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Latest answers — October 14, 2026

All clues for the Wednesday, October 14, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Tuneup” by Mike Shenk.

PuzzleTuneup

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues72

Grid15×15

Across

1Barbecue seasoning3 Letters

4Conjures up6 Letters

10“Thus credulous fools are caught” speaker4 Letters

14Simian sidekick in Disney’s “Aladdin”3 Letters

152006 Best Actress winner6 Letters

16Lost traction4 Letters

17Dish in Parmesan sauce, named for a Roman restaurateur15 Letters

20It may have a lot of drawers8 Letters

21They sometimes bounce6 Letters

22Steelers general manager Khan4 Letters

23Paperless periodicals6 Letters

24Getaway destination3 Letters

26Q neighbor3 Letters

28Tear4 Letters

29Resistance fighter’s alias9 Letters

32Cookie entrepreneur Fields5 Letters

36Half a Basque game4 Letters

37Hall of Fame quarterback John5 Letters

39Bundle of sheets4 Letters

40Mama and papa’s mamas5 Letters

42Tube in a deli9 Letters

44Model-making need4 Letters

46Provide with English dialogue, say3 Letters

47“Toy Story” dinosaur3 Letters

48Houses of lords6 Letters

50Zip4 Letters

52California county with many wineries6 Letters

53Clutter-clearing events8 Letters

57Finishes enjoyably, and what 17-, 29- or 42-Across does15 Letters

59“Sommersby” star4 Letters

60Italian count start6 Letters

61Dominican address3 Letters

62Passing comments?4 Letters

63Maroon6 Letters

64Card above a king, in pinochle3 Letters

Down

1Tennis’s “King of Clay,” familiarly4 Letters

2Its app has a “Plan your next trip” section4 Letters

3Underworld flunky9 Letters

4Follow in the footsteps of7 Letters

5Murder site in a 1930 Miss Marple mystery8 Letters

6Servants of Sauron4 Letters

7Dunn of the Clippers4 Letters

8Sonneteer’s sundown3 Letters

9Blessed event?6 Letters

10Last NHL team to win the Stanley Cup for four consecutive seasons9 Letters

11Title Cockney chauffeur in a 1966 film5 Letters

12Some deliveries5 Letters

13Gray works4 Letters

18Channel with a weekly Noir Alley airing3 Letters

19“Legend of ___” (1968 Moody Blues song)5 Letters

23Intern’s assignment6 Letters

24Start for instant or uproar4 Letters

25Mardi Gras city, familiarly4 Letters

27Swells6 Letters

30Exam results, at times9 Letters

31Lamb tender3 Letters

33Carry, as a sedan chair9 Letters

34Hoedown seat4 Letters

35Big picture brand4 Letters

38Rising star8 Letters

41Play reviewer’s aid5 Letters

43Sheepish7 Letters

45Titania and Oberon circle it6 Letters

48It’s taken into account5 Letters

49Atlanta mayor Dickens5 Letters

51Degree in a dojo3 Letters

52Sonic producer4 Letters

53God with a goat-driven chariot4 Letters

54Amneris’s rival in opera4 Letters

55Being, to Bizet4 Letters

56Penn with three Oscars4 Letters

58Formic acid producer3 Letters

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