Wall Street Journal Crossword May 18, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Monday, May 18, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Craft Show” by Mike Shenk. Today’s puzzle has a total of 74 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues74

Grid15×15

Across

1Fezzes and fedoras4 Letters

5Ravine5 Letters

10Place for a figurehead4 Letters

14Jacob’s twin4 Letters

15Bird-based5 Letters

16Item in a tackle box4 Letters

17Strap for a rider4 Letters

18On the up and up5 Letters

19Skeptical snort4 Letters

20For-profit company that meets social and environmental standards12 Letters

23Conditions3 Letters

24Most adorable6 Letters

28Michigan Wolverines football coach from 1969 to 198914 Letters

33Centers5 Letters

34Strap for a walker5 Letters

35Peg on a course3 Letters

36Curtain holders4 Letters

37Kilmer of “Willow”3 Letters

38Statistics figure4 Letters

39Tad Lincoln’s dad3 Letters

40Designer Geoffrey5 Letters

42Dog-___ (like some book pages)5 Letters

43Anaconda’s kin14 Letters

46“See ya!”6 Letters

47GE acquisition of 19863 Letters

48Shipyard doings, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme12 Letters

55Titan of industry4 Letters

58Hired thugs5 Letters

59Scent4 Letters

60Wife of Zeus4 Letters

61Undermine5 Letters

62Capital of Italia4 Letters

63Printers’ buys4 Letters

64Trade expo presentations5 Letters

65Winter glider4 Letters

Down

1Tarragon or thyme4 Letters

2“Hold on ___!”4 Letters

3“Break Your Heart” singer Cruz4 Letters

4Offerings from Aurora8 Letters

5Rubber6 Letters

6Finished4 Letters

7Latvia’s capital4 Letters

8Way of walking4 Letters

9Dangles a carrot in front of7 Letters

10Base for a statue6 Letters

11Massage3 Letters

12Mine cart fill3 Letters

13Like monsoon season3 Letters

21One-stripers in the USMC4 Letters

22Pained cry4 Letters

25Opponent for 38-Down, in Spain6 Letters

26Farm machine6 Letters

27Trapped, in a way5 Letters

28Minor mistake6 Letters

29Tribulation6 Letters

30Some toymakers5 Letters

31Intended5 Letters

32Farm machine5 Letters

33Beach scurriers5 Letters

38Wavers of capes8 Letters

40U2 frontman4 Letters

41Wearing a ring, maybe7 Letters

42O.T. book after Proverbs4 Letters

44Hooded snakes6 Letters

45Subject of some Van Gogh paintings6 Letters

49Ripped4 Letters

50Explosive sound4 Letters

51Edit menu option4 Letters

52Person on a pedestal4 Letters

53Alaskan city4 Letters

54Mortarboard flinger4 Letters

55X in Greece3 Letters

56Buddhist discipline3 Letters

57Vessel not made in a shipyard3 Letters

About the May 18, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Monday, May 18, 2026 runs under the title “Craft Show” and was constructed by Mike Shenk. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 74 clues — 35 across and 39 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 18, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 74 clues — 35 across and 39 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The May 18, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk.

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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