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Latest answers — July 1, 2026
All clues for the Wednesday, July 1, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Perfunctory Performance” by Lynn Lempel.
Across
1Perp pursuer3 Letters
4Gustav Mahler’s composer wife4 Letters
8Record holder6 Letters
14Bonobo, e.g.3 Letters
15Real hoot4 Letters
16Slightly colored6 Letters
17*Remington products8 Letters
19Cast parties?6 Letters
20Cowboys’ contest, e.g.7 Letters
21Drubs5 Letters
22“Forget You” singer Green5 Letters
23Two-masted sailing ship4 Letters
25Nest eggs for srs.4 Letters
27*Understood by a select few6 Letters
29Close copy7 Letters
31Mar.-Nov. setting3 Letters
32Unchanged4 Letters
35Gross out5 Letters
39NPR journalist Stamberg5 Letters
42Tag-along to Oz4 Letters
43Hindu honorific3 Letters
46Inform7 Letters
51Hold ’em holding4 Letters
52Creative pursuits4 Letters
55Cries out for5 Letters
56Have faith in5 Letters
58Draw7 Letters
60Any of 35 for Beyoncé6 Letters
61*Debate answer8 Letters
63Online reviewer of a business6 Letters
64Ring out4 Letters
65Waste watchers’ org.3 Letters
66Fits well together6 Letters
67Agile4 Letters
68King, to Cato3 Letters
Down
1Potent java, informally3 Letters
2Editorial writers, e.g.7 Letters
3Free of flaws7 Letters
4Ferdinand’s kingdom6 Letters
5Istanbul currency4 Letters
6Crib call5 Letters
7Cruising, perhaps5 Letters
8Place for a groom6 Letters
9Cause of some head-scratching4 Letters
10*Made necessary8 Letters
11Vain indulgence7 Letters
12Fashion brand with a Medusa logo7 Letters
13Harris and Helms3 Letters
18First name in scat singing4 Letters
22Ill-mannered fellow3 Letters
24Take by force5 Letters
26Khan who founded Khan Academy3 Letters
28Subj. for U.S. newcomers3 Letters
30Mature leader?3 Letters
33Pursuing5 Letters
34Longtime ruler of China3 Letters
36*Disdainful snort8 Letters
37Singer/songwriter DiFranco3 Letters
38Sad sound3 Letters
39Gullible type3 Letters
40Cornered7 Letters
41Lighthouse staircases, typically7 Letters
43Ghostly apparition7 Letters
44Permit-seeking annoyance7 Letters
45Agcy. with many returns3 Letters
47Lustful creatures of myth6 Letters
49Hard to control6 Letters
50Essential part4 Letters
53They cover a lot of ground5 Letters
54Pricey5 Letters
57Crook with Hook4 Letters
59Uphill lift4 Letters
60Hotel amenity3 Letters
62Indulgent3 Letters
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