Wall Street Journal Crossword June 30, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Overstepping” by Paul Hudes. Today’s puzzle has a total of 76 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorPaul Hudes

Clues76

Grid15×15

Across

1Feature of Janis Joplin’s voice4 Letters

5Fiction’s counterpart4 Letters

9Baking amts.4 Letters

13Descendant of the 19th-century dueling sword4 Letters

14Bring to mind5 Letters

16Quarreling4 Letters

17Crimean port10 Letters

19Hinduism’s most terrifying goddess4 Letters

20PC program file extension3 Letters

21Pitifully small4 Letters

22“Turn! Turn! Turn!” songwriter Pete6 Letters

24The Doctor’s time machine, on “Doctor Who”6 Letters

26Like kosher salt6 Letters

28Average4 Letters

29Bathroom, informally3 Letters

30“Bless you” preceder5 Letters

33Annulled7 Letters

36Effortless victory4 Letters

37“Smokey and the Bandit” car7 Letters

40Good-for-nothings7 Letters

42“Bring Back My Happiness” electronica artist4 Letters

43Dwelt7 Letters

45Some polo shirts5 Letters

47Turn to compost3 Letters

48Punch ingredient?4 Letters

51Talkative6 Letters

53Delta, e.g.6 Letters

55Sweetener made from plant leaves6 Letters

57Custard dessert4 Letters

59Site of the world’s tallest bldg.3 Letters

60Arizona people4 Letters

61Hip-hop moves, or what the black squares between the circles do10 Letters

64Med. sch. course4 Letters

65Philadelphia footballer5 Letters

66What to look for when mounting a TV4 Letters

67Parade honoree4 Letters

68Mascara ruiner, maybe4 Letters

69Guessing game on a road trip4 Letters

Down

1Router button5 Letters

2Hurdle for a H.S. honor student6 Letters

3Grave6 Letters

4Shell game pellet3 Letters

5Former embryo5 Letters

6River of central England4 Letters

7Imitator7 Letters

8Ruling in the ring, for short3 Letters

9Claims “It was all my doing”11 Letters

10Undesirable fellow cast member8 Letters

11Velvet surface4 Letters

12Begin to wake4 Letters

15“Frozen” sister4 Letters

18Sea urchin features6 Letters

23Important time3 Letters

25The Penguin’s portrayer in 1992’s “Batman Returns”11 Letters

27At all6 Letters

29iPhone app6 Letters

31“r u srs?!”3 Letters

32Follower of photo or special3 Letters

34Needlefish3 Letters

35Pop3 Letters

37“Eww, enough already”3 Letters

38Cartoonist Chast3 Letters

39Better than average8 Letters

41Stand up for6 Letters

44What the song “Do-Re-Mi” teaches7 Letters

46___ Lanka3 Letters

49Double duties?6 Letters

50Saucer topper6 Letters

52Pig of films4 Letters

53Los Angeles hoopster5 Letters

54Tall and slim5 Letters

55Old Iranian leader4 Letters

56Muscle quality4 Letters

58Refrain snippet4 Letters

62Snitch3 Letters

63“Just ___ suspected!”3 Letters

About the June 30, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Tuesday, June 30, 2026 runs under the title “Overstepping” and was constructed by Paul Hudes. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 76 clues — 38 across and 38 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 30, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 76 clues — 38 across and 38 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The June 30, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Paul Hudes.

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