WSJ Crossword July 18 2026 Answers (7/18/26)

Our WSJ Crossword July 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 July 18, 2026 Answers

This puzzle is officially the WSJ Crossword for July 18, 2026. However, the online WSJ crossword interface lists it as July 17, 2026. All clues and answers below correspond to the 7/18/26 print puzzle. 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	Newman and Oldman, e.g.
7A	Dries out, say
13A	Request with clasped hands
19A	“So true!”
20A	Separate the grain from the chaff
21A	Request with a proffered fist
22A	Motile cell
23A	“No Woman, No Cry” genre
24A	Pros pretending to be amateurs, e.g.
25A	*“Why so quiet?”
28A	Letter after Delta
29A	Gem from Down Under
30A	Muted hue
31A	Hand on a hacienda?
34A	*Belabor a settled subject
40A	Hung in folds
42A	Abuela’s abode
43A	Sport with training stables called “heya”
44A	*Person of interest?
45A	Brother in Genesis
47A	AOL chats
50A	Meditative practice
51A	Kimono tie
52A	Roman roadway
54A	*Farewell tour
58A	Lo-cal
60A	Major Wall St. index
62A	Disney boss until 2005
63A	“Real mature, guys, real mature!”...and advice for making the starred answers make sense
71A	Large-scale ousters
72A	Conjugation target
73A	First-rate
74A	*Tribunals that are complete shams
78A	French region bordering Germany and Switzerland
82A	Traders’ place
83A	Sounds of hesitancy
84A	Org. that issues nine-digit IDs
85A	“That’s a bummer”
87A	*Warm embraces
89A	Guac and queso
91A	Not rot
93A	Person giving ick vibes
94A	*“Chillax, dude!”
100A	Sicilian postcard subject
101A	Depends
102A	Monet medium
104A	Morse sounds
108A	*Inhibition to talking
113A	Casey at the bat, in the 1922 World Series
115A	Tires out completely
116A	Run into the ground
117A	Snappy remarks
118A	Still in the drafts folder
119A	Villain in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”
120A	Certify
121A	Collect salary, in Monopoly
122A	Pump figure
1D	Up, in a way
2D	Strip for laughs
3D	Loyalty that’s pledged, quaintly
4D	Choral verse from Sophocles’ “Antigone”
5D	Yokel
6D	Reach across
7D	Barbershop tool
8D	What a generous diner might pick up
9D	Diamond pattern
10D	Toy brand with theme parks
11D	Brother in Genesis
12D	Climbing guides
13D	Journey’s beginning
14D	Sprang forward
15D	Swallows
16D	“Zip-___-Doo-Dah”
17D	P.G. Wodehouse title
18D	Crop circle makers, supposedly
21D	Writing that isn’t well versed?
26D	Complimentary coverage, briefly
27D	“There it is!”
32D	Coding creations
33D	Neither masc. nor fem.
35D	Outstanding service
36D	Flaky mineral
37D	Athens aperitif
38D	“So true!”
39D	Marked with a macron, say
40D	“The Many Loves of ___ Gillis” (classic sitcom)
41D	Bonnie with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
44D	Sprawl
45D	Tweak, say
46D	Can opener?
47D	“You are ___ much trouble!”
48D	Course listing
49D	Editor’s notation
53D	Venomous snake
55D	Checkup frequency, perhaps
56D	Nascar driver Ty
57D	Mlle, in Madrid
59D	Spot
61D	Off-road ride, for short
64D	Tampa Bay gridders
65D	Amorous archer
66D	Water, to Juan
67D	Passenger’s assignment
68D	Excite
69D	Mandy’s role in “The Princess Bride”
70D	Becomes firm
74D	Ashley of the “Divergent” movies
75D	Only state that doesn’t share any letters with “mackerel”
76D	“The Pat McAfee Show” carrier
77D	Contractor’s detail
79D	What keycards provide
80D	Snappy
81D	“Desire Under the Elms” protagonist
86D	Many a microbrew
88D	Whiplash protection
90D	“That’s funny...”
91D	Boat backbone
92D	Became less intense
95D	Yard lines?
96D	“A Taste of Honey” trumpeter
97D	Bowed Baroque instruments
98D	Unfetters
99D	Alternative to jailing
103D	Played slowly
105D	It comes from the heart
106D	Wore
107D	Michelangelo medium
108D	Outdoor wedding rental
109D	The Gaels of the NCAA
110D	Capone nemesis
111D	Nation between Benin and Ghana
112D	Climate control acronym
113D	“I Hate U” R&B artist
114D	Tufted bird

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