WSJ Crossword hints and answers for June 29, 2026
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
TitleMargin of Error
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Prepare for a trip (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPACK→
5A
New Zealand people (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMAORI→
10A
“You there!” (3)
Starts with H, ends with YHEY→
13A
Some Mideastern rulers (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEMIRS→
15A
Theoretical physicist Schrödinger (5)
Starts with E, ends with NERWIN→
16A
High end of a royal flush (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
17A
Shared in, or fought with (11)
Starts with G, ends with FGOTAPIECEOF→
19A
Letter between pi and sigma (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
20A
Attire for some bank robbers (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSKIMASKS→
21A
Provide with funding (5)
Starts with E, ends with WENDOW→
23A
Genetic stuff (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADNA→
24A
Deceptive ploys (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUSES→
26A
Bender at a soda fountain (13)
Starts with F, ends with WFLEXIBLESTRAW→
31A
Songbird with an upturned tail (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWREN→
32A
Ambition (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRIVE→
33A
Sharp’s counterpart (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFLAT→
35A
Enjoy the buffet (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEAT→
36A
Acting great Hagen (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUTA→
37A
Throw in (3)
Starts with A, ends with DADD→
38A
Recipe direction (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTIR→
40A
Baffle (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTUMP→
42A
Speedy birds of Australia (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEMUS→
43A
Resolute quality (13)
Starts with S, ends with PSTIFFUPPERLIP→
46A
Recital features (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOLOS→
47A
Stephen of “V for Vendetta” (3)
Starts with R, ends with AREA→
48A
Letter between gamma and epsilon (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADELTA→
50A
Iron or vitamin C, e.g. (8)
Starts with N, ends with TNUTRIENT→
55A
Inventor Whitney (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
56A
1983 action film starring Roy Scheider (11)
Starts with B, ends with RBLUETHUNDER→
59A
Infuriated (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMAD→
60A
Siamese fighting fish (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABETTA→
61A
Start for toxin or chemistry (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONEURO→
62A
Number that’s neither prime nor composite (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
63A
“Holy moly!” (5)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEESH→
64A
Edinburgh native (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCOT→
Down
1D
Cribbage score markers (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEGS→
2D
In a frenzy (4)
Starts with A, ends with KAMOK→
3D
___ Field (home of the Mets) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICITI→
4D
Ralph played by Jackie Gleason (7)
Starts with K, ends with NKRAMDEN→
5D
Demure (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMEEK→
6D
Curving paths (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARCS→
7D
Be in the red (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOWE→
8D
Compact Kia (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
9D
Swarm over (6)
Starts with I, ends with TINFEST→
10D
Charcuterie board option (10)
Starts with H, ends with IHARDSALAMI→
11D
Reflected sound (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
12D
“Ooh, that stings!” (4)
Starts with Y, ends with WYEOW→
14D
Big name in shapewear (5)
Starts with S, ends with XSPANX→
18D
“Allow me to repeat that...” (5)
Starts with I, ends with DISAID→
22D
Big name in spongy balls (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNERF→
24D
Modernize, say (6)
Starts with R, ends with PREVAMP→
25D
Put into practice (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
26D
Spots for frosh pledges (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFRATS→
27D
Choose to ignore a problem (10)
Starts with L, ends with ELETITSLIDE→
28D
Ides of March assassin (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBRUTUS→
29D
Became visibly joyful (5)
Starts with L, ends with PLITUP→
30D
Make into a ball (5)
Starts with W, ends with PWADUP→
31D
Director Anderson (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWES→
34D
NFL scores (3)
Starts with T, ends with STDS→
39D
Mob revolt (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRIOT→
40D
Calif. airport (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSFO→
41D
Capital of Western Australia (5)
Starts with P, ends with HPERTH→
42D
Popular Manhattan restaurant until 2011 (7)
Starts with E, ends with SELAINES→
44D
Not toned (6)
Starts with F, ends with YFLABBY→
45D
Second chance for viewers (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRERUN→
48D
Trade show presentation (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODEMO→
49D
Energetic style (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELAN→
50D
Brooklyn team (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
51D
Sundance Mountain Resort setting (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUTAH→
52D
Cabinet dept. overseeing schools (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEDUC→
53D
Notorious emperor (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONERO→
54D
Easy gait (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTROT→
57D
Tennessee governor Bill (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
58D
Sport-___ (rugged vehicle) (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUTE→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for June 29, 2026?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Prepare for a trip (PACK); New Zealand people (MAORI); “You there!” (HEY).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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