WSJ Crossword Answers (July 2025)

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WSJ Crossword July 8 2025 Answers

Across

• 1A Hang ten, maybe Crossword Clue

  Answer: SURF

• 5A Trendy latte type Crossword Clue

  Answer: MATCHA

• 11A Hogan in the World Golf Hall of Fame Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEN

• 14A Rae of “American Fiction” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISSA

• 15A In an immersive study program, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABROAD

• 16A Sierra Nevada’s Torpedo, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALE

• 17A Diabolically good picnic staple Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEVILEDEGGS

• 19A “Much obliged,” online Crossword Clue

  Answer: THX

• 20A Must-have channel for college football fans Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESPNU

• 21A Letters before Maine, Missouri or Arizona Crossword Clue

  Answer: USS

• 22A Verb on a ticket Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADMIT

• 24A Unbending Crossword Clue

  Answer: STRICT

• 26A Muse of history Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLIO

• 27A Nutty Buddy brand Crossword Clue

  Answer: LITTLEDEBBIE

• 31A Labor leaders? Crossword Clue

  Answer: OBGYNS

• 34A Spot for an AirPod Crossword Clue

  Answer: EAR

• 35A Bros, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: SIBS

• 36A Lilliputian Crossword Clue

  Answer: WEE

• 37A Mercury or Mars Crossword Clue

  Answer: GOD

• 39A Key near Q Crossword Clue

  Answer: TAB

• 41A Give permission to Crossword Clue

  Answer: LET

• 42A Sicilian erupter Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETNA

• 44A Spot for a sketch Crossword Clue

  Answer: PAD

• 46A Give formally Crossword Clue

  Answer: CEDETO

• 48A Iconic London transport Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOUBLEDECKER

• 51A Nation south of the Caspian Sea Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRAN

• 52A Start knitting Crossword Clue

  Answer: CASTON

• 54A Ball’s TV partner Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARNAZ

• 56A “Turn up the heat!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: BRR

• 57A Scientist Pasteur Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOUIS

• 60A Coffee, in slang Crossword Clue

  Answer: JOE

• 61A What reporters shouldn’t do, or a hint to this puzzle’s theme Crossword Clue

  Answer: BURYTHELEDE

• 64A Complete amount Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALL

• 65A Stringent limit, casually Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONEPER

• 66A Eternally Crossword Clue

  Answer: EVER

• 67A “The Rise of Skywalker” heroine Crossword Clue

  Answer: REY

• 68A Title reptile in a Dr. Seuss story Crossword Clue

  Answer: YERTLE

• 69A Medicinal measure Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOSE

Down

• 1D Fries or tots, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: SIDE

• 2D Deploys Crossword Clue

  Answer: USES

• 3D Attendance alerts? Crossword Clue

  Answer: RSVPS

• 4D Somewhat Crossword Clue

  Answer: FAINTLY

• 5D Astronaut Jemison Crossword Clue

  Answer: MAE

• 6D Take into a flying saucer, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABDUCT

• 7D Bridge support Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRESTLE

• 8D Clockwork parts Crossword Clue

  Answer: COGS

• 9D Many a fairy tale baddie Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAG

• 10D Goal for a newspaper rep Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADSALE

• 11D Vehicle developed by Wayne Enterprises Crossword Clue

  Answer: BATMOBILE

• 12D Pre-college, for short Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELHI

• 13D Following Crossword Clue

  Answer: NEXT

• 18D Phishing, or fishing Crossword Clue

  Answer: LURING

• 23D Claiming cry Crossword Clue

  Answer: DIBS

• 25D “Come in!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITSOPEN

• 26D Mostly bygone items of den furniture Crossword Clue

  Answer: CDRACKS

• 28D Devour Crossword Clue

  Answer: EAT

• 29D “Yeah, sure!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: IBET

• 30D This, in Spain Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESTO

• 31D Not yet repaid Crossword Clue

  Answer: OWED

• 32D Politico O’Rourke Crossword Clue

  Answer: BETO

• 33D “No, really, I mean it” Crossword Clue

  Answer: GENUINELY

• 38D Pop Crossword Clue

  Answer: DAD

• 40D June bug or firefly Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEETLE

• 43D 1974 pop hit “___-Ca-Dabra” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABRA

• 45D Utilize a key, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: DECRYPT

• 47D Dribbled on a bib Crossword Clue

  Answer: DROOLED

• 49D Recliner brand Crossword Clue

  Answer: LAZBOY

• 50D Price-fixing group Crossword Clue

  Answer: CARTEL

• 53D ___ León (Mexican state) Crossword Clue

  Answer: NUEVO

• 54D Not quite closed Crossword Clue

  Answer: AJAR

• 55D Part to play Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROLE

• 56D ___ Rabbit (Uncle Remus character) Crossword Clue

  Answer: BRER

• 58D Middle-of-the-month day Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDES

