WSJ Crossword July 20 2026 Answers (7/20/26)

Our WSJ Crossword July 20, 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 20, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 7/20/26, 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	Enjoy a hot soak
6A	Playful puppy’s bite
9A	Decorative pillowcase
13A	Secret identity
14A	“Lust for Life” singer Del Rey
15A	Bar mitzvah dance
16A	Luke Skywalker’s X-wing, for one
19A	Declare confidently
20A	“Play another song!”
21A	Hit the buffet
22A	Sprawling property
24A	Lowest soccer score
26A	Fridge feature handy for parties
32A	Ready for a nap, maybe
35A	Mai ___ (tiki bar drink)
36A	Store event
37A	By way of
38A	Produced from scratch
42A	Passing craze
43A	Lot measure
45A	Georgia airport code
46A	Unsettling signs
48A	“Haven’t you heard enough already?”
52A	Summer mo.
53A	Fleet of warships
56A	Extra NBA periods: Abbr.
58A	Tea with dim sum
62A	Worried sound
64A	Settings for shipwreck stories
67A	Sketched
68A	Pegs on a course
69A	Trees with cones
70A	Flip ___ (record’s back)—and what’s flipped in 16-, 26-, 48- and 64-Across
71A	Gives the go-ahead to
72A	Dismissive sound
1D	Cabo location
2D	Painkiller brand
3D	They rise and fall at the beach
4D	Ponytail holder
5D	Twisty road curve
6D	DEA operative
7D	The deets
8D	Shoes purchase
9D	“Quiet, please!”
10D	Spot for a traveler’s valuables
11D	Lot measure
12D	Convenience store
14D	Like highways and Olympic pools
17D	Head, in Haiti
18D	Chromosome part
23D	“Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” band
25D	Connections
27D	2026 Winter Games host nation
28D	Plopped down
29D	Kind of crust or chart
30D	Enthusiastic spirit
31D	Merlot and Malbec
32D	“Terrible” czar
33D	Pleasant
34D	Completely unclothed
39D	41-Down figures, for short
40D	Greek letter that looks like an H
41D	Frosh housing
44D	Frosh address ender
47D	“Guess who’s back!”
49D	Composer Stravinsky
50D	Filing jobs, for short
51D	CIA and FBI, for two
54D	“No idea”
55D	Tree in the birch family
56D	Casino calculation
57D	Garr of “Tootsie”
59D	Prussia’s ___ von Bismarck
60D	Vichyssoise veggie
61D	Celebratory poems
63D	“Hey, you there!”
65D	She sheep
66D	DJ’s platters

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