Wall Street Journal Crossword July 11, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Saturday, July 11, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Standard-Bearers” by Mike Shenk. Today’s puzzle has a total of 138 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues138

Grid21×21

Across

1They have no notes5 Letters

6Adler who outwitted Sherlock Holmes5 Letters

11Donkey beaten with a stick, perhaps6 Letters

17Yellow flower in the daisy family5 Letters

18Where gladiators fought7 Letters

20Patisserie treat7 Letters

21Victor’s award in an ancient Greek city?13 Letters

23Cork’s place7 Letters

24Golfer Ernie3 Letters

25“Aye, true!”3 Letters

26Knife on a flint?13 Letters

28Title start of many 108-Down3 Letters

29Loads from lodes4 Letters

31T cell producer6 Letters

32Tankard fill3 Letters

33Prepare for planting4 Letters

35Castor or Pollux, e.g.4 Letters

37Squeezed (out)4 Letters

39Eats4 Letters

40Hitch, say6 Letters

42Swabbing tool3 Letters

44No longer the rage5 Letters

45“Arabian Nights” fliers4 Letters

46Seriously injure4 Letters

48Round-the-world trip5 Letters

50Ewe said it3 Letters

52Early ’60s gatherings with Chubby Checker records?12 Letters

56Safety features in some showers8 Letters

61Regular tendency5 Letters

62Willem of “Platoon”5 Letters

63Bench activity5 Letters

64Kwanzaa mo.3 Letters

65Get ready to run4 Letters

66March through the marsh?11 Letters

68Title character of song who “walked like a woman but talked like a man”4 Letters

69Ottoman Empire hat3 Letters

70Microwave feature5 Letters

71Make blank5 Letters

72Jeopardy5 Letters

73Spots for swingers8 Letters

75Jargon that’s easygoing?12 Letters

77Hit 1999 Nas album3 Letters

78Torment5 Letters

79Wailing water bird4 Letters

80Phone fillers4 Letters

838.5-pound award5 Letters

86High hit3 Letters

88Striped shoe brand6 Letters

92___ avis4 Letters

93Satirist Mort4 Letters

94Paul of “Ant-Man”4 Letters

96Chris of “The Good Wife”4 Letters

97___-Magnon man3 Letters

98Trailed at the end6 Letters

102Delights?4 Letters

104Spot in la Seine3 Letters

105Browsing on Zillow, say?13 Letters

110“Huh-uh”3 Letters

111“East of Eden” brother3 Letters

112Site of over 1,000 works by Goya7 Letters

113Pastiche combining Dalí’s watches and Warhol’s soup cans?13 Letters

116Won back, as territory7 Letters

117Kia minivans7 Letters

118Abrupt expulsion5 Letters

119Answers from toadies6 Letters

120Boarding spot5 Letters

121Ranch ruminant5 Letters

Down

1Site of a historic 1799 discovery7 Letters

2Bold feat7 Letters

3Premium chips ingredient7 Letters

4Norse god for whom Tuesday is named3 Letters

5Argument5 Letters

6Out of sorts3 Letters

7Nutrition label nos.4 Letters

8Blow one’s stack5 Letters

9CBS journalist O’Donnell5 Letters

10Abrasive powder5 Letters

11Place for un pique-nique4 Letters

12“Happy Birthday” writer, maybe4 Letters

13Simba’s love, in “The Lion King”4 Letters

14Allies of the Cheyenne7 Letters

15“Funky Cold Medina” rapper7 Letters

16Julie made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II7 Letters

18Dawn5 Letters

19Kin of venison7 Letters

20Swinging strikes6 Letters

22The Hindenburg, e.g.7 Letters

27Good laughs4 Letters

30Seattle quarterback Darnold3 Letters

34Heads for the hills6 Letters

36Support from the stands7 Letters

38Cheapen6 Letters

39Twins-lion go-between4 Letters

41Suffragist Carrie Chapman ___4 Letters

43Preceding5 Letters

44Greek consonants3 Letters

47Tussaud title6 Letters

49Paging devices7 Letters

51Six-pack makeup3 Letters

52Kleptomaniac’s crime5 Letters

53Heron or ibis, e.g.5 Letters

54Mediterranean island known for its dance music club scene5 Letters

55Hotel room posting5 Letters

56Fully understand5 Letters

57Result of a flipped card, maybe6 Letters

58Embellish5 Letters

59Thing of the past5 Letters

60Bass part5 Letters

63Magistrate in 18-Across7 Letters

66Doodads6 Letters

67Staggering5 Letters

682013 Sheryl Sandberg book6 Letters

70Crumpet go-with3 Letters

72Trudge4 Letters

74Fibonacci’s birthplace4 Letters

75Iron, in France3 Letters

76Plan intended to achieve a goal7 Letters

78Fragrant firs7 Letters

80Tell tale activity7 Letters

81One who doesn’t finish his sentence7 Letters

82Induces7 Letters

84Pinkish orange color6 Letters

85Dice, say4 Letters

87Potential flower3 Letters

89“And you’re telling me this why?”7 Letters

90Not in custody7 Letters

91Protect7 Letters

95Scars on cars5 Letters

99Out on a limb, maybe5 Letters

100Mark for madrileños5 Letters

101Prevailing5 Letters

103Hits the mall5 Letters

106Historians’ focuses4 Letters

107Wedding reception sight4 Letters

108Dedicated works4 Letters

1091992 Heisman winner Torretta4 Letters

114Beltway Series player3 Letters

115Placed3 Letters

About the July 11, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Saturday, July 11, 2026 runs under the title “Standard-Bearers” and was constructed by Mike Shenk. It uses a 21×21 grid and contains 138 clues — 67 across and 71 down. Every answer above has been solved and verified by hand.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the July 11, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 138 clues — 67 across and 71 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The July 11, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk.

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