WSJ Crossword hints and answers for June 18, 2026
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Clues78
Across38
Down40
TitleNot a Straight Answer
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
Building with lots of wings? (3)
Starts with P, ends with BPUB→
4A
Region in which Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATIN→
9A
Sage, e.g. (4)
Starts with H, ends with BHERB→
13A
Tiki bar staple (10)
Starts with P, ends with APINACOLADA→
15A
Alabama governor Kay (4)
Starts with I, ends with YIVEY→
16A
Austere lifestyle (10)
Starts with A, ends with MASCETICISM→
17A
Wisecrack (4)
Starts with J, ends with EJAPE→
18A
“Pass” (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNAH→
19A
“East of Eden” twin (4)
Starts with A, ends with NARON→
20A
CNN journalist Hill (5)
Starts with E, ends with AERICA→
22A
Super focused (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINIT→
24A
Diner sign (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEATS→
26A
Accustom (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINURE→
28A
Hosted with a partner (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACOCHA→
30A
Some contents of a digital wallet (8)
Starts with E, ends with SETICKETS→
32A
Summer noisemakers (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCICADAS→
36A
Early computer programmer Lovelace (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
39A
55-Across signifier (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRED→
42A
One of 100 in D.C. (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSEN→
43A
Cardinals manager? (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOPE→
45A
During an extended period (7)
Starts with O, ends with EOVERTHE→
48A
Swift specialty (8)
Starts with P, ends with CPOPMUSIC→
50A
Matches up (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSYNCS→
54A
Apples and oranges (5)
Starts with T, ends with STREES→
55A
Gain’s counterpart (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLOSS→
58A
Fingers in some goofy photos (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
59A
Backpack part (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTRAP→
61A
Tender cut (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLOIN→
63A
Really like (3)
Starts with D, ends with GDIG→
64A
Redding in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOTIS→
65A
Suggests indirectly, or, when you add an apostrophe, statement about this puzzle’s theme (10)
Starts with D, ends with TDROPSAHINT→
68A
“...and your little dog, too” dog (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTOTO→
69A
Team anthems (10)
Starts with F, ends with SFIGHTSONGS→
70A
Candid (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
71A
Final word (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSAYSO→
72A
“Heavens!” (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
Down
1D
Sculptor Giovanni (6)
Starts with P, ends with OPISANO→
2D
Out of style (6)
Starts with U, ends with CUNCHIC→
3D
Sweetie, recently (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBAE→
4D
Vineyard-filled valley (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOIRE→
5D
Metal giant (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALCOA→
6D
Filled with imperfections (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTAINTED→
7D
Checks at bars (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIDS→
8D
Constantly talk about one’s famous friends (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAME→
9D
Pranks (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHIJINKS→
10D
Those leaving danger zones (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEVACUEES→
11D
Witty interchange (8)
Starts with R, ends with EREPARTEE→
12D
“I gotta go” (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBYE→
13D
Stampede stimulus (5)
Starts with P, ends with CPANIC→
14D
Org. that runs the L (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACTA→
21D
Flair of the WWE (3)
Starts with R, ends with CRIC→
23D
Compound in some gummies (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTHC→
25D
Drummer from Liverpool (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSTARR→
27D
“Baseball Tonight” carrier (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
29D
Share a photo with a fellow iPhone user (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
31D
Skeptic’s response to “That’s a fact!” (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISIT→
33D
Common IPO bell ringers (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCEOS→
34D
“No Pain, More Gain” brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with LADVIL→
36D
Cal. entry (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAPPT→
37D
Thick novel, figuratively (8)
Starts with D, ends with PDOORSTOP→
38D
Food drive? (8)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPETITE→
41D
TSA is part of it (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDHS→
44D
“Nature” essayist (7)
Starts with E, ends with NEMERSON→
46D
Natural focus? (7)
Starts with E, ends with YECOLOGY→
47D
Artificial tear (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
49D
2028 Olympics host (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
51D
Author Gordimer (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENADINE→
52D
Betray fear (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECRINGE→
53D
Some Army NCOs (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSSGTS→
56D
Former frosh (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOPHS→
57D
Jeremy of CBS’s “FBI” (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSISTO→
60D
Common email attachments (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPDFS→
62D
Rap’s Lil ___ X (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNAS→
64D
58-Across, in combinations (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOTO→
66D
Fjord relative (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARIA→
67D
Monopolize (3)
Starts with H, ends with GHOG→
How to solve the WSJ Crossword
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for June 18, 2026?+
78 clues: 38 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Ella Dershowitz and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Building with lots of wings? (PUB); Region in which Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages (LATIN); Sage, e.g. (HERB).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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