WSJ Crossword hints and answers for October 8, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
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Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Bold poker bet (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALLIN→
6A
Handle hard times (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOPE→
10A
Novel on which “Clueless” is based (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEMMA→
14A
“___ Evil”: (1971 Mia Farrow movie) (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSEENO→
15A
Rock great Clapton (4)
Starts with E, ends with CERIC→
16A
Pacer pace (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGAIT→
17A
Metal-polishing material (10)
Starts with E, ends with HEMERYCLOTH→
19A
Airing (4)
Starts with O, ends with VONTV→
20A
Considered intrinsically (6)
Starts with A, ends with HASSUCH→
21A
Four duos (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOCTET→
23A
Elite Navy group (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALS→
26A
Anvil site (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
27A
Utterance from Homer (3)
Starts with D, ends with HDOH→
29A
Circles of mushrooms thought to be magical in folklore (10)
Starts with F, ends with SFAIRYRINGS→
34A
Arg. neighbor (3)
Starts with B, ends with LBOL→
35A
Sicilian peak (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
36A
Chapel topper (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPIRE→
37A
Zealous (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAVID→
39A
Goes under (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSINKS→
41A
Do a checkout chore (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSCAN→
42A
“On the Beach” author Shute (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNEVIL→
44A
Diamond with many hits (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
45A
Set of tools (3)
Starts with K, ends with TKIT→
46A
Lakota leader at Little Bighorn (10)
Starts with C, ends with ECRAZYHORSE→
48A
“Tic Tac Dough” channel, familiarly (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGSN→
49A
Where the wild things are (3)
Starts with Z, ends with OZOO→
50A
Hardly trustworthy (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSHADY→
52A
Padres Hall of Famer Tony (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGWYNN→
54A
Rum cocktail (6)
Starts with Z, ends with EZOMBIE→
58A
Apple Intelligence assistance (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
59A
Old wool-packing tool resembling a shovel (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSPADEPRESS→
63A
Secluded area (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGLEN→
64A
Keep out of sight (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHIDE→
65A
Suffer defeat, slangily (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEATIT→
66A
Pixar’s Dory is a blue one (4)
Starts with T, ends with GTANG→
67A
Campus south of Golden Gate Pk. (4)
Starts with U, ends with FUCSF→
68A
Flea market business (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTAND→
Down
1D
Between ports (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASEA→
2D
NASA landed six of them on the moon (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEMS→
3D
Merlot vat waste (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEES→
4D
Sudden arrival (6)
Starts with I, ends with HINRUSH→
5D
“The Quiet American” director Phillip (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOYCE→
6D
Animation collectible (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCEL→
7D
Material for los doblones (3)
Starts with O, ends with OORO→
8D
Quarry (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPIT→
9D
Like caves and canyons (6)
Starts with E, ends with YECHOEY→
10D
Bouts of self-indulgence (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOTRIPS→
11D
Lion’s pride (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMANE→
12D
Aid for working at home (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMITT→
13D
Dirt bike’s cousin (3)
Starts with A, ends with VATV→
18D
Gets exasperated (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCHAFES→
22D
Train units (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCARS→
24D
Like many Telemundo viewers (6)
Starts with L, ends with OLATINO→
25D
Oscar-nominated 2025 film (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSINNERS→
27D
Capital founded by William Penn (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDOVER→
28D
Twins Hall of Famer Tony (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOLIVA→
30D
Devil-may-care (6)
Starts with R, ends with HRAKISH→
31D
Razors may make them (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNICKS→
32D
Wood feature (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGRAIN→
33D
Dispatched (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
34D
Perch in le parc (4)
Starts with B, ends with CBANC→
38D
Like many op art posters (8)
Starts with D, ends with GDIZZYING→
40D
Sordid stuff (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESLEAZE→
43D
Largest city on the Rhône (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLYON→
47D
Osaka’s island (6)
Starts with H, ends with UHONSHU→
48D
Juicer, maybe (6)
Starts with G, ends with TGYMRAT→
51D
Airheads (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOPES→
52D
River to the Colorado (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGILA→
53D
Carolina singer (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWREN→
55D
Still buggy, perhaps (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABETA→
56D
“God ___ the details” (4)
Starts with I, ends with NISIN→
57D
Cornerstone abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with DESTD→
58D
USMC rank (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSGT→
61D
Streaming interruptions (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
62D
Dict. snippet (3)
Starts with D, ends with FDEF→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for October 8, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 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: Bold poker bet (ALLIN); Handle hard times (COPE); Novel on which “Clueless” is based (EMMA).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
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