WSJ Crossword hints and answers for June 1, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleFinal Notice
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
Bit of wit (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPUN→
4A
Delighted (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGLAD→
8A
Fur trader John Jacob ___ (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASTOR→
13A
“Able was I ___ I saw Elba” (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
14A
Frequently reposted GIF, e.g. (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMEME→
15A
Social standing (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTATUS→
17A
Entree sometimes served with mint jelly (8)
Starts with L, ends with PLAMBCHOP→
19A
Peaceful (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESERENE→
20A
“The Time Machine” race (4)
Starts with E, ends with IELOI→
21A
Part of a Clue accusation (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROOM→
23A
Gives the ax (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFIRES→
24A
Online dating service with a sea-related name (12)
Starts with P, ends with HPLENTYOFFISH→
27A
Have a cross ___ (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTOBEAR→
30A
Street urchin (4)
Starts with W, ends with FWAIF→
31A
Columns that lean to one side? (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOPEDS→
32A
Friend of Piglet and Roo (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPOOH→
34A
Without (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSANS→
38A
U.S. spy organization (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACIA→
39A
Tympanic membrane, familiarly (7)
Starts with E, ends with MEARDRUM→
42A
Bus. bigwig (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCEO→
43A
Classic sneaker brand (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKEDS→
45A
Like many Easter eggs (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDYED→
46A
Cyber-commerce (5)
Starts with E, ends with LETAIL→
48A
Jovial laugh (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHOHO→
50A
Quite some time (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAWHILE→
51A
Sidekick (12)
Starts with S, ends with ESECONDFIDDLE→
56A
Gives in to a tearjerker (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCRIES→
57A
___-flam (4)
Starts with F, ends with MFLIM→
58A
Upscale hotel chain (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
62A
Collision protection device (6)
Starts with A, ends with GAIRBAG→
64A
Protrude, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSTICKOUT→
66A
Soft drink brand introduced in 1905 (6)
Starts with R, ends with ARCCOLA→
67A
Concerning (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
68A
Hwys. and tpks. (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRDS→
69A
Magic spells (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEXES→
70A
Method: Abbr. (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSYST→
71A
Part of a piano, map or Florida (3)
Starts with K, ends with YKEY→
Down
1D
Brazilian soccer legend (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPELE→
2D
River of Russia (4)
Starts with U, ends with LURAL→
3D
Pixar title character with a lucky fin (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONEMO→
4D
Maker of Yukon SUVs (3)
Starts with G, ends with CGMC→
5D
Songwriter/satirist Tom who taught math at MIT (6)
Starts with L, ends with RLEHRER→
6D
Eugene O’Neill’s “___ for the Misbegotten” (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAMOON→
7D
Bus or rail terminal (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDEPOT→
8D
Braying animal (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
9D
Tennis great Graf (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISTEFFI→
10D
Import taxes (7)
Starts with T, ends with STARIFFS→
11D
“SNL” alum Cheri (5)
Starts with O, ends with IOTERI→
12D
Anglo-Saxon letters (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUNES→
16D
Meeting, informally (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSESH→
18D
She can stand on her own two feet (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBIPED→
22D
“Heavens!” (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMYWORD→
25D
Zap with a light beam (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELASE→
26D
Where Waikiki is (4)
Starts with O, ends with UOAHU→
27D
Apt rhyme for “clock” (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTOCK→
28D
“The Andy Griffith Show” boy (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOPIE→
29D
Abacus part (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBEAD→
32D
Remove with a crowbar (6)
Starts with P, ends with FPRYOFF→
33D
Poet’s tribute (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
35D
Berry used in smoothies (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
36D
Astrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
40D
Condition sometimes treated with Ritalin: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with DADHD→
41D
Whimper (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMEWL→
44D
Baseball card collection holder, sometimes (7)
Starts with S, ends with XSHOEBOX→
47D
Give it with your permission (5)
Starts with T, ends with KTHEOK→
49D
Marked down (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONSALE→
50D
Confesses (6)
Starts with A, ends with SADMITS→
51D
Reminder of a past injury (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
52D
“Love Story” author Segal (5)
Starts with E, ends with HERICH→
53D
Enchantress of Greek myth (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECIRCE→
54D
Female characters in “Casablanca” and “Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation” (5)
Starts with I, ends with SILSAS→
55D
Bubbleheaded (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDITSY→
59D
TV role for Robin Williams (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMORK→
60D
In one’s birthday suit (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENUDE→
61D
Really tiny (4)
Starts with I, ends with YITSY→
63D
Neon or nitrogen (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
65D
Foldaway bed (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCOT→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for June 1, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Andrea Carla Michaels and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Bit of wit (PUN); Delighted (GLAD); Fur trader John Jacob ___ (ASTOR).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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