WSJ Crossword hints and answers for June 23, 2026
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Clues78
Across36
Down42
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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
Time-tested maxim (6)
Starts with O, ends with WOLDSAW→
7A
Rockefeller in NYC or Kennedy in D.C. (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCTR→
10A
Overly trusting person (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNAIF→
14A
Break off from the band, say (6)
Starts with G, ends with OGOSOLO→
15A
Director Ang (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
16A
“The Simpsons” bus driver (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
17A
Having a sickly complexion (6)
Starts with S, ends with WSALLOW→
18A
Forebear (8)
Starts with A, ends with RANCESTOR→
20A
Safe removal? (5)
Starts with H, ends with THEIST→
22A
Noun, if it’s not a person or place (5)
Starts with T, ends with GTHING→
23A
Chicken dish in a creamy curry sauce (11)
Starts with T, ends with ATIKKAMASALA→
28A
Bread choice (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
29A
Tennis great Mandlikova (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHANA→
30A
“Good shot!” (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENICE→
31A
Use a Kindle (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREAD→
32A
Discordant-sounding (6)
Starts with A, ends with LATONAL→
35A
Slam, say (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOSE→
37A
Reporter’s lead (7)
Starts with N, ends with PNEWSTIP→
43A
Centipede creator (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
45A
Garlic spreads (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAIOLIS→
46A
Smelter’s raw materials (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORES→
49A
Brooklyn basketball team (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
51A
Give a fresh look to (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREDO→
53A
Eons (11)
Starts with A, ends with SAGESANDAGES→
56A
Financial wherewithal (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEANS→
58A
Sulking sort (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMOPER→
59A
The Jackal, in “The Day of the Jackal,” e.g. (8)
Starts with A, ends with NASSASSIN→
61A
Unions might oppose one, and a hint to the circled letters (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPAYCUT→
66A
Queens baseball team (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMETS→
67A
Pro ___ (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTEM→
68A
Protectors from splatters (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAPRONS→
69A
Away from land (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASEA→
70A
NNW’s opposite (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESSE→
71A
Apartment renter (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELESSEE→
Down
1D
Respected pioneers, in slang (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOGS→
2D
Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano) (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALOA→
3D
Online access option (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDSL→
4D
Note above fa (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSOL→
5D
Hawaiian greeting (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALOHA→
6D
“Show the crowd your stuff!” (5)
Starts with W, ends with MWOWEM→
7D
Enduring novel (7)
Starts with C, ends with CCLASSIC→
8D
Squid feature (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETENTACLE→
9D
Camcorder button (3)
Starts with R, ends with CREC→
10D
Have a snack (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNOSH→
12D
Film that earned Margot Robbie her first Oscar nomination (6)
Starts with I, ends with AITONYA→
13D
Like a recently painted Rembrandt (6)
Starts with F, ends with DFORGED→
19D
Vowel in the Greek alphabet (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
21D
Bond creator Fleming (3)
Starts with I, ends with NIAN→
23D
Compared with (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHAN→
24D
“No need to make me a plate” (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIATE→
25D
Have a grasp of (4)
Starts with K, ends with WKNOW→
26D
Dorothy’s home (6)
Starts with K, ends with SKANSAS→
27D
British pop singer Lewis (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALEONA→
31D
Shark-riding fish (6)
Starts with R, ends with AREMORA→
33D
Bar worker: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TATT→
34D
Either of two Chinese dynasties (5)
Starts with L, ends with GLIANG→
36D
Reagan program nicknamed “Star Wars,” for short (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISDI→
38D
Early deliveries, informally (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPREEMIES→
40D
Designer Cassini (4)
Starts with O, ends with GOLEG→
42D
Possessive on Chinese menus (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSOS→
44D
“My treat” (7)
Starts with I, ends with EITSONME→
46D
“Hoo, baby!” (6)
Starts with O, ends with AOHMAMA→
47D
Possessive on candy wrappers (6)
Starts with R, ends with SREESES→
48D
Scrapped cellphones, e.g. (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEWASTE→
50D
Syrup source (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSAP→
53D
Pack animal (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
54D
Nation whose rupee bills feature Mount Everest (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNEPAL→
55D
Hang loosely (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRAPE→
57D
Artemis org. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
60D
Ave. crossers (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSTS→
62D
Jr. and sr., e.g. (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYRS→
63D
NYSE listings (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCOS→
64D
French article (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUNE→
65D
Mao ___-tung (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETSE→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for June 23, 2026?+
78 clues: 36 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Shmuel Schmell and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Time-tested maxim (OLDSAW); Rockefeller in NYC or Kennedy in D.C. (CTR); Overly trusting person (NAIF).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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