WSJ Crossword May 9 2025 Answers (5/9/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle for May 9 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our WSJ Crossword May 9, 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 9, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 5/9/25, 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 Penultimate round
6A Monopolist’s share
9A Course pro?
13A Virtuoso
14A Street in Saint-Étienne
15A Sash’s stopping point
16A Ulterior motive
17A Collide with
19A Grammy-winning musician named for an animated TV series of the 1980s
21A Computer file, informally
22A “Reading Rainbow” host Burton
23A Place to stow groceries
25A Central defender in soccer
28A Org. with Ingenuity
30A Cardplayers’ spots?
31A Sought support from the fans?
36A Had a little something
37A Gulf War missile
39A United
40A Byron poem subtitled “A Fragment of a Turkish Tale”
42A Group on a drive
43A Statistical figure
44A Product line that includes VitaCraves Gummies
47A Meteorology aid
50A Roughly
51A Banking initialism
52A Unconstrained
58A Comes close to
60A Unconvincing, as an excuse
61A Kendrick of “Pitch Perfect”
62A Night before
63A Like llamas and vicuñas
64A Word in many Burns ballads
65A Wailing instrument
66A Ready to snap, say
1D Drawn-out yarn
2D Fifty-fifty
3D Destroys
4D Unable to extricate oneself
5D Overdo it while dieting
6D Shady sitting spot
7D Occasion to have kalua pua’a
8D iPhone protrusion
9D CBS premiere of 2000
10D Diwali celebrant
11D Brand of basketball
12D Pastor’s people
13D Disconsolate
18D Ready follower?
20D ___ Moor (English Civil Wars battle site)
24D Cool, in old slang
25D Minor squabble
26D Alongside
27D Foil look-alike
28D Jomo Kenyatta International Airport city
29D Earlier
32D 1989 Robert Morse play
33D Outstanding
34D Farmiga of “Bates Motel”
35D Water whirl
37D State capital on the Missouri River
38D High bond rating
41D ABC early show, for short
42D Extreme prejudices
45D Like some dairy products
46D Oregon Bach Festival site
47D Be equal to
48D Big concert venue
49D Does some mending
50D New addition
53D Multitool’s many
54D Explosion seen via telescope
55D Skeptical rejoinder
56D Skin care brand since 1952
57D Royal flush card
59D Real blast

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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One of the unique features of the WSJ Crossword is its emphasis on finance and business-related themes. The puzzle often includes clues and answers related to the world of economics, investing, and business news.

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