Wall Street Journal Crossword October 21, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Rock Climbing” by Mike Graczyk. Today’s puzzle has a total of 78 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMike Graczyk

Clues78

Grid15×15

Across

1Hunky-dory3 Letters

4Suffolk sound3 Letters

7Model airplane material5 Letters

12Field dressings?8 Letters

15Wallops6 Letters

16Cupful at Popeyes8 Letters

17“Now I remember!”6 Letters

18Fork-tailed flier4 Letters

19Tampa neighbor, familiarly6 Letters

21Tennis star Swiatek3 Letters

22Clothes line?6 Letters

24You can put drinks on them4 Letters

28Generic6 Letters

30Onetime JFK lander3 Letters

32Hereford sound3 Letters

33Rye buys6 Letters

36Tip5 Letters

38Means of advancement, and what can be found in each set of circles in this puzzle13 Letters

41One of 32 in a Monopoly set5 Letters

42Pub orders6 Letters

43Prove oneself fallible3 Letters

44Warriors shoot in it: Abbr.3 Letters

46Snap alternative6 Letters

50It’s brought to order4 Letters

52Shocked6 Letters

55Elvis’s longtime label3 Letters

56Enjoys a favorite film6 Letters

58Thin tubes on tables4 Letters

59For some time6 Letters

62Thumbs-up8 Letters

65Greatly dismay6 Letters

66It really sticks in your craw8 Letters

67Malia Obama’s younger sister5 Letters

68Smash into3 Letters

69Lasso in England3 Letters

Down

1Home of the Longhorns6 Letters

2“Let’s continue”6 Letters

3Culkin of “A Real Pain”6 Letters

4Web crawler3 Letters

5Finesse3 Letters

6Make ___ of (mishandle)5 Letters

7Bangkok currency4 Letters

8So far5 Letters

9Smartphone standard before 5G3 Letters

10Salt source3 Letters

11Briquette remnant3 Letters

13Quagmire3 Letters

14Fill to the gills4 Letters

15Works with meters and feet5 Letters

20Round a corner, in Monopoly6 Letters

22“Throw me the football!”6 Letters

23Biweekly tide4 Letters

25“You said it!”4 Letters

26Hammer, for one4 Letters

27Yard goods?3 Letters

29Pub orders4 Letters

31“Shame on you!”6 Letters

34Appearance6 Letters

35Fangorn Forest creature3 Letters

37Fence feature4 Letters

38Ticked off4 Letters

39Come about4 Letters

40Second-stringers4 Letters

41Clothes line?3 Letters

45Swiss city on the Rhine5 Letters

47Stand on the table6 Letters

48B to B, e.g.6 Letters

49Performed perfectly6 Letters

51Heep of literature5 Letters

53Bucket of bolts4 Letters

54Regarding5 Letters

57Queen of scat singing, familiarly4 Letters

58Saldaña of “Avatar”3 Letters

59Smoke detector batteries, sometimes3 Letters

60FDR’s job-creating program3 Letters

61Some printers3 Letters

63Sch. fundraiser, maybe3 Letters

64LP speed3 Letters

About the October 21, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 runs under the title “Rock Climbing” and was constructed by Mike Graczyk. 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the October 21, 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 21, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Graczyk.

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