Wall Street Journal Crossword October 23 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 134 clues from the Wall Street Journal Crossword for October 23 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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Daze61 AcrossReveal answer → Far from gregarious57 AcrossReveal answer → Iga who’s won the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon712 AcrossReveal answer → Hook’s field619 AcrossReveal answer → Stripe-shirted character found in kids’ books520 AcrossReveal answer → Graceful entry into the pool821 AcrossReveal answer → Fall beverage only available to those in the know?1222 AcrossReveal answer → Rides with toes off the board824 AcrossReveal answer → Play around, so to speak425 AcrossReveal answer → Mobile CPR pro326 AcrossReveal answer → Out of the ordinary727 AcrossReveal answer → Body art, informally329 AcrossReveal answer → Link letters330 AcrossReveal answer → Pewter, e.g.531 AcrossReveal answer → Biscotti flavoring533 AcrossReveal answer → Blade for an Olympian434 AcrossReveal answer → Dolt835 AcrossReveal answer → Chance for the comic’s apprentice to perform?1037 AcrossReveal answer → Writers Beattie and Patchett440 AcrossReveal answer → Legal drama fig.641 AcrossReveal answer → One may be bonded344 AcrossReveal answer → Oracle’s temple?1145 AcrossReveal answer → Canaries, for example748 AcrossReveal answer → Tickle552 AcrossReveal answer → Physician Virginia, for whom a newborn test is named553 AcrossReveal answer → Half of Popeye’s adopted baby’s name454 AcrossReveal answer → Braz. neighbor355 AcrossReveal answer → Plant with starchy corms456 AcrossReveal answer → Like the start of knighthood657 AcrossReveal answer → Phone screen array559 AcrossReveal answer → Inner ear, of a sort360 AcrossReveal answer → Have a mortgage, say361 AcrossReveal answer → Things smelled in some churches?1362 AcrossReveal answer → High return364 AcrossReveal answer → Dissenting vote365 AcrossReveal answer → Düsseldorf dissents566 AcrossReveal answer → Simple shack667 AcrossReveal answer → Relinquish468 AcrossReveal answer → Before, in ballades369 AcrossReveal answer → Casino table covering470 AcrossReveal answer → Guy who cooks571 AcrossReveal answer → Pediatric patient572 AcrossReveal answer → Carousal773 AcrossReveal answer → Come back from a 30-40 score in tennis?1175 AcrossReveal answer → Word on a bill378 AcrossReveal answer → Italicize, e.g.679 AcrossReveal answer → Charger unit481 AcrossReveal answer → Make a list of all of the cards in packs of tarot?1082 AcrossReveal answer → Stop fretting886 AcrossReveal answer → Day divider490 AcrossReveal answer → Harness races591 AcrossReveal answer → Frees of skin593 AcrossReveal answer → Name after Sallie, Fannie or Ginnie394 AcrossReveal answer → Home base?395 AcrossReveal answer → Twitter/X alternative with a butterfly logo796 AcrossReveal answer → Early hrs.398 AcrossReveal answer → Another name for broad bean499 AcrossReveal answer → Capital of South Australia8100 AcrossReveal answer → A dentist’s Boley gauge, e.g.?12102 AcrossReveal answer → Inconvenient, in a way8106 AcrossReveal answer → Tea treat5107 AcrossReveal answer → Officially prohibit6108 AcrossReveal answer → Takes out7109 AcrossReveal answer → Round at the bar, perhaps5110 AcrossReveal answer → Loyalty program accrual6111 AcrossReveal answer →

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Prove the practicality of a bib61 DownReveal answer → Cassiterite, notably62 DownReveal answer → “The Little Mermaid” villainess63 DownReveal answer → Birkenstock buy44 DownReveal answer → Cause of some tics, in brief35 DownReveal answer → Reuben base36 DownReveal answer → “You’ve gotta be kidding!”67 DownReveal answer → Pew group58 DownReveal answer → Creaky, maybe39 DownReveal answer → Ukraine’s main port510 DownReveal answer → Internet gamer who may spend V-Bucks911 DownReveal answer → 1919 George Gershwin composition612 DownReveal answer → Designer Vera413 DownReveal answer → “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” playwright414 DownReveal answer → Billboard displays315 DownReveal answer → “The Mikado” town616 DownReveal answer → Leveling tool617 DownReveal answer → Math logic puzzle invented by Tetsuya Miyamoto618 DownReveal answer → Second-highest mount in the Cascade Range621 DownReveal answer → Dog topper623 DownReveal answer → Orange coat428 DownReveal answer → Nickname for the Governator531 DownReveal answer → “Metropolis” director Fritz432 DownReveal answer → Europe’s highest volcano434 DownReveal answer → The title role in Verdi’s “Attila,” e.g.536 DownReveal answer → Met, as a challenge738 DownReveal answer → Phrase tacked on for emphasis639 DownReveal answer → Trembly trees641 DownReveal answer → 2002 M. Night Shyamalan film542 DownReveal answer → Escapee’s destination, maybe943 DownReveal answer → “You don’t need to remind me”745 DownReveal answer → Noted defector of 1961746 DownReveal answer → Scout’s discovery647 DownReveal answer → “You can’t make me!”548 DownReveal answer → One of the letters of DNA stands for it749 DownReveal answer → “What is it?” drawing created by Roger Price750 DownReveal answer → Filled in651 DownReveal answer → Penitent person652 DownReveal answer → Overlook description654 DownReveal answer → Displayed derision757 DownReveal answer → How an unwelcome guest may be received558 DownReveal answer → Fallen flier659 DownReveal answer → Surge of new arrivals662 DownReveal answer → Buy from Burpee563 DownReveal answer → Spot for garbage or laundry, in some buildings568 DownReveal answer → Romantic milestone971 DownReveal answer → Samhain celebrators572 DownReveal answer → Unspoiled spot474 DownReveal answer → Extremely676 DownReveal answer → Two tablets, perhaps477 DownReveal answer → Bitter rant679 DownReveal answer → Ring decisions480 DownReveal answer → Like marquetry682 DownReveal answer → Melon or bean683 DownReveal answer → “Spill!”684 DownReveal answer → Piano pieces685 DownReveal answer → Subject of Abu Simbel statues686 DownReveal answer → Manaus’s river687 DownReveal answer → “I don’t want to hear your excuses!”688 DownReveal answer → Pines689 DownReveal answer → Coordinate592 DownReveal answer → Coat on a bench, say593 DownReveal answer → Torment with nasty remarks496 DownReveal answer → Green shade497 DownReveal answer → Evian alternative499 DownReveal answer → Pre-5G mobile tech letters3101 DownReveal answer → Rooftop sound3103 DownReveal answer → Call center worker, for short3104 DownReveal answer → Start for Cat or Caps3105 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Friday, October 23, 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.