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Latest answers — September 15, 2026

All clues for the Tuesday, September 15, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Compendium” by Andrea Carla Michaels & Mike Torch.

PuzzleCompendium

ConstructorAndrea Carla Michaels & Mike Torch

Clues76

Grid15×15

Across

1Pointer’s pronoun4 Letters

5Artery opener5 Letters

10Bookstore section, sometimes4 Letters

14Country star McEntire4 Letters

15“Way to go!”5 Letters

16Final, e.g.4 Letters

17Matter matter4 Letters

18“Don’t try to stop me!”5 Letters

19Easter lead-in4 Letters

20Where one can develop ESP skills?12 Letters

23Shampoo brand since 19475 Letters

24Toper, in dated slang6 Letters

28Letters in the sand, at times3 Letters

29Boring lectures?11 Letters

34Ticket category5 Letters

35Long-legged wader5 Letters

36Subwoofer sound4 Letters

40Intelligence pros5 Letters

42Guesses from the flight deck, for short4 Letters

43“I’m a doctor, not a bricklayer” speaker5 Letters

45Tadpole, e.g.5 Letters

47Spot for the winner of the Orca Olympics?11 Letters

49NFL VIPs3 Letters

52Soon-to-be graduate6 Letters

53Tierney of “Law & Order”5 Letters

55Salt ingredient that’s gone stale?12 Letters

60“Warp one, sir—leaving orbit” speaker4 Letters

63Single-masted boat5 Letters

64Suspicious of4 Letters

65Urge to action4 Letters

66Skip the altar5 Letters

67Some Eurasian deer4 Letters

68Throw in a chip4 Letters

69Domesticated5 Letters

70Artemis program org.4 Letters

Down

1Walks with heavy steps6 Letters

2Introduction to sexuality?6 Letters

3Cabins and condos, e.g.6 Letters

4Sri Lanka language5 Letters

5Read through quickly4 Letters

6Rolaids rival4 Letters

7Univ.’s purpose4 Letters

8Little snack4 Letters

9Lightning bolts on a weather map, for short6 Letters

10Pen pal?8 Letters

11Body spray brand3 Letters

12Bleachers occupant3 Letters

13CPR pro3 Letters

21Beauty chain4 Letters

22Inning enders4 Letters

25Novel need4 Letters

26Gumbo base4 Letters

27Scolding sounds4 Letters

30Asner, O’Neill and Harris3 Letters

31Lego blocks for tots5 Letters

32Epic of the Trojan War5 Letters

33Development sites?5 Letters

36Mercedes alternatives4 Letters

37Icy Hot target4 Letters

38Digitize, as a document4 Letters

39Hermit’s desire8 Letters

41Mariska Hargitay’s “Law & Order” show, familiarly3 Letters

44“Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle4 Letters

46Pebbles, for slingshots4 Letters

48Like some spending limits6 Letters

49Rice alternative6 Letters

50Thugs6 Letters

51Savory triangular pastry6 Letters

54Decorate5 Letters

56Vessel for arroz con pollo4 Letters

57Hover ominously4 Letters

58Inside info4 Letters

59Whizzed along4 Letters

60Pampering place3 Letters

61Coffee shop container3 Letters

62Auction unit3 Letters

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