Wall Street Journal Crossword May 12, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Highlights” by Aidan Glenn. Today’s puzzle has a total of 76 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorAidan Glenn

Clues76

Grid15×15

Across

1Educ. category including chemistry and coding4 Letters

5Small amount5 Letters

10Campaign-backing orgs.4 Letters

14River through Florence and Pisa4 Letters

15Really enjoy5 Letters

16Hilarious person4 Letters

17Place with pumps10 Letters

19Scandinavian capital4 Letters

20Record producers?7 Letters

21Lily or lotus, in Lima4 Letters

22When Juliet appears on the balcony5 Letters

25Person’s perfect soul mate6 Letters

27NBC’s host for 12 Olympic Games9 Letters

32Awards that include Best Moment and Best Upset5 Letters

33Head honcho4 Letters

34Court attorneys, basically7 Letters

36Matterhorn, e.g.3 Letters

37Selfish sorts7 Letters

38Winter hrs. in Wisconsin3 Letters

41___ tissue (connective tissue with sparse fibers)7 Letters

42Grilled steak feature4 Letters

43“I feel the same way”5 Letters

46Breach, as enemy lines9 Letters

48“Yeah, sure, probably”6 Letters

50Teeny tiny5 Letters

51Knitting stitch4 Letters

52Amount a person can carry7 Letters

57Window section4 Letters

58They hold names of invitees10 Letters

62Tolkien’s Treebeard and Leaflock4 Letters

63Cathedral feature5 Letters

64Poi source4 Letters

65Famed Italian restaurant in East Harlem4 Letters

66“Keen!”5 Letters

67Unjustly ignore4 Letters

Down

1Give in to gravity3 Letters

2Syllable before “la la”3 Letters

3Low-ranking USN officer3 Letters

4Tiled works7 Letters

5Nicholas II, e.g.4 Letters

6Borrowing figure4 Letters

7Alamo rival4 Letters

8Black-plumed water bird4 Letters

9Dada artist Max5 Letters

10Openly state7 Letters

11Low-quality computer-generated content6 Letters

12Virginia before 1776, e.g.6 Letters

13Mall businesses6 Letters

18Nirvana or Rush, e.g.4 Letters

22“Waterloo” group4 Letters

23“Awesome!”4 Letters

24Half a fl. oz.4 Letters

26Half of a couple’s matching set4 Letters

28Wise4 Letters

29Scouting group5 Letters

30Light-footed5 Letters

31Maine senator Collins5 Letters

35Raison d’___4 Letters

37God of love4 Letters

38Jackie of action films4 Letters

39Rightmost boxes on many cals.4 Letters

40Lowish poker card4 Letters

41Dieted, in a way7 Letters

42Film crawl7 Letters

43Ladle, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles6 Letters

44Chameleon cousin6 Letters

45Seek help from6 Letters

47Blue hue4 Letters

49“Cosmos” author Carl5 Letters

53Hold power4 Letters

54WhatsApp owner4 Letters

55Exam for a future atty.4 Letters

56Different, to Diego4 Letters

59Prelude to Antonio or Francisco3 Letters

60Capote-based play3 Letters

61Cry loudly3 Letters

About the May 12, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Tuesday, May 12, 2026 runs under the title “Highlights” and was constructed by Aidan Glenn. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 76 clues — 35 across and 41 down. Every answer above has been solved and verified by hand.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the May 12, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 76 clues — 35 across and 41 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The May 12, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Aidan Glenn.

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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