Wall Street Journal Crossword June 23, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Partial Compensation” by Shmuel Schmell. Today’s puzzle has a total of 78 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorShmuel Schmell

Clues78

Grid15×15

Across

1Time-tested maxim6 Letters

7Rockefeller in NYC or Kennedy in D.C.3 Letters

10Overly trusting person4 Letters

14Break off from the band, say6 Letters

15Director Ang3 Letters

16“The Simpsons” bus driver4 Letters

17Having a sickly complexion6 Letters

18Forebear8 Letters

20Safe removal?5 Letters

22Noun, if it’s not a person or place5 Letters

23Chicken dish in a creamy curry sauce11 Letters

28Bread choice3 Letters

29Tennis great Mandlikova4 Letters

30“Good shot!”4 Letters

31Use a Kindle4 Letters

32Discordant-sounding6 Letters

35Slam, say5 Letters

37Reporter’s lead7 Letters

39Last7 Letters

43Centipede creator5 Letters

45Garlic spreads6 Letters

46Smelter’s raw materials4 Letters

49Brooklyn basketball team4 Letters

51Give a fresh look to4 Letters

52Chop3 Letters

53Eons11 Letters

56Financial wherewithal5 Letters

58Sulking sort5 Letters

59The Jackal, in “The Day of the Jackal,” e.g.8 Letters

61Unions might oppose one, and a hint to the circled letters6 Letters

66Queens baseball team4 Letters

67Pro ___3 Letters

68Protectors from splatters6 Letters

69Away from land4 Letters

70NNW’s opposite3 Letters

71Apartment renter6 Letters

Down

1Respected pioneers, in slang3 Letters

2Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano)3 Letters

3Online access option3 Letters

4Note above fa3 Letters

5Hawaiian greeting5 Letters

6“Show the crowd your stuff!”5 Letters

7Enduring novel7 Letters

8Squid feature8 Letters

9Camcorder button3 Letters

10Have a snack4 Letters

11Duds6 Letters

12Film that earned Margot Robbie her first Oscar nomination6 Letters

13Like a recently painted Rembrandt6 Letters

19Vowel in the Greek alphabet3 Letters

21Bond creator Fleming3 Letters

23Compared with4 Letters

24“No need to make me a plate”4 Letters

25Have a grasp of4 Letters

26Dorothy’s home6 Letters

27British pop singer Lewis5 Letters

31Shark-riding fish6 Letters

33Bar worker: Abbr.3 Letters

34Either of two Chinese dynasties5 Letters

36Reagan program nicknamed “Star Wars,” for short3 Letters

38Early deliveries, informally8 Letters

40Designer Cassini4 Letters

41Flank4 Letters

42Possessive on Chinese menus4 Letters

44“My treat”7 Letters

46“Hoo, baby!”6 Letters

47Possessive on candy wrappers6 Letters

48Scrapped cellphones, e.g.6 Letters

50Syrup source3 Letters

53Pack animal3 Letters

54Nation whose rupee bills feature Mount Everest5 Letters

55Hang loosely5 Letters

57Artemis org.4 Letters

60Ave. crossers3 Letters

62Jr. and sr., e.g.3 Letters

63NYSE listings3 Letters

64French article3 Letters

65Mao ___-tung3 Letters

About the June 23, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Tuesday, June 23, 2026 runs under the title “Partial Compensation” and was constructed by Shmuel Schmell. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 78 clues — 36 across and 42 down. Every answer above has been solved and verified by hand.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the June 23, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 78 clues — 36 across and 42 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The June 23, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Shmuel Schmell.

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