Wall Street Journal Crossword May 9, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Saturday, May 9, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Shifters” by Mike Shenk. Today’s puzzle has a total of 140 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues140

Grid21×21

Across

1Top-notch5 Letters

6“Spectre” star5 Letters

11Like planes, for short4 Letters

15Baloney4 Letters

19Like columns with scroll volutes5 Letters

20Christina of “Sleepy Hollow”5 Letters

21Take on4 Letters

22“The Grapes of Wrath” epithet4 Letters

23Opponent of adopting the metric system’s liter?11 Letters

25Look from an angry helmsman?9 Letters

27Gastropod8 Letters

28Ballot rosters6 Letters

30Simple dress shape5 Letters

31Roush in the Baseball Hall of Fame3 Letters

32Expected3 Letters

33Adjust6 Letters

34Stratovolcano overlooking the Medit.6 Letters

35Call upon3 Letters

36Mena of “American Pie”6 Letters

37Versailles VIP3 Letters

38Busker’s tip collector3 Letters

39Triumphant cry4 Letters

42Executed perfectly6 Letters

44Day, to Donatello6 Letters

47Item in a numismatist’s file cabinet?10 Letters

49Author following a long session autographing books?10 Letters

53“Down,” in diner lingo7 Letters

54Oscar winner Matlin6 Letters

55Full-flavored, perhaps4 Letters

56Extreme power3 Letters

57Some summer babies4 Letters

59Small parts6 Letters

601917 newsmaker5 Letters

61Rock’s J. ___ Band5 Letters

63Set of steps7 Letters

65Umbrella inverters5 Letters

66Complains5 Letters

67Shady areas6 Letters

68Soft mineral4 Letters

70Long stretch3 Letters

72Oaxaca water4 Letters

73Pretenses6 Letters

74“Sorry, out of the question”7 Letters

76Result of some polishing at Hogwarts?10 Letters

78Person in charge of maintaining the ship’s spars?10 Letters

81Quintet of faculties6 Letters

82Presses Ctrl+V6 Letters

83Stellar spectacle4 Letters

84Research setting3 Letters

87Home improvement initials3 Letters

88Park near Bar Harbor6 Letters

90Poetic tribute3 Letters

92Classic 1950 sci-fi collection6 Letters

94Roman emperor succeeded by Hadrian6 Letters

95Basis of some vaccines3 Letters

96Filing pro3 Letters

99Decorative design5 Letters

100Quick to put up, perhaps6 Letters

101Is really hurtful8 Letters

103Brochure advertising shape-enhancing underwear?9 Letters

105Insect staying at a guesthouse?11 Letters

107Part of a chain4 Letters

108“Love in a Village” composer4 Letters

109Hearing-related5 Letters

110El ___ Día (Puerto Rico newspaper)5 Letters

111Fair marks4 Letters

112Sondheim’s Sweeney4 Letters

113“Gypsy” composer Jule5 Letters

114“The Wild Duck” playwright5 Letters

Down

1Petulant feeling5 Letters

2Generous bar buy5 Letters

3Grant-___5 Letters

4Missile with multiple warheads4 Letters

5Ivy League schools and Santa’s reindeer, e.g.6 Letters

6Want desperately5 Letters

7Sushi staple4 Letters

8Dismayed shout3 Letters

9Becomes slick, in a way8 Letters

10Father who empowers his daughters7 Letters

11“Of course!”11 Letters

12The missus, informally5 Letters

13Table scraps4 Letters

14Coll. reward3 Letters

15Symbolic logician George5 Letters

16Accepting of, informally6 Letters

17Earthy pigment6 Letters

18As a result of this, quaintly6 Letters

24Puritanical people9 Letters

26Course in which “amo, amas, amat” is learned6 Letters

29Hang out3 Letters

33Plow puller4 Letters

34Inspector of British mysteries5 Letters

35“Render ___ Caesar...”4 Letters

36Caesar of comedy3 Letters

37Judicial attire5 Letters

39Pic to click4 Letters

40Flipped8 Letters

41Like a fugitive8 Letters

43Choir member4 Letters

45“You’re going to have to explain this in simpler terms”6 Letters

46Fantasy creatures5 Letters

48Angel in Venezuela5 Letters

49When doubled, sings5 Letters

50Switch maker8 Letters

51“The Empire Strikes Back,” in the “Star Wars” series8 Letters

52Kylo ___, of “Star Wars”3 Letters

54Spiked clubs5 Letters

58Fantasy creature6 Letters

59Assumed identity5 Letters

60Susan of soaps5 Letters

62Targets for Apple Pencils5 Letters

64Start of a lover’s verse11 Letters

65Seizes, in slang9 Letters

66Crow call3 Letters

67Dress (up)5 Letters

69Poker payment4 Letters

71Writer/director Ephron4 Letters

73Put the pedal to the metal5 Letters

75One of the Brontës4 Letters

77Batted first6 Letters

78Really digging8 Letters

79B-boy link4 Letters

80Penn in NYC3 Letters

82Evening wear, of a sort7 Letters

84Of the system affecting instinct and mood6 Letters

85Stir up6 Letters

86Wine store buy6 Letters

89Jolting joe, informally3 Letters

91Aquafina rival6 Letters

93Appetizers5 Letters

94Market direction5 Letters

95Moscow money5 Letters

96Hands over5 Letters

97Irritate5 Letters

98Spill protection5 Letters

100Firebug4 Letters

101Jackie of action films4 Letters

102Soundly defeat4 Letters

104Muscle targeted on a rowing machine3 Letters

106Put to the test3 Letters

About the May 9, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Saturday, May 9, 2026 runs under the title “Shifters” and was constructed by Mike Shenk. It uses a 21×21 grid and contains 140 clues — 69 across and 71 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 9, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 140 clues — 69 across and 71 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The May 9, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk.

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