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Latest answers — October 5, 2026
All clues for the Monday, October 5, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Things Acquired” by Gary Cee.
Across
1Hard to lift5 Letters
6Folkie Joan4 Letters
10Light fog4 Letters
14Bellybutton fit for a body shot5 Letters
15Bone from the elbow to the wrist4 Letters
16“Ah, makes sense”4 Letters
17Burlap bag in a fun race10 Letters
19Tartan-wearing group4 Letters
20Speed down a slope3 Letters
21Soft-pop vocalist Vannelli4 Letters
22“Give it ___!”5 Letters
23Ladle with a lever13 Letters
28Sort3 Letters
29Dandyish dude3 Letters
31Davis of “Do the Right Thing”5 Letters
34Twosome3 Letters
35Luxe hotel chain4 Letters
36The “Here’s to my sweet Satan” that listeners thought they heard in “Stairway to Heaven,” e.g.15 Letters
40Jane of Gothic literature4 Letters
41Take to court3 Letters
42Fruit of the Loom rival5 Letters
43“The Chi” network, for short3 Letters
44Gender prefix3 Letters
45Feeble, as an excuse4 Letters
47Up-and-down passageway13 Letters
52Rams defensive end Garrett5 Letters
53Bristol bloke4 Letters
54“So that’s it!”3 Letters
56Comparable4 Letters
60Anchovy holders4 Letters
61Soothing succulent4 Letters
62Contents of some cabinets5 Letters
63Boldly innovative4 Letters
64Sites of winding rds.4 Letters
Down
1Squats strengthen them4 Letters
2Slender-stemmed mushroom5 Letters
3Bit of amusing behavior5 Letters
4By way of3 Letters
5Nonetheless3 Letters
6More pressed for time6 Letters
7Haim of “One Battle After Another”5 Letters
8Speech of praise8 Letters
9Nationals pitcher Kent3 Letters
10Really small5 Letters
11It’s between England and Ireland9 Letters
12Animal of the phylum Porifera9 Letters
13Campout structure4 Letters
18Fiend in a fairy tale4 Letters
22Cry of frustration3 Letters
24Two-wheeler with a battery5 Letters
25Behind-the-scenes staff4 Letters
26Gin-flavoring fruit4 Letters
30Bakery buys4 Letters
32Willie Mays nickname9 Letters
33Habit that’s all thumbs?9 Letters
35Honshu city5 Letters
37Honshu’s continent4 Letters
38Area with many derelict factories8 Letters
39Onetime ruler of Iran4 Letters
44Walgreens rival3 Letters
45Puts down on paper6 Letters
46“___ bien!” (Spanish “All right!”)4 Letters
48Minuscule5 Letters
49Synthetic fiber5 Letters
50Site of some seismic activity5 Letters
52Chess ender4 Letters
55Helper: Abbr.4 Letters
57Flow stopper3 Letters
582016 Spielberg movie, with “The”3 Letters
59Untruth3 Letters
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