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Latest answers — October 19, 2026
All clues for the Monday, October 19, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Split Decision” by Adam Simpson.
Across
1Post-larva state4 Letters
5Bold bet at the poker table5 Letters
10“The Substance” star Moore4 Letters
14Perched on4 Letters
15Dip for tortilla chips5 Letters
16Biz bigwig4 Letters
17It may be broken after the election15 Letters
20Volume setting?5 Letters
21Pen on a pig farm3 Letters
22Tiny bits5 Letters
23Org. for motorists3 Letters
25Journalist Curry3 Letters
33Endowment5 Letters
34Sharp changes of direction4 Letters
37Dork’s kin5 Letters
39Out of date3 Letters
40Bit of potpourri5 Letters
41Furious3 Letters
42Plot device in “Memento”7 Letters
45Indefinite amount3 Letters
46Like a thrill ride13 Letters
49Garment under a blouse3 Letters
50Remote batteries, perhaps3 Letters
51Brown marten5 Letters
54Karaoke bar figures3 Letters
57“Egad!”5 Letters
64Complete range4 Letters
65Sports spot5 Letters
66Upscale hotel chain4 Letters
67“The Big Board,” for short4 Letters
68Carried on, as a war5 Letters
69Political cartoonist Thomas4 Letters
Down
1Busy orgs. in election years4 Letters
2Zion National Park setting4 Letters
3Apple or pear4 Letters
4Performer’s reward8 Letters
5Pollution stat3 Letters
6Galoots4 Letters
7Easter lead-up4 Letters
8Car trip game of observation4 Letters
9Neither follower3 Letters
10Make look bad8 Letters
11Highway ramp4 Letters
12Monument Valley sight4 Letters
13Cools down4 Letters
18Many miles away4 Letters
19Noise from a pig farm4 Letters
24Math mean: Abbr.3 Letters
25PC key3 Letters
27Jeremy with an Oscar5 Letters
28Parking assistant5 Letters
29“Thus...”5 Letters
30Moon of Saturn5 Letters
31Techno genre initialism3 Letters
32Sound of a kiss4 Letters
35The Sharks or the Jets, e.g.4 Letters
36Cunning3 Letters
38Winery container6 Letters
40Smoothie fruit6 Letters
43Letters on NYC subway cars3 Letters
44Sierra Nevada offering3 Letters
47Burning brightly6 Letters
48Mic check question6 Letters
51Baseball’s Musial4 Letters
52Creatively pretentious4 Letters
53Life stories4 Letters
54Farmiga of “The Conjuring”4 Letters
55Common image format4 Letters
56Reasonable4 Letters
58Strong cotton variety4 Letters
59Many, many years4 Letters
60Fit of pique4 Letters
62Tool with teeth3 Letters
63“Awesome!”3 Letters
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