WSJ Crossword hints and answers for July 17, 2026
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Clues134
Across57
Down77
TitleOh, Grow Up!
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
Newman and Oldman, e.g. (6)
Starts with A, ends with SACTORS→
7A
Dries out, say (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTALES→
13A
Request with clasped hands (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPLEASE→
19A
“So true!” (6)
Starts with W, ends with PWORDUP→
20A
Separate the grain from the chaff (6)
Starts with T, ends with HTHRESH→
21A
Request with a proffered fist (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPOUNDIT→
22A
Motile cell (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAMOEBA→
23A
“No Woman, No Cry” genre (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREGGAE→
24A
Pros pretending to be amateurs, e.g. (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRINGERS→
25A
*“Why so quiet?” (19)
Starts with K, ends with EKITTENGOTYOURTONGUE→
28A
Letter after Delta (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
29A
Gem from Down Under (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPAL→
30A
Muted hue (6)
Starts with P, ends with LPASTEL→
31A
Hand on a hacienda? (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMANO→
34A
*Belabor a settled subject (13)
Starts with B, ends with LBEATADEADFOAL→
40A
Hung in folds (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDRAPED→
42A
Abuela’s abode (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACASA→
43A
Sport with training stables called “heya” (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSUMO→
44A
*Person of interest? (7)
Starts with L, ends with PLOANPUP→
45A
Brother in Genesis (4)
Starts with A, ends with LABEL→
47A
AOL chats (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIMS→
50A
Meditative practice (3)
Starts with Z, ends with NZEN→
51A
Kimono tie (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOBI→
52A
Roman roadway (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASTRADA→
54A
*Farewell tour (10)
Starts with C, ends with GCYGNETSONG→
58A
Lo-cal (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELITE→
60A
Major Wall St. index (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADJIA→
62A
Disney boss until 2005 (6)
Starts with E, ends with REISNER→
63A
71A
Large-scale ousters (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPURGES→
72A
Conjugation target (4)
Starts with V, ends with BVERB→
73A
First-rate (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAONE→
74A
*Tribunals that are complete shams (10)
Starts with J, ends with SJOEYCOURTS→
78A
French region bordering Germany and Switzerland (6)
Starts with A, ends with EALSACE→
82A
Traders’ place (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPIT→
83A
Sounds of hesitancy (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUHS→
84A
Org. that issues nine-digit IDs (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASSA→
85A
“That’s a bummer” (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPITY→
87A
*Warm embraces (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCUBHUGS→
89A
Guac and queso (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDIPS→
91A
Not rot (4)
Starts with K, ends with PKEEP→
93A
Person giving ick vibes (6)
Starts with C, ends with OCREEPO→
94A
*“Chillax, dude!” (13)
Starts with D, ends with FDONTHAVEACALF→
100A
Sicilian postcard subject (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
101A
Depends (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRELIES→
102A
Monet medium (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOILS→
104A
Morse sounds (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDAHS→
108A
*Inhibition to talking (19)
Starts with T, ends with TTADPOLEINONESTHROAT→
113A
Casey at the bat, in the 1922 World Series (7)
Starts with S, ends with LSTENGEL→
115A
Tires out completely (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDOESIN→
116A
Run into the ground (6)
Starts with O, ends with OOVERDO→
117A
Snappy remarks (7)
Starts with Z, ends with SZINGERS→
118A
Still in the drafts folder (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUNSENT→
119A
Villain in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” (6)
Starts with G, ends with NGASTON→
120A
Certify (6)
Starts with A, ends with TATTEST→
121A
Collect salary, in Monopoly (6)
Starts with P, ends with OPASSGO→
122A
Pump figure (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOCTANE→
Down
1D
Up, in a way (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAWAKE→
2D
Strip for laughs (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCOMIC→
3D
Loyalty that’s pledged, quaintly (5)
Starts with T, ends with HTROTH→
4D
Choral verse from Sophocles’ “Antigone” (8)
Starts with O, ends with NODETOMAN→
6D
Reach across (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSPAN→
7D
Barbershop tool (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTROP→
8D
What a generous diner might pick up (6)
Starts with T, ends with BTHETAB→
9D
Diamond pattern (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARGYLE→
10D
Toy brand with theme parks (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLEGO→
11D
Brother in Genesis (4)
Starts with E, ends with UESAU→
12D
