WSJ Crossword October 23 2025 Answers (10/23/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle for October 23 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our WSJ Crossword October 23, 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 October 23, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 10/23/25, 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 “Yeah, right!”
5A Trade gibes or jabs
9A Quartet with an acronymic name
13A Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
15A Its highest point is Huascarán
16A Apt to spill the beans
17A Song character who “waits at the window”
19A Novak Djokovic, e.g.
20A Sophocles tragedy
21A Strapping
23A Saw things?
25A Deborah’s co-star in 1956’s “The King and I”
26A 1982 film with 2010 and 2025 sequels
28A Outfield material
30A Pulitzer-winning Ferber novel
34A Bridge need
36A B.B. King’s first Top 40 hit
38A Dominate, in sports slang
39A Prenatal test, familiarly
41A High return
42A Entertainer who was 25% owner of the Pirates for 30 years
45A Move into position
48A Couturier’s specialty
49A Diminish
51A Game with armies
52A Hollywood’s Lupino
54A Canada’s westernmost territory
56A Tick off
59A Drugstore chain that closed its last store in 2025
63A Socially inept
64A Visiting, and a hint to what we’re doing in five Across answers
67A Parting tool
68A Somber wind
69A Married name of Maria Sklodowska
70A Be sickeningly sweet
71A Overflowing
72A Get rid of
1D Sister brand of Slush Puppie
2D High pitch, e.g.
3D Duel tool
4D Caterpillar product
5D Herring kin
6D Apiece
7D “Eddington” director Aster
8D Sport in which a try scores five points
9D Son of King David who sought to overthrow him
10D Squandered, as a lead
11D Stock holder?
12D Elliott of “The Bear”
14D Objective
18D Assay target
22D Twice-baked bread
24D “The Way It Is” singer Bruce
26D Namely
27D Like an undercooked egg
29D 2009 hit for Luke Bryan
31D Time-tellers at sea
32D Apple laptop nicknamed “Clamshell”
33D Hoffmann of “Transparent”
34D Watch chains
35D Laugh sound
37D Fish stick fish
40D Bartender voiced by Hank Azaria
43D Elapse smoothly
44D Hand over
46D Steamy
47D Pesto bit
50D Strength-training exercise
53D Disney+ series set in the “Star Wars” universe
55D Currency of Laos
56D End of the 17th century, on a cornerstone
57D Missing at roll call, maybe
58D Work an expo booth
60D Rural prefix
61D Symbol of Thoth
62D Salon stock
65D Stat for Staub
66D “Oh, that musta hurt!”

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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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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