Wall Street Journal Crossword October 30, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Friday, October 30, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Finding the Sweet Spot” by Joseph Gangi. Today’s puzzle has a total of 140 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorJoseph Gangi

Clues140

Grid21×21

Across

1It might put you in a tight squeeze8 Letters

9Carrying capacity6 Letters

15Terrier in the 1940s White House4 Letters

19Comment after a heated exchange?8 Letters

20Qualification in a Google Maps search6 Letters

21Astronaut Baker or Ochoa5 Letters

22Almond-flavored liqueur8 Letters

23Patronize, as a bistro6 Letters

24Noggin5 Letters

2585-Across, in France3 Letters

26Drill leaders6 Letters

28It could be anybody7 Letters

30Tequila-and-grapefruit-soda cocktails7 Letters

35Prevailed9 Letters

37Pampers in Paddington7 Letters

39Equitable portion9 Letters

44Spicy condiments8 Letters

47Ends6 Letters

49Gusto4 Letters

50Kinks song set in “a club down in old Soho”4 Letters

51Account amount7 Letters

54Connect with5 Letters

55Restless5 Letters

57Hopping mad8 Letters

58Song section5 Letters

59Hive group7 Letters

61Lucky strike?4 Letters

62Warning signs5 Letters

64Mrs. in Managua3 Letters

65Big blow4 Letters

67Citi Field team, in sports tickers3 Letters

68Comedian Bargatze4 Letters

69Printer problem3 Letters

72Aspirations5 Letters

73“Voulez-Vous” group4 Letters

75Contrary to good manners7 Letters

77Eggs on5 Letters

79Effect used to measure the distance to close stars8 Letters

82Lightly burn5 Letters

83Scholarship benefactors, at times5 Letters

84Browser input7 Letters

85Shaker fill4 Letters

86Spa treatment, for short4 Letters

87Aquino’s predecessor6 Letters

89They help you choose a new hue8 Letters

93Sign, as an agreement9 Letters

95Cyclist van der Poel, nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman”7 Letters

97Beyond question9 Letters

1002019 Brad Pitt sci-fi film7 Letters

104Cover names7 Letters

108Without an owner6 Letters

110Brainless automaton3 Letters

111Bit of color5 Letters

112Put onto the supermarket checkout counter, maybe6 Letters

114___ Plaza (“Die Hard” setting)8 Letters

119Pitch perfect5 Letters

120“The Count of Monte ___”6 Letters

121Novel8 Letters

122Legendary loch4 Letters

123Summertime top6 Letters

124Crowded housing8 Letters

Down

1In shock5 Letters

2Where Hercules slew a lion5 Letters

3Even a little5 Letters

4Deck item3 Letters

5Lunchbox goody3 Letters

6Timeout penalty, perhaps3 Letters

7Show fondness3 Letters

8Singer Tori4 Letters

9Northernmost of Greece’s Cyclades archipelago6 Letters

10Hold power5 Letters

11“Music in the Tuileries” painter5 Letters

12Aspiring newcomer9 Letters

13Thurman of “Kill Bill”3 Letters

14Doesn’t add fuel to, say7 Letters

15Admiral’s concern4 Letters

16Permit4 Letters

17Téa of “Jurassic Park III”4 Letters

18Subsume, as land4 Letters

21RuPaul has 14 of them5 Letters

27Impress immensely3 Letters

29Two in a row?4 Letters

31“It’s better left unsaid”6 Letters

32Oldest independent state in the Arab world3 Letters

33Satisfy a nicotine craving, in a way3 Letters

34Award for Best Play, e.g.3 Letters

36Pressed lightly, as the brakes7 Letters

38ID found on a jacket4 Letters

40Belonging to neither you nor me, maybe5 Letters

41Land on the Irish Sea4 Letters

42Hopping mad4 Letters

43Foreign: Prefix3 Letters

44Persian weapons5 Letters

45Pay tribute to5 Letters

46Extreme5 Letters

47Treats illustrated literally four times in this puzzle9 Letters

48Group with play dates?8 Letters

52Common sports injury site, for short3 Letters

53Turtle with a blue headband8 Letters

54Core beliefs6 Letters

56“Zounds!”6 Letters

579-Down, e.g.4 Letters

58Nix4 Letters

60Travis Scott performances4 Letters

63Cat o’ no tail4 Letters

66Grass used to make high-quality paper7 Letters

69Hill of Hollywood5 Letters

70A matter of degrees?5 Letters

71Sports competitions5 Letters

72More comfy-cozy5 Letters

74Lou Gehrig’s disease, for short3 Letters

76Hash out6 Letters

77One’s path to going overboard?4 Letters

78Cost as much as4 Letters

80Nonprofit org. that promotes public service announcements9 Letters

81CEO’s helper4 Letters

83Iowa State setting3 Letters

87Vein setting4 Letters

88With more things of that sort7 Letters

90“Kapow!”3 Letters

91Operatic slave3 Letters

92Pull apart3 Letters

94Out of practice5 Letters

95Trusted teacher6 Letters

96Drink suffix3 Letters

98Speak with swagger5 Letters

99Rich dessert5 Letters

101Side-impact collision, familiarly5 Letters

102Centurion, say5 Letters

103Leaning5 Letters

104Held back, as a news story4 Letters

105Kevin of “A Fish Called Wanda”4 Letters

106Communication between pen pals?4 Letters

107Hurries4 Letters

109Insolent brat4 Letters

113Org. opposed to background checks3 Letters

115Mustang mom3 Letters

116Comparable3 Letters

117Hopping mad feeling3 Letters

118Fidgeting with toys or rings, say3 Letters

About the October 30, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Friday, October 30, 2026 runs under the title “Finding the Sweet Spot” and was constructed by Joseph Gangi. It uses a 21×21 grid and contains 140 clues — 61 across and 79 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 30, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 140 clues — 61 across and 79 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The October 30, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Joseph Gangi.

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