WSJ Crossword January 15 2026 Answers (1/15/26)

Our WSJ Crossword January 15, 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 January 15, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 1/15/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Prepare for a Hail Mary
6A	Spoil
10A	Phased-out streaming service
14A	Foil alternative
15A	Nitwit
16A	Middle name in the National Inventors Hall of Fame
17A	Down East college town
18A	One on a one
19A	Caress in the bathroom, say
20A	“Think (About It)” singer Collins
21A	NYSE, e.g.
23A	Eaves dropper
25A	National park west of Seattle
27A	How some solve crosswords
28A	Tony winner who wrote “Respect for Acting”
30A	Vicious with a bass
33A	“Regrettably...”
36A	Discerning
37A	Smelter supply
38A	Part of life in the big city, and an alternative title for this puzzle
43A	Repulsed reaction
44A	5 for B or 6 for C, e.g.
45A	“Assuming that’s true...”
46A	Had a face-to-face
47A	Being economical
51A	Mexico’s Academia de ___
53A	Like some nuts
57A	Words after cross or bring
59A	Young ___ (tots)
60A	Before now
61A	Former grad
62A	Picnic place, in Paris
65A	Heliopolis Palace setting
67A	Composer Bartók
68A	City with a Trans-Siberian Railway station
69A	Freud contemporary
70A	Temporary fix
71A	Tire-changing time
72A	Where to stretch your legs on a road trip
1D	Break from the band
2D	Hannah of “Kill Bill”
3D	Dark timber
4D	Bard’s nightfall
5D	In good time
6D	Split the bill
7D	Good for Gauguin
8D	Soccer’s Freddy
9D	Browbeat
10D	Welcomes to one’s home
11D	Places barriers on, say
12D	Zero, essentially
13D	Wig out
22D	Soul seller
24D	Lenny Kravitz’s role in “The Hunger Games”
26D	Soft stuff
27D	Words before “Around,” “Weak” and “Lonely” in Top 10 song titles
29D	City south of Cleveland
31D	Colorful diaphragm
32D	Chrysler Building style
33D	Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g.
34D	Sport competed in while lying down
35D	City east-northeast of Cleveland
39D	“___ mañana”
40D	Frozen treat brand
41D	Down Under colleges
42D	Greek exports
48D	Interstate oasis
49D	Bond participant
50D	Org. based in Daytona Beach
52D	Update after a survey
54D	Call on the field before the game’s begun
55D	Winged wader
56D	Wall protector
57D	Alignment aid in a word processor
58D	Cassini of fashion
63D	Monaco mate
64D	Queue after Q
66D	Beverage suffix

The WSJ Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in The Wall Street Journal newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its challenging difficulty level, clever wordplay, and witty themes.

The WSJ Crossword was first introduced in 2008, and has since become a popular source of entertainment and mental stimulation for crossword enthusiasts around the world. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their creativity and skill in the field of crossword puzzles.

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