• 59D Withered and dry Crossword Clue

  Answer: SERE

• 62D Article in Le Monde Crossword Clue

  Answer: UNE

• 63D Charlemagne’s domain: Abbr. Crossword Clue

  Answer: HRE

WSJ Crossword July 7 2025 Answers

Across

• 1A Braying animal Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASS

• 4A “___ we all?” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARENT

• 9A Biting, as a remark Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNIDE

• 14A Genetic material Crossword Clue

  Answer: DNA

• 15A Gymnast Comaneci Crossword Clue

  Answer: NADIA

• 16A Encrusted Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAKED

• 17A Fall behind Crossword Clue

  Answer: LAG

• 18A *Dimwit Crossword Clue

  Answer: KNUCKLEHEAD

• 20A “___ Pretty” (song from “West Side Story”) Crossword Clue

  Answer: IFEEL

• 22A Enthusiastic Crossword Clue

  Answer: KEEN

• 23A Whichever Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANY

• 24A *“Crispety, crunchety” candy bar Crossword Clue

  Answer: BUTTERFINGER

• 28A On the ocean Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASEA

• 29A Shoulder wraps Crossword Clue

  Answer: STOLES

• 33A Back, on a boat Crossword Clue

  Answer: AFT

• 36A Part of Caesar’s boast Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISAW

• 39A Buzz’s buddy in the “Toy Story” movies Crossword Clue

  Answer: WOODY

• 40A *Contributing factor in one’s eventual downfall, figuratively Crossword Clue

  Answer: NAILINTHECOFFIN

• 44A Many a middle schooler Crossword Clue

  Answer: TWEEN

• 45A Window ledge Crossword Clue

  Answer: SILL

• 46A Golf prop Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEE

• 47A Hyphen’s cousin Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENDASH

• 49A Fashion’s Christian Crossword Clue

  Answer: DIOR

• 52A *Edible inner cores of some tropical plant buds Crossword Clue

  Answer: HEARTSOFPALM

• 58A Hoppy brew initials Crossword Clue

  Answer: IPA

• 61A Mimosa or maple Crossword Clue

  Answer: TREE

• 62A Future mare Crossword Clue

  Answer: FILLY

• 63A Request for help that might be satisfied with parts of the starred answers Crossword Clue

  Answer: GIVEMEAHAND

• 67A File folder part Crossword Clue

  Answer: TAB

• 68A Puccini work Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPERA

• 69A TV, radio, etc. Crossword Clue

  Answer: MEDIA

• 70A Physician’s org. Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMA

• 71A Sports summary Crossword Clue

  Answer: RECAP

• 72A Serta competitor Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEALY

• 73A “Awesome!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAD

Down

• 1D Stray from the script Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADLIB

• 2D Major mix-up Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNAFU

• 3D Bob of “Full House” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SAGET

• 4D Foot connectors Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANKLES

• 5D Entered the marathon Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAN

• 6D School URL ender Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDU

• 7D Rapper Minaj Crossword Clue

  Answer: NICKI

• 8D 2008 Liam Neeson thriller Crossword Clue

  Answer: TAKEN

• 9D When Hamlet first appears Crossword Clue

  Answer: SCENETWO

• 10D “Huh-uh!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: NAH

• 11D Furniture giant founded in Sweden Crossword Clue

  Answer: IKEA

• 12D University official Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEAN

• 13D Whirl of water Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDDY

• 19D Tripod’s trio Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEGS

• 21D Greek vowel Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETA

• 25D Harness part Crossword Clue

  Answer: REIN

• 26D Observes Yom Kippur Crossword Clue

  Answer: FASTS

• 27D Landing area for Santa’s sleigh Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROOF

• 30D Barn storage area Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOFT

• 31D Falco of “Nurse Jackie” Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDIE

• 32D “Auld Lang ___” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SYNE

• 33D Poker payment Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANTE

• 34D Doe’s little one Crossword Clue

  Answer: FAWN

• 35D Knotted Crossword Clue

  Answer: TIED

• 37D Tuna type Crossword Clue

  Answer: AHI

• 38D Fuses, as metal Crossword Clue

  Answer: WELDS

• 41D Remini of “The King of Queens” Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEAH

• 42D Atlas close-up Crossword Clue

  Answer: INSETMAP

• 43D Advertising award named for a Muse Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLIO

• 48D Fabled race loser Crossword Clue

  Answer: HARE

• 50D When nothing seems to go right Crossword Clue

  Answer: OFFDAY

• 51D School in Troy, N.Y. Crossword Clue

  Answer: RPI

• 53D Paper packs Crossword Clue

  Answer: REAMS

• 54D Giggle sound Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEHEE

• 55D Church fixture Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALTAR

• 56D Alpaca’s kin Crossword Clue

  Answer: LLAMA

• 57D “Oops, sorry about that!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: MYBAD

