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Wall Street Journal Crossword October 7 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the Wall Street Journal Crossword for October 7 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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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Rice-shaped pasta41 AcrossReveal answer → Turkish chiefs45 AcrossReveal answer → “Memento” star Pearce39 AcrossReveal answer → *They might show when wearing a tank top512 AcrossReveal answer → *Spot for a summer nap413 AcrossReveal answer → *Where you might play dodgeball, familiarly414 AcrossReveal answer → Protein-building acid515 AcrossReveal answer → First Black doll from American Girl416 AcrossReveal answer → Sheltered, on a ship417 AcrossReveal answer → How sturdy things are built618 AcrossReveal answer → Look of loathing820 AcrossReveal answer → Upright row target...that’s been relocated422 AcrossReveal answer → Dead lift target...that’s been relocated323 AcrossReveal answer → Bench press target...that’s been relocated325 AcrossReveal answer → Still326 AcrossReveal answer → Former Interior secretary Haaland327 AcrossReveal answer → Ransom note writer628 AcrossReveal answer → “One of Us” singer Joan731 AcrossReveal answer → Gracefully light434 AcrossReveal answer → “Stay perfectly still,” or what you might grumble six times at this puzzle’s constructor1535 AcrossReveal answer → Be on the lookout for?439 AcrossReveal answer → Postal parties740 AcrossReveal answer → Casual parties641 AcrossReveal answer → Getaway option343 AcrossReveal answer → Start for light or night344 AcrossReveal answer → Dip target...that’s been relocated347 AcrossReveal answer → Pull-up target...that’s been relocated348 AcrossReveal answer → Squat target...that’s been relocated449 AcrossReveal answer → What you do with a scale or escalator850 AcrossReveal answer → Nancy’s friend in the comics654 AcrossReveal answer → Alternative to “<3”456 AcrossReveal answer → “I figured it out!”457 AcrossReveal answer → Stand up for the arts?559 AcrossReveal answer → *Vacation on the slopes460 AcrossReveal answer → *Workout that might involve a reformer461 AcrossReveal answer → *Black-and-whites562 AcrossReveal answer → Freshly painted363 AcrossReveal answer → “Orinoco Flow” singer464 AcrossReveal answer → Letters on a Times Square booth465 AcrossReveal answer →

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At a minimum61 DownReveal answer → Harangue62 DownReveal answer → Letter-shaped gesture accompanying a retort53 DownReveal answer → Los ___ (California town with a bear of a name)44 DownReveal answer → Dr.’s grp.35 DownReveal answer → Fade out56 DownReveal answer → “Highway to Hell” band47 DownReveal answer → Vodka in a blue bottle48 DownReveal answer → Absolutely massive89 DownReveal answer → Tech caller410 DownReveal answer → “Didn’t I call that?”411 DownReveal answer → Crackers512 DownReveal answer → Excuse for a teacher814 DownReveal answer → Bruce, to fans719 DownReveal answer → Getaway option321 DownReveal answer → Topping524 DownReveal answer → High mil. award327 DownReveal answer → Clinches, as a victory728 DownReveal answer → Magic, on tickers329 DownReveal answer → Reuben base330 DownReveal answer → Frozen treat with a Major Mango flavor831 DownReveal answer → ___ Faire (event with jousting)332 DownReveal answer → Memorable name from the Montreal Olympics533 DownReveal answer → Spillway site335 DownReveal answer → Silk sash336 DownReveal answer → Common words on highway signs837 DownReveal answer → Self-serve coffee source338 DownReveal answer → Samba city342 DownReveal answer → Pulls gently644 DownReveal answer → Gets into the pool645 DownReveal answer → Fan faves546 DownReveal answer → Army nickname548 DownReveal answer → Doctor who doctored the résumé549 DownReveal answer → Annual Austin fest450 DownReveal answer → Potent hit?451 DownReveal answer → “Guess again”452 DownReveal answer → Watery453 DownReveal answer → For fear that455 DownReveal answer → Pre-tax medical expense fund, for short358 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Wednesday, October 7, 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.