WSJ Crossword Contest October 16 2026 Answers (10/16/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's Wall Street Journal Crossword Contest puzzle for October 16 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our WSJ Crossword October 16, 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 October 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 10/16/26, 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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About the date: The Wall Street Journal now publishes each crossword online the afternoon before it runs in the print edition, so WSJ's site may list this Crossword Contest puzzle under Thursday, October 15. We go by the print date, Friday, October 16, 2026, since that's the date most solvers know it by. The date at the top of this page is when we posted these answers.

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# Clue
1A Sieve makeup
5A Pisa pick-me-up
10A Make mittens, maybe
14A Trade show
15A Colgate competitor
16A Clinton cabinet member
17A Poi source
18A Face cover in Jalalabad
19A Othello didn’t promote him
20A Buggy drivers
22A Punta del ___ (Uruguayan resort)
23A Quarrel
24A Horan of One Direction
26A Visitor to Oz
28A Tuna type
30A “One more thing...”
32A Young fellow
35A It disbanded in 1991
36A Use, as a dinner plate
38A Nuptial promise
39A Feed bag contents
40A Where dirhams are spent
41A Put away
42A Scot’s refusal
43A Faces no danger
44A Give a hoot
45A King topper
46A Green shot
47A Company with little training
49A Fluffy bread
51A Make sense
52A Job at hand
54A Chaps competitor
57A “Goosebumps” creator
60A “Young Frankenstein” role
61A Lost on purpose
63A Pre-1917 ruler
64A Rubik of cubic creation
65A Birdie beater
66A France’s Côte d’___
67A Speak with your fingers
68A Tablet amounts
69A Sewer scurriers
1D Puzzle with an extra level
2D Grade determiner
3D “Thunder Road” or “I’m Goin’ Down,” say
4D Bloomington students
5D Trick out of money
6D Shakespeare sprite
7D User guide sections
8D Like the Pampas
9D Famed Brooklyn baseball venue
10D Nirvana bassist Novoselic
11D It’s baked at high heat in a wood-fired oven
12D “Young Frankenstein” role
13D Horn noise
21D Holstein chow
25D Ethan Ampadu’s team
27D “That’s bad news”
28D Good, for Garibaldi
29D Noteworthy Newton
30D Chance to do well at home
31D Bakery buy
33D Find darling
34D Wooden rod
37D It borders It.
41D Recon vehicle
43D It’s got lots of hops
48D Wallet cards
50D Goodyear’s HQ location
51D Singer on “25” and “30”
52D Evens up
53D Prefix with business
55D Oscar-winning “Nomadland” director Chloe
56D Assns.
58D Like a capt.’s charts
59D Messes up
62D Bentley of “Yellowstone”

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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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