Climbing guides (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSHERPAS→
13D
Journey’s beginning (6)
Starts with P, ends with APOINTA→
14D
Sprang forward (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLUNGED→
15D
Swallows (7)
Starts with E, ends with SENGULFS→
16D
“Zip-___-Doo-Dah” (4)
Starts with A, ends with EADEE→
17D
P.G. Wodehouse title (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
18D
Crop circle makers, supposedly (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
21D
Writing that isn’t well versed? (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPROSE→
26D
Complimentary coverage, briefly (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGOODPR→
27D
“There it is!” (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATADA→
32D
Coding creations (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPS→
33D
Neither masc. nor fem. (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEUT→
35D
Outstanding service (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
36D
Flaky mineral (4)
Starts with T, ends with CTALC→
37D
Athens aperitif (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOUZO→
38D
“So true!” (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
39D
Marked with a macron, say (4)
Starts with L, ends with GLONG→
40D
“The Many Loves of ___ Gillis” (classic sitcom) (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDOBIE→
41D
Bonnie with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRAITT→
44D
Sprawl (4)
Starts with L, ends with LLOLL→
45D
Tweak, say (6)
Starts with A, ends with TADJUST→
46D
Can opener? (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBAIL→
47D
“You are ___ much trouble!” (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINSO→
48D
Course listing (4)
Starts with M, ends with UMENU→
49D
Editor’s notation (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTET→
53D
Venomous snake (5)
Starts with A, ends with RADDER→
55D
Checkup frequency, perhaps (6)
Starts with Y, ends with YYEARLY→
56D
Nascar driver Ty (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGIBBS→
57D
Mlle, in Madrid (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASRTA→
61D
Off-road ride, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with VATV→
64D
Tampa Bay gridders (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBUCS→
65D
Amorous archer (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEROS→
66D
Water, to Juan (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGUA→
67D
Passenger’s assignment (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSEAT→
68D
Excite (5)
Starts with H, ends with PHOPUP→
69D
Mandy’s role in “The Princess Bride” (5)
Starts with I, ends with OINIGO→
70D
Becomes firm (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSETS→
74D
Ashley of the “Divergent” movies (4)
Starts with J, ends with DJUDD→
75D
Only state that doesn’t share any letters with “mackerel” (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
76D
“The Pat McAfee Show” carrier (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
77D
Contractor’s detail (4)
Starts with S, ends with CSPEC→
79D
What keycards provide (6)
Starts with A, ends with SACCESS→
80D
Snappy (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCURT→
81D
“Desire Under the Elms” protagonist (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEBEN→
86D
Many a microbrew (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIPA→
88D
Whiplash protection (8)
Starts with H, ends with THEADREST→
90D
“That’s funny...” (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESTRANGE→
91D
Boat backbone (4)
Starts with K, ends with LKEEL→
92D
Became less intense (7)
Starts with E, ends with PEASEDUP→
95D
Yard lines? (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHEDGES→
96D
“A Taste of Honey” trumpeter (6)
Starts with A, ends with TALPERT→
97D
Bowed Baroque instruments (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVIOLS→
98D
Unfetters (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLOOSES→
99D
Alternative to jailing (6)
Starts with F, ends with GFINING→
103D
Played slowly (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLENTO→
105D
It comes from the heart (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAORTA→
107D
Michelangelo medium (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTONE→
108D
Outdoor wedding rental (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTENT→
109D
The Gaels of the NCAA (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIONA→
110D
Capone nemesis (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
111D
Nation between Benin and Ghana (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTOGO→
112D
Climate control acronym (4)
Starts with H, ends with CHVAC→
113D
“I Hate U” R&B artist (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASZA→
114D
Tufted bird (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTIT→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for July 17, 2026?+
134 clues: 57 Across and 77 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Aaron Ullman and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Newman and Oldman, e.g. (ACTORS); Dries out, say (STALES); Request with clasped hands (PLEASE).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
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