Wall Street Journal Crossword October 1, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Thursday, October 1, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “We’ll Be Around” by Matt Gaffney. Today’s puzzle has a total of 78 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMatt Gaffney

Clues78

Grid15×15

Across

1Gasol of NBA fame3 Letters

4To be played smoothly6 Letters

10App that’ll find you a bike or scooter4 Letters

14Pitchers’ deliveries3 Letters

15Widely recognized6 Letters

16Funny Fey4 Letters

17“Don’t even think about it!”10 Letters

19Water whirl4 Letters

20Munich metro5 Letters

21Hold the power5 Letters

23Varsovian, e.g.4 Letters

24Forbidden septet10 Letters

29Mamdani’s mom4 Letters

31“___ Pérez” (2024 film nominated for Best Picture)6 Letters

32She played Sue Snell in 1976’s “Carrie”9 Letters

37Norse trickster4 Letters

38“Life of Pi” director3 Letters

39Took the time to enjoy7 Letters

42From, in German names3 Letters

43Tough test4 Letters

45“Hold on”9 Letters

47Bitter rant6 Letters

50“See ya!”4 Letters

51Windsor technique10 Letters

54Couples4 Letters

58Geography class aid5 Letters

59Envelope attachment5 Letters

60Appear imminent4 Letters

63Treat since 191210 Letters

66Feeling low4 Letters

67Caught some z’s6 Letters

68H, sometimes3 Letters

69They have a rumble with the Sharks4 Letters

70Puts into words6 Letters

71Ukr., once3 Letters

Down

1Fork over the dough5 Letters

2Filipino dish5 Letters

3Expected5 Letters

4Maned beast4 Letters

5Money until 19993 Letters

6Fútbol game shout3 Letters

7“Rise Up” singer Day5 Letters

8Like forks5 Letters

9Cut point dividing a statistical set into eight equal groups6 Letters

10Cleaver or corkscrew, say7 Letters

11Make an offer3 Letters

12Finish3 Letters

13Sunbeam3 Letters

18“It only hurts ___ laugh”5 Letters

22Pumping place3 Letters

24La Scala star4 Letters

25She played Tubman to an Oscar nom5 Letters

26“And ___ Her”5 Letters

27Canon competitor5 Letters

28Selfless person5 Letters

30Word in the MGM logo3 Letters

32At ___ (perplexed)5 Letters

33Word of Gallic gratitude5 Letters

34Pine5 Letters

35Toulouse turndown3 Letters

36___-Roman5 Letters

40Give off4 Letters

411950 noir classic3 Letters

44Lentils and lima beans, e.g.7 Letters

46License plate words, sometimes5 Letters

48Golf’s Ernie3 Letters

49Possessive types6 Letters

52Gold unit5 Letters

53Music’s Salt-___5 Letters

55Comes to5 Letters

56Forgets to say5 Letters

57Thrown weapon5 Letters

59Covers ground, in a way4 Letters

60Prez from TX3 Letters

61Fútbol game shout3 Letters

62Call at home3 Letters

64Make a choice3 Letters

65Semicircular letter3 Letters

About the October 1, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Thursday, October 1, 2026 runs under the title “We’ll Be Around” and was constructed by Matt Gaffney. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 78 clues — 35 across and 43 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 October 1, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 78 clues — 35 across and 43 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The October 1, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Matt Gaffney.

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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