WSJ Crossword hints and answers for July 7, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitlePlaying Around
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Like some game purchases (5)
Starts with I, ends with PINAPP→
6A
Pops the question (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASKS→
10A
Gas station with a red “spark” logo (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARCO→
14A
Jason of “Dune” (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOMOA→
15A
“Nope” (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUHUH→
16A
Very sharp (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKEEN→
17A
Comedian Richard (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPRYOR→
18A
The Flintstones’ pet (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODINO→
19A
Cruise stop (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
20A
Round containers, in a way (12)
Starts with B, ends with SBOXINGVENUES→
23A
Most common volcanic rock (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBASALT→
26A
Add-on charge (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFEE→
27A
Hosp. scan (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMRI→
28A
Hitting it scores 10 points (15)
Starts with A, ends with EARCHERYBULLSEYE→
32A
“Breaking Bad” org. (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADEA→
33A
Statistician’s stuff (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADATA→
34A
Nine-digit ID (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
35A
Takes in (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEATS→
37A
Private chats, briefly (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDMS→
39A
“Here’s the thing...” (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLOOK→
43A
32-Across employee (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAGT→
46A
Noggin (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEAN→
49A
Nintendo avatar (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMII→
50A
Competition that dropped the “perfect 10” scoring in 2006 (15)
Starts with G, ends with TGYMNASTICSEVENT→
55A
PBS funder (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANEA→
56A
Far from forward (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSHY→
57A
Performs terribly (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTINKS→
58A
Sporting logo, and an alternative description of 20-, 28- and 50-Across (12)
Starts with O, ends with SOLYMPICRINGS→
62A
Rating org. that dropped a letter in 2019 (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMPAA→
63A
Wander widely (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROAM→
64A
Riz of “Sound of Metal” (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAHMED→
68A
Choosing rhyme starter (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEENY→
69A
Vegan protein (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTOFU→
70A
Extremely impressed (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINAWE→
71A
Roughly (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
72A
Velcro alternative (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
73A
Some life class works (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNUDES→
Down
1D
Little rascal (3)
Starts with I, ends with PIMP→
2D
Neither’s partner (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
3D
Adams of “Arrival” (3)
Starts with A, ends with YAMY→
4D
High muck-a-muck (6)
Starts with P, ends with HPOOBAH→
5D
Out early, in a way (7)
Starts with P, ends with DPAROLED→
6D
Maker of e-tron electric vehicles (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAUDI→
7D
Tibia’s setting (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSHIN→
8D
Chinese martial art (6)
Starts with K, ends with UKUNGFU→
9D
Snow day tools (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOVELS→
10D
Comparable (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
11D
Job seeker’s need (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERESUME→
12D
Bloody Mary stirrer (6)
Starts with C, ends with YCELERY→
13D
Infant attire (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONESIE→
21D
Bonus, in ad-speak (4)
Starts with X, ends with AXTRA→
22D
Sargasso Sea swimmers (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEELS→
23D
Commanded, quaintly (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBADE→
25D
Jazz technique (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
29D
Since Jan. 1 (3)
Starts with Y, ends with DYTD→
30D
1923 book subtitled “A Life in the Woods” (5)
Starts with B, ends with IBAMBI→
31D
Show broadcast from 30 Rock (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
36D
Japanese honorific (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSAN→
38D
Brief moment (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSEC→
40D
Sign for the superstitious (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
41D
Cry from a sty (4)
Starts with O, ends with KOINK→
42D
Lego buys (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKITS→
44D
Startled sound (4)
Starts with G, ends with PGASP→
45D
Soft cannon projectiles (7)
Starts with T, ends with STSHIRTS→
47D
Org. alternative (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASSN→
48D
Profit (7)
Starts with N, ends with NNETGAIN→
50D
“___ & Juliet” (2011 animated film set in a garden) (6)
Starts with G, ends with OGNOMEO→
51D
Amateur restaurant critic, perhaps (6)
Starts with Y, ends with RYELPER→
52D
Ancient pyramid builders (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMAYANS→
53D
Titan of industry (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTYCOON→
54D
Preserver god of Hinduism (6)
Starts with V, ends with UVISHNU→
59D
Deli spread (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMAYO→
60D
Nadal’s nickname (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAFA→
61D
Morning mumble (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIMUP→
65D
Fuming (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMAD→
66D
One might have a little lamb (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
67D
Paris’s Académie ___ Beaux-Arts (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDES→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for July 7, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Brian Keller and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Like some game purchases (INAPP); Pops the question (ASKS); Gas station with a red “spark” logo (ARCO).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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