WSJ Crossword October 23 2025 Answers

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Across

• 1A “Yeah, right!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: IBET

• 5A Trade gibes or jabs Crossword Clue

  Answer: SPAR

• 9A Quartet with an acronymic name Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABBA

• 13A Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAPRI

• 15A Its highest point is Huascarán Crossword Clue

  Answer: PERU

• 16A Apt to spill the beans Crossword Clue

  Answer: BLAB

• 17A Song character who “waits at the window” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELEANORRIG

• 19A Novak Djokovic, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: SERB

• 20A Sophocles tragedy Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELECTRA

• 21A Strapping Crossword Clue

  Answer: BRAWNY

• 23A Saw things? Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEETH

• 25A Deborah’s co-star in 1956’s “The King and I” Crossword Clue

  Answer: YUL

• 26A 1982 film with 2010 and 2025 sequels Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRON

• 28A Outfield material Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOD

• 30A Pulitzer-winning Ferber novel Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOBIG

• 34A Bridge need Crossword Clue

  Answer: FOURTH

• 36A B.B. King’s first Top 40 hit Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROCKMEBA

• 38A Dominate, in sports slang Crossword Clue

  Answer: OWN

• 39A Prenatal test, familiarly Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMNIO

• 41A High return Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOB

• 42A Entertainer who was 25% owner of the Pirates for 30 years Crossword Clue

  Answer: BINGCROS

• 45A Move into position Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEPLOY

• 48A Couturier’s specialty Crossword Clue

  Answer: STYLE

• 49A Diminish Crossword Clue

  Answer: EBB

• 51A Game with armies Crossword Clue

  Answer: RISK

• 52A Hollywood’s Lupino Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDA

• 54A Canada’s westernmost territory Crossword Clue

  Answer: YUKON

• 56A Tick off Crossword Clue

  Answer: MADDEN

• 59A Drugstore chain that closed its last store in 2025 Crossword Clue

  Answer: RITEAID

• 63A Socially inept Crossword Clue

  Answer: DWEE

• 64A Visiting, and a hint to what we’re doing in five Across answers Crossword Clue

  Answer: DROPPINGBY

• 67A Parting tool Crossword Clue

  Answer: COMB

• 68A Somber wind Crossword Clue

  Answer: OBOE

• 69A Married name of Maria Sklodowska Crossword Clue

  Answer: CURIE

• 70A Be sickeningly sweet Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLOY

• 71A Overflowing Crossword Clue

  Answer: RIFE

• 72A Get rid of Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOSS

Down

• 1D Sister brand of Slush Puppie Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICEE

• 2D High pitch, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: BALL

• 3D Duel tool Crossword Clue

  Answer: EPEE

• 4D Caterpillar product Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRACTOR

• 5D Herring kin Crossword Clue

  Answer: SPRATS

• 6D Apiece Crossword Clue

  Answer: PER

• 7D “Eddington” director Aster Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARI

• 8D Sport in which a try scores five points Crossword Clue

  Answer: RUGBY

• 9D Son of King David who sought to overthrow him Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABSALOM

• 10D Squandered, as a lead Crossword Clue

  Answer: BLEW

• 11D Stock holder? Crossword Clue

  Answer: BARN

• 12D Elliott of “The Bear” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABBY

• 14D Objective Crossword Clue

  Answer: INTENT

• 18D Assay target Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORE

• 22D Twice-baked bread Crossword Clue

  Answer: RUSK

• 24D “The Way It Is” singer Bruce Crossword Clue

  Answer: HORNSBY

• 26D Namely Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOWIT

• 27D Like an undercooked egg Crossword Clue

  Answer: RUNNY

• 29D 2009 hit for Luke Bryan Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOI

• 31D Time-tellers at sea Crossword Clue

  Answer: BELLS

• 32D Apple laptop nicknamed “Clamshell” Crossword Clue

  Answer: IBOOK

• 33D Hoffmann of “Transparent” Crossword Clue

  Answer: GABY

• 34D Watch chains Crossword Clue

  Answer: FOBS

• 35D Laugh sound Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAR

• 37D Fish stick fish Crossword Clue

  Answer: COD

• 40D Bartender voiced by Hank Azaria Crossword Clue

  Answer: MOE

• 43D Elapse smoothly Crossword Clue

  Answer: GLIDEBY

• 44D Hand over Crossword Clue

  Answer: CEDE

• 46D Steamy Crossword Clue

  Answer: EROTIC

• 47D Pesto bit Crossword Clue

  Answer: PINENUT

• 50D Strength-training exercise Crossword Clue

  Answer: BURPEE

• 53D Disney+ series set in the “Star Wars” universe Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANDOR

• 55D Currency of Laos Crossword Clue

  Answer: KIP

• 56D End of the 17th century, on a cornerstone Crossword Clue

  Answer: MDCC

• 57D Missing at roll call, maybe Crossword Clue

  Answer: AWOL

• 58D Work an expo booth Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEMO

• 60D Rural prefix Crossword Clue

  Answer: AGRO

• 61D Symbol of Thoth Crossword Clue

  Answer: IBIS

• 62D Salon stock Crossword Clue

  Answer: DYES

• 65D Stat for Staub Crossword Clue

  Answer: RBI

• 66D “Oh, that musta hurt!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: OOF

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