WSJ Crossword November 8 2025 Answers

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Across

• 1A Definitely not locked Crossword Clue

  Answer: AJAR

• 5A Half of the “Monday, Monday” singers Crossword Clue

  Answer: MAMAS

• 10A Congo tributary for which a virus is named Crossword Clue

  Answer: EBOLA

• 15A Maker of BodyMark Temporary Tattoo Markers Crossword Clue

  Answer: BIC

• 18A “Fine, do whatever you want!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEEIFICARE

• 20A Restricted acts Crossword Clue

  Answer: NONOS

• 21A Proficient Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABLE

• 22A Expertise that doesn’t diminish over time? Crossword Clue

  Answer: PERMANENTPROWESS

• 24A “Dune” protagonist Crossword Clue

  Answer: PAUL

• 25A Hit initials Crossword Clue

  Answer: SRO

• 26A Early European Crossword Clue

  Answer: CELT

• 27A “Here!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: TAKEIT

• 28A Split off from a glacier Crossword Clue

  Answer: CALVE

• 29A Fail to be a straight shooter, in a way Crossword Clue

  Answer: MISAIM

• 31A Group of cumulus cloud fans? Crossword Clue

  Answer: BILLOWYCLUB

• 33A The Pittsburgh Reduction Company, later Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALCOA

• 36A Brown Derby owner Robert, for whom a salad is named Crossword Clue

  Answer: COBB

• 38A Butler to the Addams family Crossword Clue

  Answer: LURCH

• 39A Hairstyle with two uncooperative tufts? Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOUBLECOWLICK

• 44A Verizon, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: TELECOM

• 49A Stop on a lift Crossword Clue

  Answer: STOREY

• 52A Tokyo-born peace activist Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONO

• 53A Mac alternative Crossword Clue

  Answer: IPAD

• 55A Copied Crossword Clue

  Answer: APED

• 56A Lack Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAVENT

• 57A Hamilton’s last act Crossword Clue

  Answer: DUEL

• 58A Third-century queen who conquered Egypt Crossword Clue

  Answer: ZENOBIA

• 60A Conform Crossword Clue

  Answer: FITIN

• 61A Greeting card inscription, often Crossword Clue

  Answer: VERSE

• 62A Support for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures? Crossword Clue

  Answer: HOLLYWOODENDOWING

• 67A Sound of an app notification Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALERT

• 69A Like triremes Crossword Clue

  Answer: OARED

• 70A Check for a septic system leak Crossword Clue

  Answer: DYETEST

• 73A Shades Crossword Clue

  Answer: HUES

• 74A Champagne glasses Crossword Clue

  Answer: FLUTES

• 76A Water-type Pokémon that evolves into a Dewgong Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEEL

• 78A Vega, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: STAR

• 79A Hub about 270 miles northwest of JAX Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATL

• 80A Pub container Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALEKEG

• 81A Man in a mask Crossword Clue

  Answer: GOALIE

• 83A Home of the NCAA’s Horned Frogs Crossword Clue

  Answer: TCU

• 84A Winner in a canine show Crossword Clue

  Answer: BESTDOG

• 86A Coxswains? Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROWINGLEADERS

• 89A “Howl’s Moving Castle” director Miyazaki Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAYAO

• 91A Tilted type: Abbr. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITAL

• 92A Dozen for one’s valentine Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROSES

• 93A Powerful hit by MLB Hall of Famer Frank “Hondo”? Crossword Clue

  Answer: HOWARDLINER

• 98A Frank topping Crossword Clue

  Answer: RELISH

• 101A “Howl’s Moving Castle,” e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANIME

• 102A Red wine from Bordeaux Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLARET

• 104A A pop Crossword Clue

  Answer: EACH

• 108A Miss Marple’s first name Crossword Clue

  Answer: JANE

• 109A Greek, with baby-eating Titans and vengeful Olympians, is tough to beat? Crossword Clue

  Answer: NOWORSEMYTHOLOGY

• 112A Sprightly dances Crossword Clue

  Answer: JIGS

• 113A First person in il Giardino dell’Eden Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADAMO

• 114A Person likely to pass the bar Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEETOTALER

• 115A Recipient of many Apr. uploads Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRS

• 116A Jeopardy Crossword Clue

  Answer: PERIL

• 117A Community VIP Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELDER

• 118A “Much anger in him, like his father” speaker Crossword Clue

  Answer: YODA

Down

• 1D Hieroglyphic serpents Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASPS

