WSJ Crossword October 17 2026 Answers (10/17/26)

Our WSJ Crossword October 17, 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 17, 2026 Answers

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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 puzzle under Friday, October 16. We go by the print date, Saturday, October 17, 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.

« October 16 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Seacrest succeeded him
6A	Univ., e.g.
9A	Wire nail
13A	Idiomatic sticking points
18A	Degrade
19A	Overly
20A	Quebec neighbor
21A	Anne of “Donnie Brasco”
22A	Awkward party song to play for Rumpelstiltskin? (Destiny’s Child)
24A	Unaided
25A	Bury
26A	Member of a destructive colony
27A	Awkward party song to play for Jack and Jill? (Culture Club)
29A	Like many hard cheeses
30A	Neckline choice
31A	High habitat
32A	Awkward party song to play for the Big Bad Wolf? (The Commodores)
37A	Swinton of “Doctor Strange”
39A	To’s partner
42A	Iconic riveter of WWII
43A	Oft-hidden cost
44A	Flier from Savasleyka air base
45A	The Pequod, e.g.
48A	Where preteens can’t sit
50A	Awkward party song to play for Captain Hook? (Elton John)
54A	100,000th of a newton
55A	Dental hygienist’s target
57A	Bill in a till
58A	Object of Versailles cheers
59A	“Carnival of Harlequin” painter
60A	Pick up
62A	Pick up
63A	Market indicators?
66A	Awkward party song to play for Pinocchio? (Selena Gomez)
68A	Tripping
69A	Sister of une mère or eine Mutter
70A	Sister of Moses
71A	Zaragoza’s river
73A	Filer’s worry
74A	“Blonde” star de Armas
75A	Longtime Red Sox anthem
77A	Sponge feature
81A	Awkward party song to play for Sleeping Beauty? (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
84A	It may take a few minutes
86A	Washington hub
87A	___ Lingus
88A	Comfy boots brand
90A	Lift with much effort
91A	Direction suffix
92A	Eleniak of “Under Siege”
95A	Awkward party song to play for Humpty Dumpty? (Tom Petty)
97A	Catcher’s posture
99A	Dr. of hip-hop
101A	Ninny
102A	Awkward party song to play for Dracula? (Sheryl Crow)
106A	Footstool
110A	Weary feeling
111A	Concert venues
112A	Awkward party song to play for Frosty the Snowman? (Buster Poindexter)
114A	Boxer’s dream
115A	Razzle-dazzle
116A	Co. with a Stubs rewards program
117A	Clog-clearing brand
118A	Long-billed wading bird
119A	Hoarse voice
120A	Ho-hum
121A	Steer clear of
1D	Sweden-based carrier
2D	Blind as ___
3D	Davidson of “The Crying Game”
4D	Tingling sensation sometimes called a “brain massage”
5D	Access-providing character in the “Matrix” movies
6D	Open fighting
7D	Need to be paid
8D	Garden shed tool
9D	Graceful
10D	Barrel of laughs
11D	Like birthdays but not weddings
12D	Considered
13D	Cause for alarm at a diner?
14D	“Hamilton” Tony winner ___ Elise Goldsberry
15D	When Juliet drinks the potion
16D	Ricotta source
17D	Blood fluids
20D	Like bucks, bulls and billies
23D	Fast approaching
27D	“Now ___ heard everything!”
28D	Dust-up
32D	Like champion racehorses
33D	___ Music (group whose members included Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno)
34D	“The ball ___ your court”
35D	Refer to
36D	Splinter group
38D	“You have to let me!”
39D	Plant groups
40D	Groovy music source
41D	Pest control brand
44D	“To be continued...”
46D	“Over my dead body!”
47D	Staggering
49D	“Safety hoist” inventor
51D	CNN journalist Kaye
52D	Some tractors
53D	Rustic retreat
56D	Pregraduation activity
59D	Highest active volcano in Eur.
61D	Garcia of “Lucifer”
63D	“She Bop” singer Cyndi
64D	Madagascar’s ocean
65D	Bit of work
67D	Guiana people
68D	Hydrox imitator
69D	Cup, in Calais
70D	“Yowza!”
72D	What marathon spectators do?
76D	Betray intoxication, perhaps
77D	Skin
78D	Shimmery stone
79D	Sitarist Shankar
80D	Pristine place
82D	Freeze over
83D	“I’m such an idiot!” indicator
85D	“Curious...”
89D	Pull into the driveway, say
93D	Moderately
94D	Cornell site
95D	Marshy spot
96D	Bass, e.g.
97D	Jolly Roger feature
98D	Librarian’s demand
100D	Red-brown shade
102D	Hardens
103D	“I got this, Boss!”
104D	Opposed
105D	Building wings
107D	Other, in Acapulco
108D	Nation south of Libya
109D	Follower of King or Donkey
112D	Croque-monsieur ingredient
113D	Foot division