WSJ Crossword hints and answers for June 30, 2026
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Clues76
Across38
Down38
TitleOverstepping
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Feature of Janis Joplin’s voice (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
5A
Fiction’s counterpart (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFACT→
9A
Baking amts. (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSPS→
13A
Descendant of the 19th-century dueling sword (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
14A
Bring to mind (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEVOKE→
16A
Quarreling (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
17A
Crimean port (10)
Starts with S, ends with LSEVASTOPOL→
19A
Hinduism’s most terrifying goddess (4)
Starts with K, ends with IKALI→
20A
PC program file extension (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEXE→
21A
Pitifully small (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPUNY→
22A
“Turn! Turn! Turn!” songwriter Pete (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSEEGER→
24A
The Doctor’s time machine, on “Doctor Who” (6)
Starts with T, ends with STARDIS→
26A
Like kosher salt (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOARSE→
28A
Average (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMEAN→
29A
Bathroom, informally (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCAN→
30A
“Bless you” preceder (5)
Starts with A, ends with OACHOO→
33A
Annulled (7)
Starts with N, ends with DNEGATED→
36A
Effortless victory (4)
Starts with R, ends with PROMP→
37A
“Smokey and the Bandit” car (7)
Starts with T, ends with MTRANSAM→
40A
Good-for-nothings (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBADEGGS→
42A
“Bring Back My Happiness” electronica artist (4)
Starts with M, ends with YMOBY→
45A
Some polo shirts (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIZODS→
47A
Turn to compost (3)
Starts with R, ends with TROT→
48A
Punch ingredient? (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFIST→
51A
Talkative (6)
Starts with V, ends with LVERBAL→
53A
Delta, e.g. (6)
Starts with L, ends with RLETTER→
55A
Sweetener made from plant leaves (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASTEVIA→
57A
Custard dessert (4)
Starts with F, ends with NFLAN→
59A
Site of the world’s tallest bldg. (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUAE→
60A
Arizona people (4)
Starts with H, ends with IHOPI→
61A
Hip-hop moves, or what the black squares between the circles do (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBREAKDANCE→
64A
Med. sch. course (4)
Starts with A, ends with TANAT→
65A
Philadelphia footballer (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEAGLE→
66A
What to look for when mounting a TV (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSTUD→
67A
Parade honoree (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHERO→
68A
Mascara ruiner, maybe (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTEAR→
69A
Guessing game on a road trip (4)
Starts with I, ends with YISPY→
Down
1D
Router button (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRESET→
2D
Hurdle for a H.S. honor student (6)
Starts with A, ends with MAPEXAM→
4D
Shell game pellet (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
5D
Former embryo (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFETUS→
6D
River of central England (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAVON→
7D
Imitator (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCOPYCAT→
8D
Ruling in the ring, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTKO→
9D
Claims “It was all my doing” (11)
Starts with T, ends with TTAKESCREDIT→
10D
Undesirable fellow cast member (8)
Starts with S, ends with GSTAGEHOG→
11D
Velvet surface (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPILE→
12D
Begin to wake (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTIR→
15D
“Frozen” sister (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELSA→
18D
Sea urchin features (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPINES→
23D
Important time (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
25D
The Penguin’s portrayer in 1992’s “Batman Returns” (11)
Starts with D, ends with ODANNYDEVITO→
27D
At all (6)
Starts with O, ends with TONEBIT→
29D
iPhone app (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACAMERA→
31D
“r u srs?!” (3)
Starts with O, ends with GOMG→
32D
Follower of photo or special (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOPS→
34D
Needlefish (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGAR→
37D
“Eww, enough already” (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITMI→
38D
Cartoonist Chast (3)
Starts with R, ends with ZROZ→
39D
Better than average (8)
Starts with A, ends with RABOVEPAR→
41D
Stand up for (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDEFEND→
44D
What the song “Do-Re-Mi” teaches (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESOLFEGE→
46D
___ Lanka (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
49D
Double duties? (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTUNTS→
50D
Saucer topper (6)
Starts with T, ends with PTEACUP→
52D
Pig of films (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBABE→
53D
Los Angeles hoopster (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLAKER→
54D
Tall and slim (5)
Starts with R, ends with YREEDY→
55D
Old Iranian leader (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSHAH→
56D
Muscle quality (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETONE→
58D
Refrain snippet (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALALA→
62D
Snitch (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
63D
“Just ___ suspected!” (3)
Starts with A, ends with IASI→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for June 30, 2026?+
76 clues: 38 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Paul Hudes and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Feature of Janis Joplin’s voice (RASP); Fiction’s counterpart (FACT); Baking amts. (TSPS).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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