• 2D Catcall Crossword Clue

  Answer: JEER

• 3D Sleek, in brand names Crossword Clue

  Answer: AERO

• 4D Canyon area Crossword Clue

  Answer: RIM

• 5D Sites of some elevators Crossword Clue

  Answer: MINES

• 6D Amtrak speeder Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACELA

• 7D Beast with a lion’s body and scorpion’s sting Crossword Clue

  Answer: MANTICORE

• 8D Gallery focus Crossword Clue

  Answer: ART

• 9D Half of quatorze Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEPT

• 10D Chef’s mushroom Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENOKI

• 11D Gut Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOWEL

• 12D “Ah, Wilderness!” playwright Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONEILL

• 13D Missed, as an opportunity Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOSTOUTON

• 14D Braying beast Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASS

• 15D Hoops Crossword Clue

  Answer: BBALL

• 16D Message on a candy heart Crossword Clue

  Answer: ILUVU

• 17D Paparazzi’s prey Crossword Clue

  Answer: CELEB

• 19D Day spa offerings Crossword Clue

  Answer: FACIALS

• 21D Army attack helicopter Crossword Clue

  Answer: APACHE

• 28D Batter’s four-hit achievement Crossword Clue

  Answer: CYCLE

• 29D Angry crowd Crossword Clue

  Answer: MOB

• 30D Did a fairway job Crossword Clue

  Answer: MOWED

• 32D Seize by force Crossword Clue

  Answer: WREST

• 33D Branding field, for short Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADBIZ

• 34D Jeweler’s aid Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOUPE

• 35D Features of Beatle boots Crossword Clue

  Answer: CUBANHEELS

• 37D Globe-circling journalist Nellie Crossword Clue

  Answer: BLY

• 40D Brick-and-mortar rival Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETAIL

• 41D Clinic cost Crossword Clue

  Answer: COPAY

• 42D Ready to ship Crossword Clue

  Answer: CRATED

• 43D O’Leary of “Shark Tank” Crossword Clue

  Answer: KEVIN

• 45D Zucchinis, to Brits Crossword Clue

  Answer: COURGETTES

• 46D Addition column Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONES

• 47D Yard pest Crossword Clue

  Answer: MOLE

• 51D Await settlement Crossword Clue

  Answer: PEND

• 54D It’s bad if they become unhinged Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOORS

• 56D Stows away, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: HIDES

• 57D Fender bender souvenirs Crossword Clue

  Answer: DENTS

• 59D Alphabetical order? Crossword Clue

  Answer: BLT

• 60D Precede in time or place Crossword Clue

  Answer: FOREGO

• 61D Be a competitor Crossword Clue

  Answer: VIE

• 63D “The Caine Mutiny” writer Crossword Clue

  Answer: WOUK

• 64D Horse opera Crossword Clue

  Answer: OATER

• 65D Wide receiver Beckham Jr. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ODELL

• 66D “Nets to Catch the Wind” poet Elinor Crossword Clue

  Answer: WYLIE

• 67D Chaser of an “accursed white whale” Crossword Clue

  Answer: AHAB

• 68D Mandolin’s kin Crossword Clue

  Answer: LUTE

• 71D Paris’s Basilique du ___-Cœur de Montmartre Crossword Clue

  Answer: SACRE

• 72D Bridge support Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRUSS

• 74D Boxing legend Patterson Crossword Clue

  Answer: FLOYD

• 75D Attorney’s study Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEGALCODE

• 76D Sub system Crossword Clue

  Answer: SONAR

• 77D Particularly observant Crossword Clue

  Answer: EAGLEEYED

• 80D On ___ (how some foolish acts are committed) Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADARE

• 81D “Skedaddle!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: GIT

• 82D Range for an eavesdropper Crossword Clue

  Answer: EARSHOT

• 85D It runs past Runnymede Crossword Clue

  Answer: THAMES

• 87D Marionette supporters Crossword Clue

  Answer: WIRES

• 88D Utterance accompanying a head slap Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOH

• 90D Crude fight? Crossword Clue

  Answer: OILWAR

• 93D Maker of an obligatory pilgrimage Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAJJI

• 94D Broadcasting Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONAIR

• 95D Offering at KFC Crossword Clue

  Answer: WINGS

• 96D Osaka with a racket Crossword Clue

  Answer: NAOMI

• 97D Flynn of films Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERROL

• 99D Barista’s creation Crossword Clue

  Answer: LATTE

• 100D Blood of the gods Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICHOR

• 103D Chapeau’s place Crossword Clue

  Answer: TETE

• 106D Like sharp cheddar Crossword Clue

  Answer: AGED

• 107D Vega’s constellation Crossword Clue

  Answer: LYRA

• 109D Energy reviver Crossword Clue

  Answer: NAP

• 110D EGOT winner Brooks Crossword Clue

  Answer: MEL

• 111D Put down Crossword Clue

  Answer: LAY

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