WSJ Crossword hints and answers for July 23, 2026
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
TitlePassions Run Deep
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
Sub contractors? (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDELIS→
6A
Bloc with barrels (4)
Starts with O, ends with COPEC→
10A
Revered one (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
14A
Scene of battle (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
15A
___-do-well (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNEER→
16A
Southern city, briefly (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOLA→
17A
Cast member of “Justified” and “The Detour” (10)
Starts with N, ends with ANATALIEZEA→
20A
Good surname for an ISP owner (4)
Starts with W, ends with BWEBB→
21A
Maritime mammals (6)
Starts with W, ends with SWHALES→
23A
Diner dish (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHASH→
26A
Popular pinot producer (10)
Starts with E, ends with IECCODOMANI→
29A
“Honey in the Horn” trumpeter (6)
Starts with A, ends with TALHIRT→
31A
Tin Pan Alley great Carmichael (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHOAGY→
32A
Lacy mat (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDOILY→
33A
On the vulgar side (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEWD→
34A
Not strict (3)
Starts with L, ends with XLAX→
37A
Film for which Joanne Woodward won Best Actress, with “The” (15)
Starts with T, ends with ETHREEFACESOFEVE→
41A
Sturdy wood (3)
Starts with O, ends with KOAK→
42A
Leia’s sibling (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUKE→
43A
Refuge (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHAVEN→
44A
France’s longest river (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOIRE→
46A
City on a Great Lake (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTOLEDO→
47A
Irish philanthropist who founded homes for poor children (10)
Starts with D, ends with ODRBARNARDO→
51A
Astin of “Rudy” (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEAN→
52A
Lexus lifesaver (6)
Starts with A, ends with GAIRBAG→
53A
Move like melted cheese (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOOZE→
55A
Miss ___ (1990s TV psychic) (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCLEO→
56A
“Jurassic World Rebirth” star, briefly (10)
Starts with S, ends with OSCARLETTJO→
62A
Catch word of (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHEAR→
63A
Maker of the A3, Q5 and R8 (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAUDI→
64A
Personnel (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSTAFF→
65A
Inquires (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASKS→
66A
Turner and Danson (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEDS→
67A
Maker of small trucks (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATONKA→
Down
1D
Levy on TV screens (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDAN→
2D
Noted time (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
3D
Rent out (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
4D
Sometime soon (8)
Starts with I, ends with EINAWHILE→
5D
Shopper’s draw (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESALE→
6D
Year in the reign of Augustus (5)
Starts with O, ends with CONEBC→
7D
Bricks from dispensers (3)
Starts with P, ends with ZPEZ→
8D
Wide shoe size (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEEE→
9D
“Where the ___ Sing” (2018 Delia Owens novel) (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCRAWDADS→
10D
Dishonor (6)
Starts with I, ends with YINFAMY→
11D
Birth specialist (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADOULA→
12D
Surname of famed twins (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOLSEN→
13D
Yogurt-based drink (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILASSI→
18D
“What’ll probably happen is...” (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIBET→
22D
Unfairly take most of (3)
Starts with H, ends with GHOG→
23D
Couldn’t not (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHADTO→
24D
Island farewell (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALOHA→
25D
Dodge, as a duty (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSHIRK→
27D
Red or black piece (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCHECKER→
28D
1975 Ringo Starr hit (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOOWEE→
30D
Reuben base (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
33D
Dern in “Big Little Lies” (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALAURA→
34D
Flood stopper (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEVEE→
35D
Maker of Nutriplenish shampoo (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAVEDA→
36D
Inert gas (5)
Starts with X, ends with NXENON→
38D
Tries to hit with (8)
Starts with F, ends with TFLINGSAT→
39D
Startled cry (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
40D
High voice (8)
Starts with F, ends with OFALSETTO→
44D
Herculean efforts (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLABORS→
45D
TV judge Rita (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
46D
Spanner or mallet, say (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOOL→
47D
Country house (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADACHA→
48D
Agitates (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRILES→
49D
Get the pool game going (5)
Starts with B, ends with KBREAK→
50D
Day in old Hollywood (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDORIS→
54D
Pizzazz (4)
Starts with Z, ends with TZEST→
57D
Signal (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECUE→
58D
Tack on (3)
Starts with A, ends with DADD→
59D
Get a little darker (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
60D
Half dollar figure, briefly (3)
Starts with J, ends with KJFK→
61D
Two ___ kind (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOFA→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for July 23, 2026?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Matt Gaffney and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Sub contractors? (DELIS); Bloc with barrels (OPEC); Revered one (IDOL).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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