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Wall Street Journal Crossword September 16 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Wall Street Journal Crossword September 16 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 76 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Full of guileFOXY4Across1 Bit parts?GAGS4Across5 Miles per hour, e.g.RATIO5Across9 1973 French Open champ NastaseILIE4Across14 Openly stateAVOW4Across15 Egg producerOVARY5Across16 Celebrated Southern chef LewisEDNA4Across17 “State Fair” settingIOWA4Across18 Ring around a watch faceBEZEL5Across19 Magnet for controversyLIGHTNINGROD12Across20 Sought-afterDESIRED7Across23 Animated greetings, oftenECARDS6Across24 Playfully pick onKID3Across28 Eight, to AugustusOCTO4Across29 Deposit in some banksORE3Across31 Important acid typeAMINO5Across32 A+ studentSTARPUPIL9Across35 Brother of Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and MichaelTITO4Across37 Having a faraway dreamy lookMOONY5Across38 Campbell of “Scream”NEVE4Across39 Rainbow-colored treatsSNOWCONES9Across40 AcclivitiesRISES5Across42 Academic extensionEDU3Across43 Flight recordsLOGS4Across44 Close-mouthedMUM3Across45 2022 World Series champsASTROS6Across46 Overcome, as an upsetting experienceGETPAST7Across48 Spy satellites, and a hint to 20-, 35- and 40-Across, given their second halvesEYESINTHESKY12Across52 SomewhatQUASI5Across55 Ammonia featureODOR4Across58 RedecorateDOUP4Across59 Bolt with speedUSAIN5Across60 Exclusion anxiety, brieflyFOMO4Across61 Gendered suffixENNE4Across62 What you might go out withABANG5Across63 Bass line?ALES4Across64 Hockey fake-outDEKE4Across65

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Catch flies, sayFIELD5Down1 “My Girl,” e.g.OLDIE5Down2 Places for pedsXINGS5Down3 “So you’ve said”YEAHIKNOW9Down4 Made headwayGAINED6Down5 Duck, sayAVOID5Down6 Promgoer’s purchaseGOWN4Down7 Gala giveawaySWAG4Down8 Titular 1987 cyborgROBOCOP7Down9 Vegan cosmetics brandAVEDA5Down10 Whirling Looney Tunes character, for shortTAZ3Down11 Seething stateIRE3Down12 Olive with a skinny shapeOYL3Down13 Rush, e.g.TRIO4Down21 Take another crack atRETRY5Down22 Ring bordersROPES5Down25 AmbitionDRIVE5Down26 French Open champ of 1990, 1991 and 1992SELES5Down27 Some native NebraskansOTOES5Down29 Recycling bin itemsCANS4Down30 BefuddledATSEA5Down32 Pays attention toMINDS5Down33 Words after slug, spit or sweatITOUT5Down34 “My Girl,” e.g.SONG4Down35 Like an aerial viewUNIMPEDED9Down36 Cause of hundreds of collisions in Alaska annuallyMOOSE5Down38 Sickly sweetCLOYING7Down41 Namesake of baseball’s postseason MVP awardRUTH4Down42 Chevy subcompacts discontinued in 2001METROS6Down45 Sticky stuffRESIN5Down47 Garden figureGNOME5Down48 UnitedASONE5Down49 Real stinkerSKUNK5Down50 Melville’s first novelTYPEE5Down51 Remote location, perhapsSOFA4Down53 Revered oneIDOL4Down54 Sine ___ nonQUA3Down55 Charger standardUSB3Down56 Help for some breakdown sufferersAAA3Down57

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. 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.