WSJ Crossword hints and answers for June 17, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
TitleOpposites Attract
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
Consoles with Nunchuks (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWIIS→
5A
Lawn material (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSOD→
8A
“Live long and prosper” speaker (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSPOCK→
13A
Where el sol comes up (4)
Starts with E, ends with EESTE→
14A
Thurman of “Pulp Fiction” (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUMA→
15A
Occasion for donning a cucumber eye mask, perhaps (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSPADAY→
16A
King Agnarr’s heir, in a 2013 Disney movie (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELSA→
17A
Superficial stereotype of the 1980s (or the opposite of 23-Across?) (10)
Starts with V, ends with LVALLEYGIRL→
19A
Singer LaBelle (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPATTI→
21A
Narrowest of margins (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHAIR→
22A
Kitty feed (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
23A
Old-time trapper (or the opposite of 17-Across?) (11)
Starts with M, ends with NMOUNTAINMAN→
26A
Pod predators (5)
Starts with O, ends with SORCAS→
27A
Phanerozoic, e.g. (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
28A
Bus. bigwig (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCEO→
31A
Brunei’s Hassanal Bolkiah, for one (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSULTAN→
33A
Ethel Mertz on “I Love Lucy” (or the opposite of 38-Across?) (8)
Starts with L, ends with YLANDLADY→
35A
List shortener (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
36A
Remote (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFAR→
37A
Sixth-largest lake in North America (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
38A
Team assistant (or the opposite of 33-Across?) (8)
Starts with W, ends with YWATERBOY→
41A
Kin of a crepe (6)
Starts with B, ends with ZBLINTZ→
43A
Miss identification? (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
44A
Dipstick drips (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
45A
Play to the nosebleeds (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMOTE→
46A
Amazonian superhero (or the opposite of 55-Across?) (11)
Starts with W, ends with NWONDERWOMAN→
49A
Call from a catamaran (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAHOY→
52A
Start for space (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAERO→
53A
Polite denial (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNOSIR→
55A
“That’s rough, brah” (or the opposite of 46-Across?) (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBUMMERDUDE→
58A
Leave the gate, say (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITAXI→
59A
“Anchors Aweigh” org. (6)
Starts with U, ends with YUSNAVY→
60A
Golf tee, e.g. (3)
Starts with P, ends with GPEG→
61A
Fateful time for Caesar (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDES→
62A
Belonging to thee (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHINE→
63A
General on Chinese menus (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTSO→
64A
Lose color (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFADE→
Down
1D
Turn on the faucets, so to speak (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWEEP→
2D
Kaaba visitor’s faith (5)
Starts with I, ends with MISLAM→
3D
“Well, you should’ve gotten here sooner” (10)
Starts with I, ends with EITSTOOLATE→
4D
Crush or Squirt in “Finding Nemo,” e.g. (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESEATURTLE→
5D
Tiguan or Trax (3)
Starts with S, ends with VSUV→
6D
Missouri River basin natives (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOMAHAS→
7D
___ Lama (5)
Starts with D, ends with IDALAI→
8D
Austin Powers, for one (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSPY→
9D
Wicca follower, e.g. (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPAGAN→
10D
God who rode the eight-legged horse Sleipnir (4)
Starts with O, ends with NODIN→
11D
Common e-commerce icon (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCART→
12D
Phillies slugger Schwarber (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKYLE→
15D
Delivery from the pulpit (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSERMON→
18D
Straight (6)
Starts with L, ends with RLINEAR→
20D
Machu Picchu resident (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
24D
Khaki kin (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
28D
Topping for San Diego-style fries (10)
Starts with C, ends with ACARNEASADA→
29D
Make publishable (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
30D
___ Project (internet Supreme Court archive) (4)
Starts with O, ends with ZOYEZ→
31D
Joins a quilting bee (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEWS→
32D
Jazz home (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUTAH→
33D
Put down (3)
Starts with L, ends with YLAY→
34D
The shark’s two-note theme in “Jaws,” e.g. (9)
Starts with L, ends with FLEITMOTIF→
36D
Got out of hand? (6)
Starts with F, ends with DFOLDED→
39D
Milne marsupial (3)
Starts with R, ends with OROO→
40D
Offering two options (6)
Starts with B, ends with YBINARY→
41D
Munich-based automaker (3)
Starts with B, ends with WBMW→
42D
Bird on Canadian coins (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLOON→
45D
Eats dirt? (6)
Starts with E, ends with SERODES→
46D
Bill of the Rolling Stones (5)
Starts with W, ends with NWYMAN→
47D
Blow one’s top (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERUPT→
48D
Vetoed (5)
Starts with N, ends with DNIXED→
49D
Border (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABUT→
50D
“Can it!” (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHUSH→
51D
Upscale hotel chain (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
54D
Levitate (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERISE→
56D
Notable night (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
57D
Braggart’s display (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for June 17, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Hunter Murphy and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Consoles with Nunchuks (WIIS); Lawn material (SOD); “Live long and prosper” speaker (SPOCK).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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