReveal answer →
Criminal outing571 DownReveal answer →
Happen572 DownReveal answer →
Caribbean island whose capital is a ghost town due to volcanic eruptions1073 DownReveal answer →
Bygone autocrats574 DownReveal answer →
Caught sight of676 DownReveal answer →
Up-to-the-minute news678 DownReveal answer →
Monticello, e.g.679 DownReveal answer →
High680 DownReveal answer →
Discreet bid382 DownReveal answer →
Collector’s goal384 DownReveal answer →
Dinosaur of Mario games588 DownReveal answer →
Dwindle689 DownReveal answer →
Some roof work792 DownReveal answer →
Jon who returned to the Senate to fill John McCain’s seat393 DownReveal answer →
Loose-fitting nightgown794 DownReveal answer →
Clips596 DownReveal answer →
Farewell from a worrier697 DownReveal answer →
Hero soldier of Spain5101 DownReveal answer →
Pool marking5103 DownReveal answer →
Hearty supper4105 DownReveal answer →
Mani counterpart4106 DownReveal answer →
Dele override4107 DownReveal answer →
Dynamic start?4108 DownReveal answer →
Paul Atreides’s father, in “Dune”4110 DownReveal answer →
1939 co-star of Bolger and Haley4111 DownReveal answer →
Scots’ caps4113 DownReveal answer →
Canyon feature3116 DownReveal answer →
Champlain, to Champlain3117 DownReveal answer →
Hanoi holiday3118 DownReveal answer →
Ship sealer3119 DownReveal answer →
Words before tear or dare3120 DownReveal answer →
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This page lists every clue from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Friday, October 2, 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.