Our WSJ Crossword Hints for September 19, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a 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 Hints, September 19, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 9/19/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Rudimentary seed
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6A. Bad winner, perhaps
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13A. Share shelter
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20A. Three-by-three box in a sudoku puzzle
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21A. Bawl out
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22A. Way back when
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23A. Sharply defined paint job?
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25A. Criticized mercilessly
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26A. “Give ___ go”
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27A. Maze walls, perhaps
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28A. Showed curiosity
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30A. Words with discount or disadvantage
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31A. Private dinner?
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33A. Like poblano peppers
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34A. Where Columbus established his La Navidad settlement
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36A. Put out
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37A. Suit
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38A. Cross-referencing word
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39A. Triangular, soft, flapping in the breeze?
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42A. Courser control
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44A. Disposable phone
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45A. Sewer scurrier
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46A. Song sung by Miss Congeniality?
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50A. Island nation west of Fiji
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54A. Rubs the wrong way
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55A. Play reviewer
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56A. Convinced
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57A. Cacophony
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58A. Yard sign verb
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59A. Only European Union city to host the Summer Olympics three different years
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61A. Turn outward
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62A. “The Beverly Hillbillies” role
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63A. Lewis of “Matlock”
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64A. Occupied apartments?
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66A. Rise dramatically
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67A. Funerary vase
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68A. Image Awards org
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69A. Aspen attire
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70A. Not quite right, maybe
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71A. Forest female
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72A. Check out creepily
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73A. Drone, e.g.
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74A. Hemsworth who plays Thor
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75A. Back, in a way
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77A. The very chivalrous Mick Jagger and Keith Richards?
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82A. Wellness grp.
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83A. Knocked off
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84A. Louisville's river
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85A. Unoccupied apartments?
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89A. "___ gratia" ("by the grace of God")
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90A. Some daily temps
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94A. Platte River people
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95A. Hopper in Hollywood
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96A. Blanchett with two Oscars
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97A. Careless mistake
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98A. Payment Promise
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99A. Jor-El’s portrayer in 2013’s “Man of Steel”
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101A. Blackbird family member
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103A. Groom’s words
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104A. "That's cheating!"
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106A. Guy who steadfastly refuses to get help with directions?
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110A. “The Honeymooners” creator
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111A. Use as a resource
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112A. Heavy hitters in Hollywood
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113A. Sonnet sections
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114A. Forty winks
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115A. Grayish
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1D. Punctual
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2D. Whirl of water
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3D. Discontent
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4D. Cariou of “Sweeney Todd”
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5D. Leave one’s mark on
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6D. Illustrator’s color effect
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7D. Newbery Medal winner Madeleine
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8D. Was decisive
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9D. Parentheses, essentially
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10D. Excessively
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11D. “Creazione di ___” (Sistine fresco)
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12D. Lawyer's fee
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13D. Willow spike
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14D. Fairy tale baddie
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15D. Bowler's place
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16D. Pompous sort
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17D. “Grand” place near Florida
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18D. Makes sense to me
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19D. Yet
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24D. Surrounds
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29D. Michelin reward
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32D. Harsh sound
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34D. Sage, e.g.
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35D. Last Stuart monarch
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36D. Question from the betrayed
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39D. Fill with, as oxygen
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40D. Refrain snippets
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41D. Light yellow brown
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43D. Toward the sunrise
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44D. Complaint from a con
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46D. Suite start
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47D. Banking device
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48D. Gathered gradually
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49D. Subtle distinction
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50D. Battery pioneer Alessandro
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51D. Recess
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52D. Most-searched “how to” subject, ahead of “how to kiss”
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53D. Strip
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56D. Like some poetry
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59D. Rembrandt who painted Washington and Jefferson
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60D. Letters on many racing cars
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61D. Elaborate meal
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64D. Appends
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65D. Dark-furred martens
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66D. Defeats decisively
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68D. Bellini opera
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70D. Opera opening
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76D. Electrical units
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77D. Diner sign promise
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78D. Like two peas in ___
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79D. Where Pizarro died
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80D. In direct confrontation
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81D. The UPS logo, e.g.
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83D. Regatta team
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85D. "What's happening?"
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86D. Peter of "The Lion in Winter"
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87D. Bus map depictions
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88D. Lemon tree features
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89D. Elegantly small
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91D. Countess in “Twelfth Night”
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92D. Least narrow
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93D. Like many convertibles
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96D. Common origami creation
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99D. Lawyer's job
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100D. Chaotic scene
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101D. Drop
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102D. Focus of Taylor Swift’s last tour
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105D. Lard or suet
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107D. Morse code sound
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108D. Protagonist of a Satyajit Ray film trilogy
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109D. Suffering
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