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Latest answers — October 13, 2026

All clues for the Tuesday, October 13, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “The Old College Try” by Vasu Seralathan.

PuzzleThe Old College Try

ConstructorVasu Seralathan

Clues76

Grid15×15

Across

1Reykjavik-raised singer5 Letters

6Believer in a hands-off Creator5 Letters

11Mouthy attitude3 Letters

14Bar mitzvah officiant5 Letters

15Quran Creator5 Letters

16His retired number 4 hangs from Boston Garden’s rafters3 Letters

17What overly loud children are instructed to use11 Letters

19Kravitz of 2022’s “The Batman”3 Letters

20Gumshoe3 Letters

21Drug that reduces Parkinson’s symptoms5 Letters

22Suvari of “American Beauty”4 Letters

23Chemical compound suffix3 Letters

24Injection from a wasp’s stinger, e.g.11 Letters

27Piano recital piece6 Letters

29Totaled at the register6 Letters

30Elevator at a fancy event?4 Letters

31Rose garden pest5 Letters

34Purported Roswell crashers, for short3 Letters

35Elite eight of academia, or what 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across could be said to be part of?9 Letters

39Classic Pontiac muscle car3 Letters

42Tiniest bits5 Letters

43“You’ve convinced me!”4 Letters

47Port of northern Germany6 Letters

49Sign between scorpion and goat6 Letters

51Combustion engine part11 Letters

55Cow chow3 Letters

56Cuts from the supermarket4 Letters

57Seething5 Letters

58Busy travel day, often3 Letters

59Penultimate Greek letter3 Letters

60Site of one of the four great civilizations of the ancient world11 Letters

63Image on the flags of Nepal and Namibia3 Letters

64Joaquin’s “Walk the Line” co-star5 Letters

65Certain 35-Across attendee5 Letters

66Series installments, casually3 Letters

67Dressing sites5 Letters

68Notices5 Letters

Down

1Fliers of the Union Jack7 Letters

2Woman with a secret identity7 Letters

3Not for the easily offended7 Letters

4DH’s goal, often3 Letters

5Field for Roald Dahl and Beatrix Potter, for short6 Letters

6Swiss town that hosts the annual World Economic Forum5 Letters

7Make a romantic getaway, in a way5 Letters

8Hipbone-related5 Letters

9Bodily pouch3 Letters

10Commonly read article?3 Letters

11Drop for a cougher7 Letters

12Resolve, as differences7 Letters

13Stereo system components7 Letters

18Writer Ferber4 Letters

22Patriarchy rulers3 Letters

25Course before calc4 Letters

26Earlier name of the Fandango streaming service4 Letters

28Velshi of MS NOW3 Letters

31PC key3 Letters

32Pod particle3 Letters

33Includes3 Letters

36Four-time Pro Bowl QB Michael4 Letters

37Farm coupler4 Letters

38PC key3 Letters

39Brief sighting7 Letters

40Prepares to make a good pitch?7 Letters

41Comes by7 Letters

44“Well, look who it is!”7 Letters

45“Not another word!”7 Letters

46Rarities at tearjerkers7 Letters

48Polish off3 Letters

49Tel ___4 Letters

50Passes along6 Letters

52Name bestowed by Darth Sidious5 Letters

53Treat badly5 Letters

54Gets trounced5 Letters

60Org. with schedules3 Letters

61Morpheus advises him3 Letters

62Racing circuit3 Letters

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