WSJ Crossword April 16 2025 Answers

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Across

• 1A What to do before being successful? Crossword Clue

  Answer: FAKEIT

• 7A Tree with heart-shaped leaves and beanlike seedpods Crossword Clue

  Answer: CATALPA

• 14A Morgan Stanley subsidiary Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETRADE

• 15A Fences and dams, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: BARRIERS

• 16A Play a flute Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOOTLE

• 17A Some lifesavers, for short Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERNURSES

• 18A Plaintive 1973 Rolling Stones hit Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANGIE

• 19A Continental U.S. state capital that’s closest to the Pacific Crossword Clue

  Answer: SALEM

• 20A Wholly absorbed Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENRAPT

• 22A NBA team that began as the Dallas Chaparrals Crossword Clue

  Answer: SPURS

• 26A Tennis great who never won the U.S. Open Crossword Clue

  Answer: BORG

• 28A Lucid, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAR

• 29A House mate? Crossword Clue

  Answer: SENATE

• 31A Years, for Yves Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANS

• 32A Draped dress Crossword Clue

  Answer: SARI

• 33A Jicama, for example Crossword Clue

  Answer: TUBER

• 34A Transit option to get from the Smithsonian to the Pentagon Crossword Clue

  Answer: METRO

• 36A Opposite of int. Crossword Clue

  Answer: EXT

• 38A Smoldering bit Crossword Clue

  Answer: EMBER

• 39A Witch craft? Crossword Clue

  Answer: BROOM

• 40A Fruit basket fruit Crossword Clue

  Answer: PEAR

• 42A Outrage Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRE

• 43A Organism needing oxygen Crossword Clue

  Answer: AEROBE

• 45A Nail polish brand Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPI

• 46A Diagnosis for some returning vets: Abbr. Crossword Clue

  Answer: PTSD

• 47A Transparent dish type Crossword Clue

  Answer: PETRI

• 48A Tofu cousin Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEMPEH

• 50A Top-tier Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELITE

• 52A Make one’s own Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADOPT

• 55A Hitch Crossword Clue

  Answer: BUMARIDE

• 59A Napoli’s nation Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITALIA

• 60A 1964 Beatles song Crossword Clue

  Answer: IMALOSER

• 61A Like Chaplin’s “City Lights” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SILENT

• 62A British singer Bedingfield Crossword Clue

  Answer: NATASHA

• 63A Terrarium growths Crossword Clue

  Answer: MOSSES

Down

• 1D Crumbly salad topper Crossword Clue

  Answer: FETA

• 2D Scads Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATON

• 3D Ralphs, Fred Meyer or Harris Teeter, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: KROGERSTORE

• 4D Absorbing, as an expense Crossword Clue

  Answer: EATING

• 5D Sluggard Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDLER

• 6D Simple top Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEE

• 7D Composer Orff Crossword Clue

  Answer: CARL

• 8D James of “Gunsmoke” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARNESS

• 9D Swan species Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRUMPETER

• 10D Intangible quality Crossword Clue

  Answer: AIR

• 11D ___ Halles (Paris food market) Crossword Clue

  Answer: LES

• 12D Before, as a beginning Crossword Clue

  Answer: PRE

• 13D Imbecile Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASS

• 15D “The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies” author Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEATRIXPOTTER

• 19D Left over Crossword Clue

  Answer: SPARE

• 21D Key Obama legislation, for short Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACA

• 23D Word split by an oak branch on a dime’s back Crossword Clue

  Answer: UNUM

• 24D You can get sucked into them online (and a hint to this puzzle’s theme) Crossword Clue

  Answer: RABBITHOLES

• 25D Directs Crossword Clue

  Answer: STEERS

• 26D “La ___” (Ritchie Valens hit) Crossword Clue

  Answer: BAMBA

• 27D Beginner’s push-up routine, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONEREP

• 30D Blundered Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERRED

• 32D Mariachi singers’ toppers Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOMBREROS

• 35D Canal type Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROOT

• 37D Skin-ny tent? Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEPEE

• 41D Objective Crossword Clue

  Answer: AIM

• 44D “Bad Guy” singer Billie Crossword Clue

  Answer: EILISH

• 46D Piano trio Crossword Clue

  Answer: PEDALS

• 49D Cookout setting Crossword Clue

  Answer: PATIO

• 51D It might be rough or half-baked Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDEA

• 53D Cabinet wood Crossword Clue

  Answer: PINE

• 54D Skin pics Crossword Clue

  Answer: TATS

• 55D Clutter container Crossword Clue

  Answer: BIN

• 56D Thurman of “Dangerous Liaisons” Crossword Clue

  Answer: UMA

• 57D Roll carried to yoga class Crossword Clue

  Answer: MAT

• 59D Distinct philosophy Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISM

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