WSJ Crossword hints and answers for May 11, 2026
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
TitleThe Bottom Line
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
Do a post-vacation chore (6)
Starts with U, ends with KUNPACK→
7A
Chiding sound (3)
Starts with T, ends with KTSK→
10A
“Evil Kermit” or “Grumpy Cat,” e.g. (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMEME→
14A
“The Murders in the Rue ___” (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMORGUE→
15A
Former quarterback Manning (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
16A
Nation on the Arabian peninsula (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
17A
She had a hit with “Poetry Man” (10)
Starts with P, ends with WPHOEBESNOW→
19A
Painter Chagall (4)
Starts with M, ends with CMARC→
20A
Sudden pulls (4)
Starts with T, ends with STUGS→
21A
She had a hit with “Because the Night” (10)
Starts with P, ends with HPATTISMITH→
23A
Make a mistake (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
24A
___ ordinaires (cheap reds) (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVINS→
25A
Shire of “Rocky” (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATALIA→
26A
Wiping the slate clean (7)
Starts with E, ends with GERASING→
28A
Casey, notably (7)
Starts with B, ends with NBATSMAN→
30A
Yank’s crosstown rival (5)
Starts with N, ends with TNYMET→
31A
Butterfly’s kin (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMOTH→
32A
Treelike creature in “The Lord of the Rings” (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
33A
He had a hit with “Mother and Child Reunion” (9)
Starts with P, ends with NPAULSIMON→
37A
Atlanta-based health org. (3)
Starts with C, ends with CCDC→
40A
Damon of “The Bourne Identity” (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMATT→
41A
Code name? (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMORSE→
45A
More exhilarating (7)
Starts with H, ends with RHEADIER→
47A
Egg-producing organs (7)
Starts with O, ends with SOVARIES→
49A
Colorado skiing resort (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASPEN→
50A
Clumsy guys (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPES→
51A
Cooked rice, in Korean cuisine (3)
Starts with B, ends with PBAP→
52A
He had a hit with “If I Had a Hammer” (10)
Starts with P, ends with RPETESEEGER→
55A
Seized vehicle, familiarly (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREPO→
56A
Mine car (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRAM→
57A
1964 Beatles hit, and an addendum to a fan letter to 17-, 21-, 33- or 52-Across, perhaps (10)
Starts with P, ends with UPSILOVEYOU→
59A
Peppa Pig’s baby sister (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEVIE→
61A
San Fran team, for short (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNINERS→
63A
Go after in court (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESUE→
64A
“___ Fideles” (6)
Starts with A, ends with EADESTE→
Down
1D
Unspecified large number (7)
Starts with U, ends with NUMPTEEN→
2D
“Take your time” (7)
Starts with N, ends with YNOHURRY→
3D
Write some code (7)
Starts with P, ends with MPROGRAM→
4D
Seeming eternity (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
5D
Lion scion (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCUB→
6D
Confine (6)
Starts with K, ends with NKEEPIN→
7D
Campout shelters (5)
Starts with T, ends with STENTS→
8D
Word before car or machine (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLOT→
9D
Flightless bird (4)
Starts with K, ends with IKIWI→
10D
May honorees, quaintly (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMOMMAS→
11D
“Shoot over your answer” (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEMAILME→
12D
Invader in some sci-fi movies (7)
Starts with M, ends with NMARTIAN→
13D
Captivate (7)
Starts with E, ends with TENCHANT→
18D
Emulated the performers in this puzzle’s theme (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSANG→
22D
Second largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSTTHOMAS→
24D
Thiamine and riboflavin, for two (8)
Starts with V, ends with SVITAMINS→
27D
Labor Day mo. (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSEP→
28D
Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er ___” (3)
Starts with B, ends with IBOI→
29D
Quick cash source (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
31D
Denver hrs. (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMST→
34D
Dubai’s nation: Abbr. (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUAE→
35D
Abbr. on a copier paper tray (3)
Starts with L, ends with RLTR→
36D
“Neither fish ___ fowl” (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
37D
Novel section (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCHAPTER→
38D
Warrant (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDESERVE→
39D
Ship skipper (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCAPTAIN→
42D
Some steaks (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRIBEYES→
43D
City with wharves (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSEAPORT→
44D
Support, as a cause (7)
Starts with E, ends with EESPOUSE→
46D
Considered (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDEEMED→
47D
Auto on the autobahn (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPEL→
48D
“Romeo and Juliet” city (6)
Starts with V, ends with AVERONA→
50D
Nimble (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGILE→
53D
Omar of “House” (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEPPS→
54D
Jacob’s twin (4)
Starts with E, ends with UESAU→
55D
Thinker Descartes (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
58D
YouTube offering, for short (3)
Starts with V, ends with DVID→
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WSJ Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for May 11, 2026?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Peter A. Collins and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Do a post-vacation chore (UNPACK); Chiding sound (TSK); “Evil Kermit” or “Grumpy Cat,” e.g. (MEME).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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