Wall Street Journal Crossword October 9, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Friday, October 9, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Under the Weather” by Alan Olschwang. Today’s puzzle has a total of 140 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorAlan Olschwang

Clues140

Grid21×21

Across

1One of many in a locker room7 Letters

8Offering from Google or Amazon6 Letters

14Contacted, in days gone by6 Letters

20Court shutout7 Letters

21Washes gently against6 Letters

22Salt for melting winter sidewalks6 Letters

23It was once the fourth-largest lake in the world7 Letters

24“The Power of Oat for Sensitive Skin” brand6 Letters

25Occupation in an O’Neill title6 Letters

26“Au Revoir les Enfants” director5 Letters

27Kendrick with 27 Grammys5 Letters

29Chocolate mousse quality8 Letters

31Ltr. accompaniers5 Letters

33Like a file sent by email8 Letters

36Frigate or freighter6 Letters

39Afgh. neighbor3 Letters

42Get back6 Letters

43Rids of parasites, as a puppy3 Letters

46Variety3 Letters

47Follow a pattern, maybe3 Letters

49Player in a cap with a compass rose over an S7 Letters

51Timber wolf4 Letters

52Sneak attack4 Letters

541990s dance craze8 Letters

56Seller with a site7 Letters

59Free of the bottom, as an anchor5 Letters

61Florida8 Letters

63Plow and plant again6 Letters

64“Hands off!”5 Letters

65Moderate5 Letters

66Search parties?9 Letters

68Island 18 miles off the Venezuelan coast5 Letters

70Adage3 Letters

72“Have a taste!”5 Letters

73Speedy segment of a game show9 Letters

77Fit for a queen5 Letters

79Stealthy assassin5 Letters

83Encroachment6 Letters

84Abscissa’s counterpart, in graphing8 Letters

86Parisian’s passion5 Letters

87Beautiful young men7 Letters

89Skin soother8 Letters

91Wings4 Letters

92Slick trick4 Letters

93Cherished7 Letters

95Goddess of the dawn3 Letters

97Acapulco uncle3 Letters

98Taxi rtes.3 Letters

99Fathering6 Letters

101Nocturnal flier3 Letters

103Like llamas6 Letters

105Magnificence8 Letters

107Nepal neighbor5 Letters

109Future frogs8 Letters

112Speeder from Moynihan Train Hall5 Letters

115The lawless Wild West, e.g.5 Letters

119Father of Horus6 Letters

120By far6 Letters

12318th-century Russian ruler7 Letters

125Capital on Luzon6 Letters

126One having the write stuff?6 Letters

127Religious recluse7 Letters

128Hit-or-miss6 Letters

129Faltering condition6 Letters

130Less stressed7 Letters

Down

1Poetry event4 Letters

260 minutos4 Letters

3Rugby ball shape4 Letters

4Kane’s portrayer6 Letters

5Ascetics of ancient Palestine7 Letters

6Food writer Drummond3 Letters

7Stop running5 Letters

8Cioppino bit4 Letters

9Kilauea spew4 Letters

10Sung show5 Letters

11Take advantage of3 Letters

12Dojo degree3 Letters

13Pantry purpose7 Letters

14Affectedly stylish6 Letters

15German city on the border of Belgium and the Netherlands6 Letters

16Whiskey choice5 Letters

17Ceviche juice4 Letters

18Guests’ guesses, in brief4 Letters

19Cozy places4 Letters

28Egyptian symbol of sovereignty3 Letters

30Empathetic words5 Letters

32Blondie drummer Burke4 Letters

34Lopez of Latin pop5 Letters

35Payer of a flat rate6 Letters

36Having millions of views, maybe5 Letters

37Send5 Letters

38Avoid, in a way5 Letters

40Range brand5 Letters

41Limestone landscapes6 Letters

43Knicks owner James5 Letters

44Pulitzer-winning critic Roger5 Letters

45Diet of ___ (assembly that put Martin Luther on trial)5 Letters

48Sushi condiment6 Letters

50Second chance in the courtroom9 Letters

51Days on earth8 Letters

53Prepare for planting, perhaps8 Letters

55Sandwich made with ham, pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard6 Letters

57Waiting aid4 Letters

58Island in Greece’s Saronic Gulf6 Letters

60Way in6 Letters

62Subject for planning6 Letters

67Singer Smith of the Chantels6 Letters

69Menu choice for the goof-prone4 Letters

71Attended6 Letters

73Inventors of a sort5 Letters

74Helpful advice5 Letters

75Sales figure5 Letters

76Punish, in a way6 Letters

78Theoretical physicist George5 Letters

80Nick of “Lorenzo’s Oil”5 Letters

81Child in the kitchen5 Letters

82Fiery felony5 Letters

85Menace to Aussie livestock5 Letters

88Cliffside debris5 Letters

90Bufotoxin secreter4 Letters

94Oil source for oil paints7 Letters

96Brandy glass7 Letters

99Like bratty Brits6 Letters

100“That’s for sure!”6 Letters

102Start for rappers Wayne, Kim and Yachty3 Letters

104“Is that a challenge?”6 Letters

105Mast extension5 Letters

106Yogurt-based condiment5 Letters

108Scruffs5 Letters

109Big gobblers4 Letters

110Pronto, in a memo4 Letters

111Bedrock pet4 Letters

113Plumbing problem4 Letters

114Surname of a literary heroine4 Letters

116“Here ___ heavenly Paradises dwell”: “Paradise Lost”4 Letters

117Informal evening4 Letters

118Rewards program level4 Letters

121Hoopla3 Letters

122Join the jury3 Letters

124Before, in ballades3 Letters

About the October 9, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Friday, October 9, 2026 runs under the title “Under the Weather” and was constructed by Alan Olschwang. It uses a 21×21 grid and contains 140 clues — 65 across and 75 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 9, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 140 clues — 65 across and 75 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The October 9, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Alan Olschwang.

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