• 58D Composer Stravinsky Crossword Clue

  Answer: IGOR

• 59D Puff piece? Crossword Clue

  Answer: PIPE

• 60D Parisian preposition Crossword Clue

  Answer: AVEC

• 64D Memorable stretch Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERA

• 65D Nabokov novel Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADA

• 66D Zilch Crossword Clue

  Answer: NIL

WSJ Crossword July 5 2025 Answers

Across

• 1A Not quite never Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONCE

• 5A Airport arrivals array Crossword Clue

  Answer: CABS

• 9A Goes down Crossword Clue

  Answer: EBBS

• 13A Grocery conveyance Crossword Clue

  Answer: CART

• 17A Topics for a therapy session Crossword Clue

  Answer: FEARS

• 19A Greek resort known as Kérkyra to natives Crossword Clue

  Answer: CORFU

• 20A “Sorry to report…” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALAS

• 21A Field of endeavor Crossword Clue

  Answer: AREA

• 22A The bust sculptor… Crossword Clue

  Answer: FORGEDAHEAD

• 24A The church builder… Crossword Clue

  Answer: GOTACROSS

• 26A Only state whose flag has different designs on front and back Crossword Clue

  Answer: OREGON

• 29A Let in Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADMIT

• 30A Window units, briefly Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACS

• 33A Suited to sentry duty Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALERT

• 34A Spot with troughs Crossword Clue

  Answer: FEEDLOT

• 36A No matter which Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANY

• 37A The film editor… Crossword Clue

  Answer: CUTAPART

• 39A Quoits target Crossword Clue

  Answer: PEG

• 40A Engage in merriment Crossword Clue

  Answer: REVEL

• 42A Victor’s memento Crossword Clue

  Answer: TROPHY

• 43A The bar patron… Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORDEREDAROUND

• 48A Buccaneers’ base, maybe Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISLE

• 49A Dealt with Crossword Clue

  Answer: SAWTO

• 52A Father of Rod and Todd Flanders Crossword Clue

  Answer: NED

• 53A Olive or hazel, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: TREE

• 54A Food, shelter, etc. Crossword Clue

  Answer: NEEDS

• 56A Versatile furniture Crossword Clue

  Answer: DAYBEDS

• 58A Splinter group adherent Crossword Clue

  Answer: SECTARY

• 61A Mdse. Crossword Clue

  Answer: GDS

• 62A Thrive Crossword Clue

  Answer: PROSPER

• 64A Small purchases Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOEHOLDS

• 65A This puzzle’s constructor… Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLIPPEDARTICLES

• 68A Draws Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATTRACTS

• 71A Chilean ___ (marketing name for the Patagonian toothfish) Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEABASS

• 72A Point cardinal opposé au nord Crossword Clue

  Answer: SUD

• 75A Whips up Crossword Clue

  Answer: CREATES

• 76A Prepare for public office Crossword Clue

  Answer: SWEARIN

• 78A Blush cause Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHAME

• 80A Grazing group Crossword Clue

  Answer: HERD

• 81A “My word!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: GEE

• 82A Wood texture Crossword Clue

  Answer: GRAIN

• 84A Singer Fitzgerald Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELLA

• 85A The travel agent… Crossword Clue

  Answer: EXPLAINEDAWAY

• 90A Clamor Crossword Clue

  Answer: UPROAR

• 92A Conclude with Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENDON

• 93A ATM access requirement Crossword Clue

  Answer: PIN

• 94A The fight promoter… Crossword Clue

  Answer: SETABOUT

• 96A Not just cold Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICY

• 99A Doomed Crossword Clue

  Answer: DONEFOR

• 101A Track events Crossword Clue

  Answer: HEATS

• 102A Speculative final item in a series Crossword Clue

  Answer: NTH

• 103A Was designated, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: DROVE

• 105A Prime Air deliverer Crossword Clue

  Answer: DRONE

• 106A Beginnings Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONSETS

• 108A The dogcatcher… Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEDASTRAY

• 110A The salad maker… Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOSSEDASIDE

• 115A Pristine place Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDEN

• 116A Wind-borne toy Crossword Clue

  Answer: KITE

• 117A Started a hand Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANTED

• 118A Contemptuous sort Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNOOT

• 119A Distribute Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOLE

• 120A “Die Zauberflöte,” zum Beispiel Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPER

