WSJ Crossword May 12 2026 Answers (5/12/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle for May 12 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our WSJ Crossword May 12, 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 May 12, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 5/12/26, 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 Educ. category including chemistry and coding
5A Small amount
10A Campaign-backing orgs.
14A River through Florence and Pisa
15A Really enjoy
16A Hilarious person
17A Place with pumps
19A Scandinavian capital
20A Record producers?
21A Lily or lotus, in Lima
22A When Juliet appears on the balcony
25A Person’s perfect soul mate
27A NBC’s host for 12 Olympic Games
32A Awards that include Best Moment and Best Upset
33A Head honcho
34A Court attorneys, basically
36A Matterhorn, e.g.
37A Selfish sorts
38A Winter hrs. in Wisconsin
41A ___ tissue (connective tissue with sparse fibers)
42A Grilled steak feature
43A “I feel the same way”
46A Breach, as enemy lines
48A “Yeah, sure, probably”
50A Teeny tiny
51A Knitting stitch
52A Amount a person can carry
57A Window section
58A They hold names of invitees
62A Tolkien’s Treebeard and Leaflock
63A Cathedral feature
64A Poi source
65A Famed Italian restaurant in East Harlem
66A “Keen!”
67A Unjustly ignore
1D Give in to gravity
2D Syllable before “la la”
3D Low-ranking USN officer
4D Tiled works
5D Nicholas II, e.g.
6D Borrowing figure
7D Alamo rival
8D Black-plumed water bird
9D Dada artist Max
10D Openly state
11D Low-quality computer-generated content
12D Virginia before 1776, e.g.
13D Mall businesses
18D Nirvana or Rush, e.g.
22D “Waterloo” group
23D “Awesome!”
24D Half a fl. oz.
26D Half of a couple’s matching set
28D Wise
29D Scouting group
30D Light-footed
31D Maine senator Collins
35D Raison d’___
37D God of love
38D Jackie of action films
39D Rightmost boxes on many cals.
40D Lowish poker card
41D Dieted, in a way
42D Film crawl
43D Ladle, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles
44D Chameleon cousin
45D Seek help from
47D Blue hue
49D “Cosmos” author Carl
53D Hold power
54D WhatsApp owner
55D Exam for a future atty.
56D Different, to Diego
59D Prelude to Antonio or Francisco
60D Capote-based play
61D Cry loudly

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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.

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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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