WSJ Crossword May 20 2025 Answers (5/20/25)

Our WSJ Crossword May 20, 2025 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 20, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 5/20/25, 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	Runway surface
7A	Recede, as the tide
10A	River to the Caspian Sea
14A	Suzuki who will be the first Japanese player in the Baseball Hall of Fame when inducted this July
15A	Farewell in Fukushima
17A	Strapped for cash
19A	Expletive on “Battlestar Galactica”
20A	Not worth debating
21A	Member of the cast
22A	Tandoor-baked bread
23A	Number after uno and due
24A	“Sundown” singer from Ontario
32A	Double-reed instruments
33A	Gorilla or chimpanzee
34A	Spoil
35A	Reason for a flag on the gridiron
38A	Produce, as a gland might
41A	Genre for Fall Out Boy
42A	By way of
44A	Seth of “The Studio”
45A	New England resort where grapes aren’t actually cultivated
50A	“A Beautiful Mind” director Howard
51A	Archipelago part
52A	Sound portion of a broadcast
55A	Hudson of “Almost Famous”
56A	Was indebted to
60A	Begin grinning
63A	Jerry’s eccentric relative on “Seinfeld”
64A	Credit ___ (Zurich-based financial giant)
65A	Sounds of disapproval
66A	Start for plop or plunk
67A	Put on a leash
1D	Spat
2D	Maker of Aspire laptops
3D	Perlman of “Cheers”
4D	Makeup of some mustaches
5D	NPR host Shapiro
6D	Swindler
7D	Neighbor of Latvia
8D	Thailand’s currency
9D	Automatic advance in a tournament
10D	Charity that some trick-or-treaters collect for
11D	Talk wildly
12D	With the bow, to a violinist
13D	Cowardly Lion portrayer Bert
16D	Eyeball-bending works
18D	Aim
22D	Small snack
23D	Bible pronoun
24D	Creature of Jewish folklore
25D	2009 Peace Nobelist
26D	Turbine part
27D	Scottish river
28D	Aid for Uber drivers
29D	End of the Greek alphabet
30D	Western, in old slang
31D	Blow up online
36D	Infamous czar
37D	“___ better to have loved and lost...”
39D	One of Canada’s First Nations
40D	“Only the Lonely” singer Orbison
43D	Howard Hughes, for one
46D	Pre-Olympic events
47D	English scientist who coined the biological term “cell”
48D	Analogy phrase
49D	Div. for the Mets and Marlins
52D	Share a border with
53D	Catering containers
54D	Knock flat
55D	Scrape site, often
56D	Fail to include
57D	Well-made choice?
58D	Different
59D	A couple bucks, maybe
61D	Sort
62D	Take to court

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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