WSJ Crossword September 20 2025 Answers (9/20/25)

Our WSJ Crossword September 20, 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 September 20, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 9/20/25, 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	Buckle, say
5A	Cry of shear terror?
8A	Molar parts
13A	City across the Delaware River from Philadelphia
19A	Baseball family with a combined 11 All-Star nods
20A	Truncating letters
21A	Vision-based
22A	Eight-time Best Actor nominee whose only Oscar was honorary
23A	Dejected...or like a frenulum?
26A	Resolution
27A	“Laters!”
28A	Hawkeye State residents
29A	Encircled, as with smoke
31A	5th Dimension frontwoman Marilyn
33A	Hilarious folks
34A	Opening line?
37A	Spur...or a bum rap?
45A	Winfrey’s favorite things
48A	Toyota minivan
49A	Brest bestie
50A	Sure thing...or a falconer’s hawk?
52A	Premium
55A	Four-time Grammy winner India.___
56A	Rocker Rose
57A	Like a typical building by architect Henry Hobson Richardson
58A	Recite rapidly
61A	Brandy made from winery pulp
66A	Arrested
67A	Dopey...or like babies, what with their fontanels?
70A	Bike part
73A	Way in which one might become (or catch) an inside trader
74A	About a sixth of Tibet’s population
79A	Sleeper cell?
81A	Halibut habitat
83A	Inter ___
84A	“...and that’s not even the scariest possibility!”
85A	Annoyance...or a result of watching a long tennis match?
91A	Two-time attorney general William
92A	They’ll have you walking tall
94A	Object of a high-tech treasure hunt
95A	Exasperated...or like a man who’s a member of a certain performance Group?
99A	Unsettle
100A	Hierarchical levels
101A	Pipe cleaner
104A	Raid participant
108A	Miniature hanger?
111A	It’s between hundreds and thousands
116A	Jim Palmer, for his whole MLB career
117A	Lacking resolve...or like a retired catcher?
120A	Neighborhood north of UCLA
121A	DuPont fabric
122A	Bad act
123A	Fail completely
124A	When, casually
125A	Düsseldorf denials
126A	A bit off
127A	Responsibility
1D	Gum masses
2D	Eczema treater
3D	Investment firm T. ___ Price
4D	Pitifully small
5D	Hogan who was among the first inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame
6D	Where lost luggage might be found
7D	Cold burst?
8D	Standard soap opera trope
9D	Well-informed about
10D	Music’s Sutcliffe and Cook
11D	Trading area
12D	Maker of Orange Krate bikes
13D	O’Neill title verb
14D	Relaxed
15D	Abolitionist Lucretia
16D	“O, she ___ teach the torches to burn bright!”: Romeo, spying Juliet
17D	Vogue rival
18D	Scholarship basis
24D	2014 documentary about “The Greatest”
25D	Furry Endor native
30D	Take turns
32D	Uppercut target
33D	Zest source
34D	British county
35D	Mountain home
36D	Mountain holler
38D	“Sorta”
39D	Langley-based org.
40D	2023 Ryan Gosling role
41D	Viscount’s inferior
42D	Savory flavor
43D	Saturn’s largest moon
44D	First-time voter, often
45D	It’s uplifting when it’s cold
46D	Employee group
47D	Texter’s letters of gratitude
51D	Basketball’s Baylor
53D	Marine cry
54D	Milanese luxury brand
57D	Casual denial
59D	Weaver’s willow
60D	Families full of characters?
62D	Component of some modern vaccines
63D	Court fig.
64D	Golden ratio symbol
65D	Sister brand of Gatorade
68D	Small digit
69D	Fill with cheer
70D	Pinkish color
71D	Text that might be answered “gr8!”
72D	Leonardo’s love
75D	Yemen’s capital
76D	Smart guy
77D	Narrow field
78D	Fermented rice product
79D	Stark killed at the “Red Wedding” on “Game of Thrones”
80D	Tried-and-true
82D	London lang.
85D	Peach and pecan, for two
86D	“The Simpsons” composer Clausen
87D	“Give ___ rest!”
88D	Group that advises POTUS
89D	Swedish model Elsa
90D	Online payment method
93D	Don hastily
96D	Napoli’s nation
97D	Bay Area gridders
98D	“Baseball Tonight” network
102D	Totally absurd
103D	Sap-sucking pest
104D	Centers of ears
105D	Tri-level treat
106D	Ventimiglia of “This Is Us”
107D	Suffering sound
108D	Indonesian vacation spot
109D	Mononymic singer with the 2007 #1 hit “Don’t Matter”
110D	Altoids containers
112D	Not hoodwinked by
113D	Intend
114D	Cafe card
115D	Requests
118D	“Thou shalt ___ long be free”: Prospero, to Ariel
119D	This is the last bit

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