WSJ Crossword hints and answers for October 27, 2026
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Clues76
Across39
Down37
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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
6A
1995 film set on the Hoggett farm (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBABE→
10A
Word after wait or wish (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLIST→
14A
Bow ties in a restaurant (5)
Starts with P, ends with APASTA→
15A
Fallopian tube traveler (4)
Starts with O, ends with MOVUM→
16A
From square one (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
17A
Jimmy who works with Lois Lane and Clark Kent (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOLSEN→
18A
View from Luxor (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENILE→
19A
Reciprocal of giga- (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONANO→
20A
Not sharing at KFC? (14)
Starts with K, ends with TKEEPINGABREAST→
23A
Helios is her brother (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEOS→
24A
Name chosen by the first American-born pope (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
25A
Deli fixture (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSLICER→
27A
Shave alternative (3)
Starts with W, ends with XWAX→
28A
Gray blanket (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMOG→
30A
Single-stranded genetic stuff (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARNA→
31A
Burkina ___ (4)
Starts with F, ends with OFASO→
34A
Chosen selectively in the NFL draft? (10)
Starts with T, ends with KTAKENABACK→
37A
Virus fighter, perhaps (5)
Starts with I, ends with OITPRO→
39A
Lisa, to Bart (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSIS→
40A
Kolkata coin (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERUPEE→
41A
Try to remember to get lettuce while shopping? (10)
Starts with T, ends with DTHINKAHEAD→
44A
Mob foes (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFEDS→
46A
Prevents from swelling, in a way (4)
Starts with I, ends with SICES→
49A
Have no obligation to (6)
Starts with N, ends with TNEEDNT→
51A
Braves, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
52A
Loops in, email-wise (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCCS→
55A
Observation on Scrabble, with its 12-inch board? (14)
Starts with T, ends with TTHEGAMEISAFOOT→
59A
Bearing (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMIEN→
60A
Declines in value (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAGS→
61A
Beginning for sound or suede (5)
Starts with U, ends with AULTRA→
62A
Las Vegas’s WNBA team (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACES→
63A
Shrine sight (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
65A
Elba, e.g. (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
66A
Big bash (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFETE→
67A
Separated, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAPART→
Down
1D
Bike wheel radius (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPOKE→
2D
Ancient diet (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPALEO→
4D
Flight unit (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
5D
Capital where one might eat halo-halo (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMANILA→
6D
A beatnik beats it (5)
Starts with B, ends with OBONGO→
7D
Adidas rival (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAVIA→
8D
Future tulip (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBULB→
9D
“Nature” essayist (7)
Starts with E, ends with NEMERSON→
10D
Roofed porch (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILANAI→
11D
Facing some trouble (9)
Starts with I, ends with EINASCRAPE→
12D
Given life, say (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSENTENCED→
13D
Lowest prime (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
21D
On deck (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEXT→
22D
“The Dream of Gerontius” composer (5)
Starts with E, ends with RELGAR→
26D
Gear at a craps table (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAKES→
27D
Tattered (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWORN→
28D
When they’re clear, they’re blue (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSKIES→
29D
Flat feature (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMESA→
31D
Feel at home (5)
Starts with F, ends with NFITIN→
32D
Team moving to Las Vegas in 2028 (9)
Starts with A, ends with SATHLETICS→
33D
Stiletto feature (9)
Starts with S, ends with LSPIKEHEEL→
35D
First recipient of the ATP Player of the Year award (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
36D
Enthusiast (4)
Starts with B, ends with FBUFF→
38D
Approving (5)
Starts with O, ends with GOKING→
42D
Pretend (7)
Starts with A, ends with FACTASIF→
43D
Quartet in a Morse H (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDOTS→
48D
Fried tortilla dish (6)
Starts with F, ends with AFLAUTA→
50D
Concentrated (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDENSE→
51D
Path for a beverage cart (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
52D
Panna ___ (custardy dessert) (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACOTTA→
53D
Tool for a pineapple (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCORER→
54D
React in surprise (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTART→
56D
Put together (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMADE→
57D
Showbiz grand slam (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
58D
Use one’s wings (4)
Starts with F, ends with PFLAP→
59D
Avril follower (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMAI→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for October 27, 2026?+
76 clues: 39 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Christopher Youngs and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Jerk (SPASM); 1995 film set on the Hoggett farm (BABE); Word after wait or wish (LIST).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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