Wall Street Journal Crossword September 24, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Thursday, September 24, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Madame X” by Mike Shenk. Today’s puzzle has a total of 78 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues78

Grid15×15

Across

1Quaint exclamation4 Letters

5Bearded beast3 Letters

8Rapper on the bench5 Letters

13Nascar legend Earnhardt4 Letters

14Resort town in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains4 Letters

15Greek salad bit5 Letters

16Stress, some say4 Letters

17Barry Manilow’s “Could ___ Magic”4 Letters

18Cuts into cubes5 Letters

19Play featuring the line “Out, damned spot, out, I say!”7 Letters

21Sell off, as holdings6 Letters

22Sterling Divinity Quadrangle location4 Letters

23Rapturous reviews5 Letters

24“Ben-Hur” author Wallace3 Letters

27Florist’s daisy7 Letters

29“What?” in Juárez3 Letters

32Ring-shaped reef5 Letters

34Wee worker3 Letters

35Burmese Peace Prize winner ___ San Suu Kyi4 Letters

36#1 hit for the Commodores (and a hint to how many to look for in the grid’s top half)15 Letters

40Sentry’s call4 Letters

41Soap bubble, e.g.3 Letters

42Was a prelude (to)5 Letters

43Objective3 Letters

44Not given enough discipline7 Letters

47Ready to proceed3 Letters

48Over5 Letters

50Now or earlier4 Letters

52Tart, perhaps6 Letters

54Nation south of Gibraltar7 Letters

58Only character in all seven Narnia chronicles5 Letters

59Reserve4 Letters

61Weaver’s need4 Letters

62List5 Letters

63“Thou Soft Flowing Avon” composer4 Letters

64Rich vein4 Letters

65Battery components5 Letters

66First car, often3 Letters

67Reach across4 Letters

Down

1Pale yellow cheese4 Letters

2Wildly enthusiastic, like pop star fans known as “Little Monsters”4 Letters

3“The Bridge on the River Kwai” star Guinness4 Letters

4Chaplin chapeau5 Letters

5Bring together6 Letters

6Head, in slang3 Letters

7Put to work3 Letters

8Chocolatier with a horse-and-rider logo6 Letters

9Full of vigor5 Letters

10They police gambling and prostitution10 Letters

11Nights before days4 Letters

12For fear that4 Letters

14Spine writing5 Letters

20Birdie beater5 Letters

21Pub activity5 Letters

23Thinker Descartes4 Letters

24Turning tool5 Letters

25Allen of the Green Mountain Boys5 Letters

26Country album?10 Letters

28Flower’s friend5 Letters

30Excessive5 Letters

31Nefertiti’s realm5 Letters

33Rent out3 Letters

35Pub potable3 Letters

37Talking point5 Letters

38Hematite’s yield4 Letters

39Birch family member5 Letters

44Team with a fleur-de-lis on its helmet6 Letters

45Tart, perhaps6 Letters

46Conjure up5 Letters

49Research funder5 Letters

51Some sushi5 Letters

52Play group4 Letters

53Cruise stop4 Letters

55Hen’s housing4 Letters

56Musical finish4 Letters

57Rainbow, to some4 Letters

59Diamond club3 Letters

60Gold, in Granada3 Letters

About the September 24, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Thursday, September 24, 2026 runs under the title “Madame X” and was constructed by Mike Shenk. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 78 clues — 39 across and 39 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 24, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 78 clues — 39 across and 39 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The September 24, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk.

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