Wall Street Journal Crossword October 23, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Friday, October 23, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “In and Out” by Mike Shenk. Today’s puzzle has a total of 134 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues134

Grid21×21

Across

1Daze6 Letters

7Far from gregarious5 Letters

12Iga who’s won the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon7 Letters

19Hook’s field6 Letters

20Stripe-shirted character found in kids’ books5 Letters

21Graceful entry into the pool8 Letters

22Fall beverage only available to those in the know?12 Letters

24Rides with toes off the board8 Letters

25Play around, so to speak4 Letters

26Mobile CPR pro3 Letters

27Out of the ordinary7 Letters

29Body art, informally3 Letters

30Link letters3 Letters

31Pewter, e.g.5 Letters

33Biscotti flavoring5 Letters

34Blade for an Olympian4 Letters

35Dolt8 Letters

37Chance for the comic’s apprentice to perform?10 Letters

40Writers Beattie and Patchett4 Letters

41Legal drama fig.6 Letters

44One may be bonded3 Letters

45Oracle’s temple?11 Letters

48Canaries, for example7 Letters

52Tickle5 Letters

53Physician Virginia, for whom a newborn test is named5 Letters

54Half of Popeye’s adopted baby’s name4 Letters

55Braz. neighbor3 Letters

56Plant with starchy corms4 Letters

57Like the start of knighthood6 Letters

59Phone screen array5 Letters

60Inner ear, of a sort3 Letters

61Have a mortgage, say3 Letters

62Things smelled in some churches?13 Letters

64High return3 Letters

65Dissenting vote3 Letters

66Düsseldorf dissents5 Letters

67Simple shack6 Letters

68Relinquish4 Letters

69Before, in ballades3 Letters

70Casino table covering4 Letters

71Guy who cooks5 Letters

72Pediatric patient5 Letters

73Carousal7 Letters

75Come back from a 30-40 score in tennis?11 Letters

78Word on a bill3 Letters

79Italicize, e.g.6 Letters

81Charger unit4 Letters

82Make a list of all of the cards in packs of tarot?10 Letters

86Stop fretting8 Letters

90Day divider4 Letters

91Harness races5 Letters

93Frees of skin5 Letters

94Name after Sallie, Fannie or Ginnie3 Letters

95Home base?3 Letters

96Twitter/X alternative with a butterfly logo7 Letters

98Early hrs.3 Letters

99Another name for broad bean4 Letters

100Capital of South Australia8 Letters

102A dentist’s Boley gauge, e.g.?12 Letters

106Inconvenient, in a way8 Letters

107Tea treat5 Letters

108Officially prohibit6 Letters

109Takes out7 Letters

110Round at the bar, perhaps5 Letters

111Loyalty program accrual6 Letters

Down

1Prove the practicality of a bib6 Letters

2Cassiterite, notably6 Letters

3“The Little Mermaid” villainess6 Letters

4Birkenstock buy4 Letters

5Cause of some tics, in brief3 Letters

6Reuben base3 Letters

7“You’ve gotta be kidding!”6 Letters

8Pew group5 Letters

9Creaky, maybe3 Letters

10Ukraine’s main port5 Letters

11Internet gamer who may spend V-Bucks9 Letters

121919 George Gershwin composition6 Letters

13Designer Vera4 Letters

14“The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” playwright4 Letters

15Billboard displays3 Letters

16“The Mikado” town6 Letters

17Leveling tool6 Letters

18Math logic puzzle invented by Tetsuya Miyamoto6 Letters

21Second-highest mount in the Cascade Range6 Letters

23Dog topper6 Letters

28Orange coat4 Letters

31Nickname for the Governator5 Letters

32“Metropolis” director Fritz4 Letters

34Europe’s highest volcano4 Letters

36The title role in Verdi’s “Attila,” e.g.5 Letters

38Met, as a challenge7 Letters

39Phrase tacked on for emphasis6 Letters

41Trembly trees6 Letters

422002 M. Night Shyamalan film5 Letters

43Escapee’s destination, maybe9 Letters

45“You don’t need to remind me”7 Letters

46Noted defector of 19617 Letters

47Scout’s discovery6 Letters

48“You can’t make me!”5 Letters

49One of the letters of DNA stands for it7 Letters

50“What is it?” drawing created by Roger Price7 Letters

51Filled in6 Letters

52Penitent person6 Letters

54Overlook description6 Letters

57Displayed derision7 Letters

58How an unwelcome guest may be received5 Letters

59Fallen flier6 Letters

62Surge of new arrivals6 Letters

63Buy from Burpee5 Letters

68Spot for garbage or laundry, in some buildings5 Letters

71Romantic milestone9 Letters

72Samhain celebrators5 Letters

74Unspoiled spot4 Letters

76Extremely6 Letters

77Two tablets, perhaps4 Letters

79Bitter rant6 Letters

80Ring decisions4 Letters

82Like marquetry6 Letters

83Melon or bean6 Letters

84“Spill!”6 Letters

85Piano pieces6 Letters

86Subject of Abu Simbel statues6 Letters

87Manaus’s river6 Letters

88“I don’t want to hear your excuses!”6 Letters

89Pines6 Letters

92Coordinate5 Letters

93Coat on a bench, say5 Letters

96Torment with nasty remarks4 Letters

97Green shade4 Letters

99Evian alternative4 Letters

101Pre-5G mobile tech letters3 Letters

103Rooftop sound3 Letters

104Call center worker, for short3 Letters

105Start for Cat or Caps3 Letters

About the October 23, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Friday, October 23, 2026 runs under the title “In and Out” and was constructed by Mike Shenk. It uses a 21×21 grid and contains 134 clues — 65 across and 69 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 23, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 134 clues — 65 across and 69 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The October 23, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk.

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