• 121A Stew spheres Crossword Clue

  Answer: PEAS

• 122A Took to court Crossword Clue

  Answer: SUED

Down

• 1D Switch option Crossword Clue

  Answer: OFF

• 2D Modern prefix Crossword Clue

  Answer: NEO

• 3D Train component Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAR

• 4D Therefore Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERGO

• 5D Group Crossword Clue

  Answer: COHORT

• 6D Lack existence Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARENT

• 7D Painter’s deg. Crossword Clue

  Answer: BFA

• 8D Allegra-D competitor Crossword Clue

  Answer: SUDAFED

• 9D Sharp-eyed flier Crossword Clue

  Answer: EAGLE

• 10D Alarming hue Crossword Clue

  Answer: BLOODRED

• 11D Fought Crossword Clue

  Answer: BATTLED

• 12D Org. monitored by AARP Crossword Clue

  Answer: SSA

• 13D Hand unit Crossword Clue

  Answer: CARD

• 14D Patisserie come-on Crossword Clue

  Answer: AROMA

• 15D Frankincense or myrrh Crossword Clue

  Answer: RESIN

• 16D Palate-pleasing Crossword Clue

  Answer: TASTY

• 18D Highest member of the angel hierarchy Crossword Clue

  Answer: SERAPH

• 19D Baller Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAGER

• 23D Makes later Crossword Clue

  Answer: DELAYS

• 25D Work a gala Crossword Clue

  Answer: CATER

• 28D Superstar Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEGEND

• 30D Provisional Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACTING

• 31D Under malediction Crossword Clue

  Answer: CURSED

• 32D Boa alternatives Crossword Clue

  Answer: STOLES

• 35D Fertility clinic cells Crossword Clue

  Answer: OVA

• 38D Made fun of Crossword Clue

  Answer: APED

• 39D Analyzed Crossword Clue

  Answer: PROBED

• 41D Numbers games Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOTTOS

• 43D Lacking antigens Crossword Clue

  Answer: OTYPE

• 44D ___ gestae (allowable evidence) Crossword Clue

  Answer: RES

• 45D Eurasian river Crossword Clue

  Answer: URAL

• 46D Techie sort Crossword Clue

  Answer: NERD

• 47D Ottoman governors Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEYS

• 50D Takes in permanently Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADOPTS

• 51D Fig pollinators Crossword Clue

  Answer: WASPS

• 55D Sound of wet impact Crossword Clue

  Answer: SPLAT

• 57D Wipe out Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERASE

• 58D “That’s within my power as well!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOCANI

• 59D Slender fish Crossword Clue

  Answer: EELS

• 60D Checking activity? Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHESS

• 63D Sake source Crossword Clue

  Answer: RICE

• 64D Big bone Crossword Clue

  Answer: TIBIA

• 65D Lullaby site Crossword Clue

  Answer: CRADLE

• 66D Subject of a Simi Valley library/museum Crossword Clue

  Answer: REAGAN

• 67D Linger Crossword Clue

  Answer: TARRY

• 68D Massage target Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACHE

• 69D “Jurassic World” beast Crossword Clue

  Answer: TREX

• 70D Maryland athlete, familiarly Crossword Clue

  Answer: TERP

• 72D Site of some western brawls Crossword Clue

  Answer: SALOON

• 73D Small feature of “Die Zauberflöte” Crossword Clue

  Answer: UMLAUT

• 74D Relative lack Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEARTH

• 76D Latin “but” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SED

• 77D Component of a Clue accusation Crossword Clue

  Answer: WEAPON

• 79D Seasoning source Crossword Clue

  Answer: HERB

• 81D Give rise to Crossword Clue

  Answer: GENERATE

• 83D Collected cashews, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: NUTTED

• 86D Patagonian range Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANDES

• 87D Altar vow Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDO

• 88D Like some paints and nasal sprays Crossword Clue

  Answer: NONDRIP

• 89D Bug’s relative Crossword Clue

  Answer: WIRETAP

• 91D Angel-hair and elbows Crossword Clue

  Answer: PASTAS

• 94D Picks up on Crossword Clue

  Answer: SENSES

• 95D Made simpler Crossword Clue

  Answer: EASED

• 96D Did nothing Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDLED

• 97D Statement of faith Crossword Clue

  Answer: CREDO

• 98D Vocal technique favored by cowboys and Tiroleans Crossword Clue

  Answer: YODEL

• 100D Entrance hall Crossword Clue

  Answer: FOYER

• 101D Shade-loving plant Crossword Clue

  Answer: HOSTA

• 104D Wind shower Crossword Clue

  Answer: VANE

• 107D IDs issued by 12-Down Crossword Clue

  Answer: SSNS

• 109D Pugilist’s stat Crossword Clue

  Answer: TKO

• 111D Early afternoon hour Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONE

• 112D Letters from debtors Crossword Clue

  Answer: IOU

• 113D Buck’s counterpart Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOE

• 114D Airport guess, for short Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETD

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