Wall Street Journal Crossword June 27, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Saturday, June 27, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Happy Birthday, USA!” by Randolph Ross. Today’s puzzle has a total of 140 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorRandolph Ross

Clues140

Grid21×21

Across

1Things we complain about6 Letters

7It’s about 2,000 miles east of LAX3 Letters

10Firm figures, for short5 Letters

15Embargo3 Letters

18Cry for help6 Letters

19Third-rate4 Letters

21Broadcast in installments9 Letters

23Canio, in “Pagliacci,” e.g.11 Letters

25Camus novel9 Letters

26Prize whose first winner was “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in 198718 Letters

28Legend of music4 Letters

31Bring to bear3 Letters

32Victorian, e.g.3 Letters

33Unguarded on the court4 Letters

34Diva, stereotypically6 Letters

37Jessica of “Sin City”4 Letters

40“Jeopardy!” reunion, to some uninvited, say8 Letters

44Constitution statement granting Congress the power to pass “necessary and proper” bills13 Letters

48Romania’s currency3 Letters

49Made arrangements, in a way8 Letters

50Site of many sweaters12 Letters

56Medea, to Circe5 Letters

58Where the action is9 Letters

59“Halt, salt!”5 Letters

63Show stopper4 Letters

67Grande, familiarly3 Letters

68Tex. neighbor4 Letters

69“Goldberg Variations” composer4 Letters

70Grammy winner for “Tears in Heaven”11 Letters

74Düsseldorf denial4 Letters

75Comics canine4 Letters

76Back muscle, briefly3 Letters

77First name in country music4 Letters

78Natural inclinations5 Letters

79Put down again9 Letters

82Heart of Paris5 Letters

86Times of London puzzle solvers figure them out12 Letters

90Flinched8 Letters

95Simile center3 Letters

96It’s characterized by long, cold winters13 Letters

98Aggressive pitch8 Letters

103Pigeonhole4 Letters

104Like northern Italy6 Letters

105Moisturizer brand4 Letters

106Hockey’s Tikkanen3 Letters

108Torque symbol3 Letters

111JFK guesses4 Letters

112Benchmark U.S. birthday celebrated in eight of this puzzle’s Across answers18 Letters

120Clear9 Letters

121Laundry annoyance11 Letters

125Welcoming, as a new year9 Letters

126Dot-___ (web businesses)4 Letters

127Romanian composer George6 Letters

128FICA funds it3 Letters

129La Sicilia e la Sardegna5 Letters

130“Gangnam Style” rapper3 Letters

131Frank6 Letters

Down

1SFO setting3 Letters

2Canal site3 Letters

3Green of “Casino Royale”3 Letters

4Al Gore and Cory Booker practice it8 Letters

5Dubai dignitary4 Letters

6Breakaway group4 Letters

7Perfect mark5 Letters

8Honest to a fault7 Letters

9A standard musical reference point is two octaves above it4 Letters

10“___ Is Born”5 Letters

11Capital south of the Caspian Sea6 Letters

12Long haul4 Letters

13“Holy moly!”4 Letters

14Hacienda room4 Letters

15Galoot6 Letters

16Blue shades6 Letters

17Has no requirement to6 Letters

20GOP fundraiser3 Letters

22Words before averages or the jungle5 Letters

24“Wicked” director Jon3 Letters

27Lab connection5 Letters

28Gladiator maker4 Letters

29Lecher’s look4 Letters

30Cold coating4 Letters

35Double duty?5 Letters

36South American monkey4 Letters

38Angels, on scoreboards3 Letters

39Nonetheless3 Letters

41Sign for one born on Cinco de Mayo6 Letters

42Get under control6 Letters

43Water carrier4 Letters

45Bee follower3 Letters

46Agcy. monitoring outbreaks3 Letters

47Grimm character3 Letters

51Part of Q.E.D.4 Letters

52Exact copy5 Letters

53Compare5 Letters

54Dark5 Letters

55Campfire chow5 Letters

57Catchall abbr.3 Letters

59Multiple choices5 Letters

60Dark Lord of the Sith5 Letters

61Tough on the stomach5 Letters

62Blind followers5 Letters

64Old show shifter3 Letters

65Bass, e.g.3 Letters

66Apply gently3 Letters

70Kay Thompson character6 Letters

71Mischievous one6 Letters

72Suffix for meteor or magnet4 Letters

73Fundraiser for pols3 Letters

78Swelter5 Letters

80H.S. supporters4 Letters

81OMG or LOL, e.g.3 Letters

83Hobbit’s foe3 Letters

84Common Market inits.3 Letters

85The Bruins’ sch.4 Letters

87Bruins, to Brutus5 Letters

88Green3 Letters

89Cellos and violas, in mus.3 Letters

91Drove ahead8 Letters

92Café additive4 Letters

93Sicilian erupter4 Letters

94Civil rights activist Morris4 Letters

97Tech squads7 Letters

98Bozos, in Canadian slang6 Letters

99Lafrenière of the New York Rangers6 Letters

100Beverly Cleary character6 Letters

101Conking out5 Letters

102Protein-rich legume6 Letters

107Public argument5 Letters

109Impatient5 Letters

110School in the U.K.3 Letters

113Cruise ship retired and converted into a floating UAE hotel4 Letters

114Coffee dispensers4 Letters

115“Othello” fellow4 Letters

116White House advisory grp.3 Letters

117Sporty car roof4 Letters

118Cake shop worker4 Letters

119Retinoid target4 Letters

122“Kinda”3 Letters

123Sgt., e.g.3 Letters

124Crunch target3 Letters

About the June 27, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Saturday, June 27, 2026 runs under the title “Happy Birthday, USA!” and was constructed by Randolph Ross. It uses a 21×21 grid and contains 140 clues — 57 across and 83 down. Every answer above has been solved and verified by hand.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the June 27, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 140 clues — 57 across and 83 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The June 27, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Randolph Ross.

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