WSJ Crossword May 18 2026 Answers (5/18/26)

Our WSJ Crossword May 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 May 18, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 5/18/26, 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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« May 16 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Fezzes and fedoras
5A	Ravine
10A	Place for a figurehead
14A	Jacob’s twin
15A	Bird-based
16A	Item in a tackle box
17A	Strap for a rider
18A	On the up and up
19A	Skeptical snort
20A	For-profit company that meets social and environmental standards
23A	Conditions
24A	Most adorable
28A	Michigan Wolverines football coach from 1969 to 1989
33A	Centers
34A	Strap for a walker
35A	Peg on a course
36A	Curtain holders
37A	Kilmer of “Willow”
38A	Statistics figure
39A	Tad Lincoln’s dad
40A	Designer Geoffrey
42A	Dog-___ (like some book pages)
43A	Anaconda’s kin
46A	“See ya!”
47A	GE acquisition of 1986
48A	Shipyard doings, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme
55A	Titan of industry
58A	Hired thugs
59A	Scent
60A	Wife of Zeus
61A	Undermine
62A	Capital of Italia
63A	Printers’ buys
64A	Trade expo presentations
65A	Winter glider
1D	Tarragon or thyme
2D	“Hold on ___!”
3D	“Break Your Heart” singer Cruz
4D	Offerings from Aurora
5D	Rubber
6D	Finished
7D	Latvia’s capital
8D	Way of walking
9D	Dangles a carrot in front of
10D	Base for a statue
11D	Massage
12D	Mine cart fill
13D	Like monsoon season
21D	One-stripers in the USMC
22D	Pained cry
25D	Opponent for 38-Down, in Spain
26D	Farm machine
27D	Trapped, in a way
28D	Minor mistake
29D	Tribulation
30D	Some toymakers
31D	Intended
32D	Farm machine
33D	Beach scurriers
38D	Wavers of capes
40D	U2 frontman
41D	Wearing a ring, maybe
42D	O.T. book after Proverbs
44D	Hooded snakes
45D	Subject of some Van Gogh paintings
49D	Ripped
50D	Explosive sound
51D	Edit menu option
52D	Person on a pedestal
53D	Alaskan city
54D	Mortarboard flinger
55D	X in Greece
56D	Buddhist discipline
57D	Vessel not made in a shipyard

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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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