WSJ Crossword April 18 2026 Answers (4/18/26)

Our WSJ Crossword April 18, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Wall Street Journal Crossword is a well-known and respected puzzle that appeals to solvers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. The puzzles are created by a team of skilled constructors and are known for their clever clues, intricate wordplay, and challenging themes. The WSJ Crossword is published daily and offers solvers the opportunity to exercise their minds while enjoying a classic form of entertainment.

WSJ Crossword April 18, 2026 Answers

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« April 16 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Plotting
5A	Works created on a whirling platform
12A	Governs badly
20A	Engine sound
21A	Small bouquet
22A	Article of athletic wear
23A	Congressional VIP costume for “Hacks” star Jean?
25A	“Hill Street Blues” star Daniel J. ___
26A	YouTube clip, for short
27A	Plus
28A	On the ocean
30A	College, in Canberra
31A	Neptune or Uranus
32A	Colorless ketone
34A	Conditional word
36A	Steve of “Fargo”
39A	Jocks’ antitheses
40A	Angel costume for gravelly-voiced singer Tom?
44A	Gets on
46A	Ruby in the American Theater Hall of Fame
47A	Subway station
48A	Hit for Ritchie Valens
51A	Homer, in baseball slang
54A	Class-conscious person?
57A	Supported
58A	Mens ___ (criminal intent)
59A	Where many come out of their shells
60A	“Yeah, fine!”
61A	Blissful site
63A	Job site protector
64A	Pose
65A	Poltergeist costume for “Golden Girls” star Betty?
69A	Alley ending
72A	“Bad Monkey” author Carl
74A	Places
75A	Kibbutz dance
76A	They are a-changin’, according to Dylan
78A	Take in
79A	Ganymede orbits it
82A	Big name in desserts
83A	LuPone with three Tonys
85A	Place for an old woman, according to Mother Goose
86A	Made-up band
87A	Atmosphere component
88A	Gomer Pyle portrayer Jim
90A	Coaching accessory costume for Jefferson Airplane singer Grace?
96A	Latin dance
100A	Tell the tale
101A	Select
102A	Add
103A	Place for a peel
105A	Cousin of Gomez
106A	Losing plan
108A	Bring in
110A	Beverage suffix
111A	Term of respect in Britain
114A	Bovine costume for “Succession” star Jeremy?
117A	Framework for a sculptor
118A	February 29
119A	Flood insurance, of a sort
120A	Emphatic agreement
121A	Spring celebrations
122A	Millstone
1D	Brown vehicle
2D	Volcanic rock
3D	Stock character?
4D	Winner of eight consecutive Norris Trophies
5D	Slow mover
6D	Assignment
7D	Currently leads
8D	Fresh
9D	Taken aback
10D	Job rewards
11D	Sort
12D	NYSE, for one
13D	Sudden surge
14D	Spirited gathering
15D	Pan, perhaps
16D	Much of N. Amer.
17D	Canine costume for “Cheers” star Shelley?
18D	Start for plasm or parasite
19D	Lose traction
24D	Couple
29D	Dogpatch lad
33D	Sponsor of the Celtics’ arena
35D	Roster
37D	Beehive State people
38D	Violinist Elman
40D	Cylindrical sandwich
41D	Creative flash
42D	Attendee, in combinations
43D	Light-footed
45D	“Aladdin” monkey
48D	NYSE takeovers
49D	Golfer Isao
50D	Hindu deity Durga costume for TV psychologist Joyce?
52D	Territory
53D	Sawbuck
54D	Poi source
55D	Takeoff guesses, for short
56D	Eight, in Essen
59D	Derisive cries
61D	Summers on the Seine
62D	Thieves’ place
63D	Elev.
65D	Cry from a banshee
66D	Harness part
67D	“Oh, uh-huh”
68D	Dad’s sis
70D	Sweet sandwich
71D	Do some kitchen prep
73D	Lake that feeds the Mississippi River
75D	Warn, cat-style
76D	Disapproving sounds
77D	Salute
78D	Payment choice
79D	Agree
80D	Card game with suits of four colors
81D	Service providers, of a sort
83D	Played with a toy mouse, say
84D	Like JFK
87D	Gangster’s gun
89D	“The House of the Spirits” author Isabel
91D	Skater Yamaguchi
92D	“Camelot” role
93D	“Animal Farm,” e.g.
94D	Summer cooler
95D	Hindu aphorisms
97D	Try to hear better, maybe
98D	Numbers game
99D	Climbers’ goals
102D	Cafeteria stack
103D	Knock off
104D	Sweat source
107D	Castaway’s place
109D	Gelatin substance
112D	Perp prosecutors
113D	Poland’s capital?
115D	Be decisive
116D	Big deal

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