Wall Street Journal Crossword September 23, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Heightened Awareness” by Joseph Gangi. Today’s puzzle has a total of 74 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorJoseph Gangi

Clues74

Grid15×15

Across

1Grand celebration4 Letters

5Something people get on their birthdays5 Letters

10Do a quizmaster’s job3 Letters

13Hilton rival4 Letters

14Simple question5 Letters

15Dashed off3 Letters

16Bird in hieroglyphics4 Letters

17Ready already6 Letters

18Sydney sophs’ school3 Letters

19Shed light on secret truths, literally8 Letters

21Scold harshly6 Letters

23River crossing site4 Letters

24Complain angrily, literally7 Letters

25They might collapse under pressure11 Letters

28“Toodle-oo!”5 Letters

29Start for liner or ship4 Letters

30Enslaved princess in an 1871 work4 Letters

34Orders at the restaurant3 Letters

35Like many summer shoes7 Letters

38Denial from Dumas3 Letters

39CPR pros4 Letters

41Mountain crossing site4 Letters

42Follow, as advice5 Letters

44Gladden, literally11 Letters

47Like an asymmetric triangle7 Letters

50Glum drop4 Letters

51Reservations6 Letters

52Real swinger8 Letters

56Decorative vase3 Letters

57Make riskier, literally6 Letters

59Onetime “Sign of Good Taste” advertiser4 Letters

60Tuition reducer3 Letters

61Spur’s spiked wheel5 Letters

62Foil alternative4 Letters

63Pasture coating3 Letters

64Puts away5 Letters

65Staycation goal4 Letters

Down

1Be hopping mad4 Letters

2Both, in combinations4 Letters

3Reality check, figuratively9 Letters

4“The sum total of things that could have been avoided,” per Adenauer7 Letters

5Fantasy baddie4 Letters

6Schreiber of “Ray Donovan”4 Letters

7Slides into an Insta chat3 Letters

855th anniversary gifts8 Letters

9Store business6 Letters

10As ___ (typically)5 Letters

11Capital about 90 miles from the Red Sea5 Letters

12Gentle cycle garments5 Letters

17Professorial degs.4 Letters

20Pay another’s way5 Letters

22Rae in movies4 Letters

24Most valuable, maybe6 Letters

25Clothes line4 Letters

26Make a bundle6 Letters

27Hobby wood5 Letters

28Miss identification3 Letters

31Stick one’s nose in where it doesn’t belong9 Letters

32Tragic fate4 Letters

33“Some Bright Nowhere” author Packer3 Letters

36Workforce vacancy8 Letters

37Stuffed to the gills5 Letters

40Broker’s suggestion4 Letters

43“The Reeve’s Tale” writer7 Letters

45Madagascar mammals6 Letters

46Mount near Messina4 Letters

47Platoon subunit5 Letters

48Namesake of the element with atomic number 965 Letters

49Barq’s rival5 Letters

52“That was close!”4 Letters

53Sinuous swimmers4 Letters

54Luau instruments4 Letters

55Rendezvous4 Letters

58First prime3 Letters

About the September 23, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 runs under the title “Heightened Awareness” and was constructed by Joseph Gangi. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 74 clues — 37 across and 37 down. Every answer above has been solved and verified by hand.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the September 23, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 74 clues — 37 across and 37 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The September 23, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Joseph Gangi.

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