Wall Street Journal Crossword June 4, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Thursday, June 4, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Defeatist Attitude” by Bryan Cheong & Zachary Edward-Brown. Today’s puzzle has a total of 78 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorBryan Cheong & Zachary Edward-Brown

Clues78

Grid15×15

Across

1Where tupelos and mangroves grow5 Letters

6Desmond Dekker’s genre3 Letters

9Cuisine including boudin and andouille5 Letters

14Elfin creature5 Letters

15Nonhuman target of an “Open the pod bay doors” request3 Letters

16It might crumble under cross-examination5 Letters

17“Capeesh?”5 Letters

18Calc. preceder3 Letters

19It may be topped with chashu pork5 Letters

20Completely3 Letters

21Jeromes Dream’s genre7 Letters

24Fury3 Letters

25Curly hairstyle popular in the 1950s9 Letters

27Chopsticks source5 Letters

29Be of ___ (help)5 Letters

32Dancer’s manager5 Letters

33Yuletide cupful3 Letters

36Spot on5 Letters

38Experiencing post-roller-coaster effects, say5 Letters

39One-on-one basketball play, for short3 Letters

40Luka Doni or Bronny James, e.g.5 Letters

41First reads for website newbies4 Letters

42Playwright Chekhov5 Letters

44View from Luxor4 Letters

45What college searches end in?3 Letters

46Oscar night celebrator7 Letters

48Rejections3 Letters

49Neptune’s domain3 Letters

50Mocked7 Letters

51Classic sports cars3 Letters

52Hat, in slang3 Letters

54Ephemeral sculpting medium3 Letters

55Astron. clock setting3 Letters

57Volleyball move5 Letters

59Tea, in British slang3 Letters

60Spirit5 Letters

63Say out loud5 Letters

64Goofy image, maybe3 Letters

65Subject of the 2024 documentary “Super/Man”5 Letters

66Chichen Itza people5 Letters

67Research facility over 240 mi. overhead3 Letters

68Water balloon sound5 Letters

Down

1Org. for pet lovers4 Letters

2Resolution4 Letters

3Abruptly dismiss4 Letters

4Soccer legend Hamm3 Letters

5Public image8 Letters

6Bit of glass5 Letters

7Vegetable with a dinosaur variety5 Letters

8Pond problem5 Letters

9Go on a pub crawl8 Letters

10Copying3 Letters

11He performed one day after Janis at Woodstock4 Letters

12Lyft rival4 Letters

13Lowest pinochle card4 Letters

22Dove call3 Letters

23Franchise begun with 2008’s “Iron Man,” for short3 Letters

25Noggins5 Letters

26Denison denizen5 Letters

27Pride Month event6 Letters

28One dimension, e.g.10 Letters

30Accepting defeat, slangily, and what four answers in this puzzle are doing, from the answers above them10 Letters

31Cat known as a tigrillo in Colombia6 Letters

32They may be empty after getting cracked5 Letters

33Fashion brand with L’Air du Temps perfume9 Letters

34Pirate’s lament9 Letters

35Bargain bin finds, often9 Letters

37Lock5 Letters

42Speechless response3 Letters

43Maiden name label3 Letters

46Tools for climbers6 Letters

47Books for financiers6 Letters

53Seller of KAJPLATS smart lights4 Letters

56Fitbit bit4 Letters

57Total3 Letters

58Sch. support group3 Letters

61Female gametes3 Letters

62Established3 Letters

About the June 4, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Thursday, June 4, 2026 runs under the title “Defeatist Attitude” and was constructed by Bryan Cheong & Zachary Edward-Brown. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 78 clues — 42 across and 36 down. Every answer above has been solved and verified by hand.

The WSJ Crossword publishes a new puzzle every day of the week, with difficulty building across the week. Monday puzzles are the most approachable, while Friday brings the celebrated WSJ contest crossword with a meta answer to crack, and Saturday features the largest grid of the week. Click any clue above to open a dedicated answer page with a letter-by-letter breakdown and every past appearance of that clue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the June 4, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 78 clues — 42 across and 36 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The June 4, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Bryan Cheong & Zachary Edward-Brown.

Are these WSJ Crossword answers correct?

Yes. Every answer on WSJCrosswordAnswers.org is solved by hand from the official WSJ grid and cross-checked before publishing. If you spot a discrepancy, please let us know.

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