WSJ Crossword January 21 2026 Answers

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• 1A Composer’s creation Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPUS

• 5A Island near Naples Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAPRI

• 10A Major failure Crossword Clue

  Answer: FLOP

• 14A Bouquet bearer Crossword Clue

  Answer: VASE

• 15A Lots of land Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACRES

• 16A Fodder for a statistician Crossword Clue

  Answer: DATA

• 17A Now or later Crossword Clue

  Answer: EVER

• 18A Mr. Ed, speaking in his native tongue? Crossword Clue

  Answer: NEIGHSAYER

• 20A Gave a new look to Crossword Clue

  Answer: REDID

• 22A “La Dolce ___” Crossword Clue

  Answer: VITA

• 23A Original NYC subway line Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRT

• 24A Mr. Ed, with a huge crush? Crossword Clue

  Answer: FILLYFANATIC

• 28A Body off the Antarctic coast Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROSSSEA

• 31A Square root of nueve Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRES

• 32A Medium for some sculptures Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICE

• 33A Urban fleet Crossword Clue

  Answer: CABS

• 35A Hops oven Crossword Clue

  Answer: OAST

• 39A Most reliable sources, maybe the sources of 18-, 24-, 53- and 63-Across? Crossword Clue

  Answer: THEHORSESMOUTHS

• 44A Shipping map division Crossword Clue

  Answer: ZONE

• 45A Misfortunes Crossword Clue

  Answer: WOES

• 46A Outperform Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOP

• 47A Start for space Crossword Clue

  Answer: AERO

• 51A YouTube show where celebrities eat spicy wings Crossword Clue

  Answer: HOTONES

• 53A Surfeit of straps for Mr. Ed? Crossword Clue

  Answer: BRIDLESHOWER

• 57A It’s often smoked in Amsterdam Crossword Clue

  Answer: EEL

• 58A Virtual market Crossword Clue

  Answer: EBAY

• 59A Is compliant Crossword Clue

  Answer: OBEYS

• 63A Artisans who supply Mr. Ed? Crossword Clue

  Answer: REINMAKERS

• 67A Soothing succulent Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALOE

• 68A Morales of “Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESAI

• 69A Talked and talked and talked Crossword Clue

  Answer: RANON

• 70A Game played with a revolver Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLUE

• 71A Franchise with local lectures Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEDX

• 72A Slow mover Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNAIL

• 73A Like some lemonade Crossword Clue

  Answer: HARD

Down

• 1D Finished Crossword Clue

  Answer: OVER

• 2D Service roads? Crossword Clue

  Answer: PAVE

• 3D Brought into play Crossword Clue

  Answer: USED

• 4D Helvetica’s lack Crossword Clue

  Answer: SERIFS

• 5D Get rid of Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAN

• 6D Star pitcher Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACE

• 7D Outhouse Crossword Clue

  Answer: PRIVY

• 8D Pass on, at the holidays Crossword Clue

  Answer: REGIFT

• 9D Babylonian love goddess Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISHTAR

• 10D Med. watchdog Crossword Clue

  Answer: FDA

• 11D ___ on thick (exaggerate) Crossword Clue

  Answer: LAYIT

• 12D Cheri of “Bad Parents” Crossword Clue

  Answer: OTERI

• 13D Medicare Advantage program Crossword Clue

  Answer: PARTC

• 19D Reasonable Crossword Clue

  Answer: SANE

• 21D Genre for Gloria Gaynor Crossword Clue

  Answer: DISCO

• 25D Father of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEAR

• 26D Experiment sites Crossword Clue

  Answer: LABS

• 27D Not worth ___ Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASOU

• 28D London luxury hotel Crossword Clue

  Answer: RITZ

• 29D Cube of dos Crossword Clue

  Answer: OCHO

• 30D Spotted Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEEN

• 34D Do some tailoring Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEW

• 36D Memo abbr. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATTN

• 37D Wedge or pump, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHOE

• 38D Recipe amts. Crossword Clue

  Answer: TSPS

• 40D Take charge of Crossword Clue

  Answer: HEAD

• 41D Neighborhood of downtown Manhattan Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOHO

• 42D Cat call Crossword Clue

  Answer: MEOW

• 43D Bone: Prefix Crossword Clue

  Answer: OSTEO

• 48D Early ed. level Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELEM

• 49D Concrete-strengthening rods Crossword Clue

  Answer: REBARS

• 50D Resident of Japan’s third-largest city Crossword Clue

  Answer: OSAKAN

• 52D Jerry of “Law & Order” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORBACH

• 53D Special Forces cap Crossword Clue

  Answer: BERET

• 54D Pee Wee in Cooperstown Crossword Clue

  Answer: REESE

• 55D Trojan War epic Crossword Clue

  Answer: ILIAD

• 56D Cartoon character Hardy Har Har, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: HYENA

• 60D Singer Fitzgerald Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELLA

• 61D Word before honor or eminence Crossword Clue

  Answer: YOUR

• 62D Tourney ranking Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEED

• 64D Veto Crossword Clue

  Answer: NIX

• 65D King, in Cannes Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROI

• 66D Show on which 12-Down was a regular, familiarly Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNL

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