WSJ Crossword October 1 2025 Answers

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Across

• 1A Amount of ointment Crossword Clue

  Answer: DAB

• 7A Flash light? Crossword Clue

  Answer: STROBE

• 13A Adverse Crossword Clue

  Answer: ILL

• 14A Bullfight cheer Crossword Clue

  Answer: OLE

• 15A In general Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASARULE

• 17A Razor target Crossword Clue

  Answer: STUBBLE

• 19A Cracker that’s about an inch square Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHEEZIT

• 20A Middle Eastern city that’s one of the ten highest capitals in the world Crossword Clue

  Answer: SANAA

• 21A When doubled, a Polynesian food fish Crossword Clue

  Answer: MAHI

• 23A Black Sabbath frontman, to fans Crossword Clue

  Answer: OZZY

• 24A Sardine buys Crossword Clue

  Answer: TINS

• 28A Sibs and ’rents Crossword Clue

  Answer: FAM

• 29A “Even so…” Crossword Clue

  Answer: MINDYOU

• 31A Market bag Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOTE

• 33A Rice of the Yankees Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEN

• 34A Court command Crossword Clue

  Answer: WRIT

• 35A Wins every game of Crossword Clue

  Answer: SWEEPS

• 38A Part of a breakup explanation Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITSME

• 40A Zoom problem Crossword Clue

  Answer: LAG

• 42A Dish out Crossword Clue

  Answer: LADLE

• 43A Trail snack, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: OATBAR

• 45A Rum cake Crossword Clue

  Answer: BABA

• 47A What, to Juan Crossword Clue

  Answer: QUE

• 48A Rapturous review Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAVE

• 49A North America’s only marsupial Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPOSSUM

• 51A Hosp. ward Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICU

• 53A 1999 Ron Howard satire Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDTV

• 55A Spitting sound Crossword Clue

  Answer: PTUI

• 56A Tony-winning title role for Angela Lansbury Crossword Clue

  Answer: MAME

• 60A Muppet rat Crossword Clue

  Answer: RIZZO

• 63A Lemon, maybe Crossword Clue

  Answer: USEDCAR

• 65A Fringes on Jewish garments Crossword Clue

  Answer: TZITZIT

• 67A Emperor of Antarctica Crossword Clue

  Answer: PENGUIN

• 68A Hunky-dory Crossword Clue

  Answer: AOK

• 70A Guides Crossword Clue

  Answer: STEERS

• 71A Sandal’s lack Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOE

• 72A Acad. or univ. Crossword Clue

  Answer: SCH

Down

• 1D Talk smack about Crossword Clue

  Answer: DISS

• 2D Ski resort that prohibits snowboarders Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALTA

• 3D Heavy-handed solution to a problem Crossword Clue

  Answer: BLUNTINSTRUMENT

• 4D Mike Tyson’s ring technique Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOBANDWEAVE

• 5D Greedy desire Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALL

• 6D Judge Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEEM

• 7D Borat creator ___ Baron Cohen Crossword Clue

  Answer: SACHA

• 8D They might be graphic Crossword Clue

  Answer: TSHIRTS

• 9D “Insecure” star Issa Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAE

• 10D 113-year-old cookie Crossword Clue

  Answer: OREO

• 11D Things like “Which Pizza Truly Matches Your Personality?” Crossword Clue

  Answer: BUZZFEEDQUIZZES

• 12D Character who sings “Burn” in “Hamilton” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELIZA

• 16D Wd. history Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETYM

• 18D ___ Capital (company co-founded by Mitt Romney) Crossword Clue

  Answer: BAIN

• 22D On another level, or a clue to the starts of 3-, 4-, 11- and 27-Down Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACUTABOVE

• 25D Leb. neighbor Crossword Clue

  Answer: SYR

• 27D Earn an X on the scorecard Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOWLASTRIKE

• 29D Like a crossword clue about crossword clues Crossword Clue

  Answer: META

• 30D Slick stuff Crossword Clue

  Answer: OIL

• 32D Oolong, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEA

• 33D Pre-med credit Crossword Clue

  Answer: BIO

• 36D Professor in a game Crossword Clue

  Answer: PLUM

• 37D “Told ya!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEE

• 39D Wharton deg. Crossword Clue

  Answer: MBA

• 41D Crevice Crossword Clue

  Answer: GAP

• 44D Ginger characteristic Crossword Clue

  Answer: REDHAIR

• 46D Bird music Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOP

• 50D Diamonds, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: SUIT

• 51D Grouchy answer to the alarm Crossword Clue

  Answer: IMUP

• 52D Docket listing Crossword Clue

  Answer: CASES

• 54D Shapes with a lathe Crossword Clue

  Answer: TURNS

• 57D Head start Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDGE

• 59D Pronto, in hospitals Crossword Clue

  Answer: STAT

• 61D Penny, mostly Crossword Clue

  Answer: ZINC

• 62D “Having said that,” online Crossword Clue

  Answer: OTOH

• 64D Tool for breaking Crossword Clue

  Answer: CUE

• 66D Chaotic scene Crossword Clue

  Answer: ZOO

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