WSJ Crossword May 9 2026 Answers (5/9/26)

Our WSJ Crossword May 9, 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 9, 2026 Answers

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« May 7 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Top-notch
6A	“Spectre” star
11A	Like planes, for short
15A	Baloney
19A	Like columns with scroll volutes
20A	Christina of “Sleepy Hollow”
21A	Take on
22A	“The Grapes of Wrath” epithet
23A	Opponent of adopting the metric system’s liter?
25A	Look from an angry helmsman?
27A	Gastropod
28A	Ballot rosters
30A	Simple dress shape
31A	Roush in the Baseball Hall of Fame
32A	Expected
33A	Adjust
34A	Stratovolcano overlooking the Medit.
35A	Call upon
36A	Mena of “American Pie”
37A	Versailles VIP
38A	Busker’s tip collector
39A	Triumphant cry
42A	Executed perfectly
44A	Day, to Donatello
47A	Item in a numismatist’s file cabinet?
49A	Author following a long session autographing books?
53A	“Down,” in diner lingo
54A	Oscar winner Matlin
55A	Full-flavored, perhaps
56A	Extreme power
57A	Some summer babies
59A	Small parts
60A	1917 newsmaker
61A	Rock’s J. ___ Band
63A	Set of steps
65A	Umbrella inverters
66A	Complains
67A	Shady areas
68A	Soft mineral
70A	Long stretch
72A	Oaxaca water
73A	Pretenses
74A	“Sorry, out of the question”
76A	Result of some polishing at Hogwarts?
78A	Person in charge of maintaining the ship’s spars?
81A	Quintet of faculties
82A	Presses Ctrl+V
83A	Stellar spectacle
84A	Research setting
87A	Home improvement initials
88A	Park near Bar Harbor
90A	Poetic tribute
92A	Classic 1950 sci-fi collection
94A	Roman emperor succeeded by Hadrian
95A	Basis of some vaccines
96A	Filing pro
99A	Decorative design
100A	Quick to put up, perhaps
101A	Is really hurtful
103A	Brochure advertising shape-enhancing underwear?
105A	Insect staying at a guesthouse?
107A	Part of a chain
108A	“Love in a Village” composer
109A	Hearing-related
110A	El ___ Día (Puerto Rico newspaper)
111A	Fair marks
112A	Sondheim’s Sweeney
113A	“Gypsy” composer Jule
114A	“The Wild Duck” playwright
1D	Petulant feeling
2D	Generous bar buy
3D	Grant-___
4D	Missile with multiple warheads
5D	Ivy League schools and Santa’s reindeer, e.g.
6D	Want desperately
7D	Sushi staple
8D	Dismayed shout
9D	Becomes slick, in a way
10D	Father who empowers his daughters
11D	“Of course!”
12D	The missus, informally
13D	Table scraps
14D	Coll. reward
15D	Symbolic logician George
16D	Accepting of, informally
17D	Earthy pigment
18D	As a result of this, quaintly
24D	Puritanical people
26D	Course in which “amo, amas, amat” is learned
29D	Hang out
33D	Plow puller
34D	Inspector of British mysteries
35D	“Render ___ Caesar...”
36D	Caesar of comedy
37D	Judicial attire
39D	Pic to click
40D	Flipped
41D	Like a fugitive
43D	Choir member
45D	“You’re going to have to explain this in simpler terms”
46D	Fantasy creatures
48D	Angel in Venezuela
49D	When doubled, sings
50D	Switch maker
51D	“The Empire Strikes Back,” in the “Star Wars” series
52D	Kylo ___, of “Star Wars”
54D	Spiked clubs
58D	Fantasy creature
59D	Assumed identity
60D	Susan of soaps
62D	Targets for Apple Pencils
64D	Start of a lover’s verse
65D	Seizes, in slang
66D	Crow call
67D	Dress (up)
69D	Poker payment
71D	Writer/director Ephron
73D	Put the pedal to the metal
75D	One of the Brontës
77D	Batted first
78D	Really digging
79D	B-boy link
80D	Penn in NYC
82D	Evening wear, of a sort
84D	Of the system affecting instinct and mood
85D	Stir up
86D	Wine store buy
89D	Jolting joe, informally
91D	Aquafina rival
93D	Appetizers
94D	Market direction
95D	Moscow money
96D	Hands over
97D	Irritate
98D	Spill protection
100D	Firebug
101D	Jackie of action films
102D	Soundly defeat
104D	Muscle targeted on a rowing machine
106D	Put to the test

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