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Wall Street Journal Crossword May 10, 2025 Answers
This Wall Street Journal puzzle from May 10, 2025 contains 140 total clues—67 across and 73 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Wall Street Journal crossword archive.
Across Clues
| # |
Clue |
Answer |
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1A
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Bolognese alternative
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RAGU |
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5A
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Hang out, say
|
AIR |
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8A
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Life force, in feng shui
|
CHI |
|
11A
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Home of the Korea Exchange
|
BUSAN |
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16A
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Nutrient found in tofu
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IRON |
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17A
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Tasty Polish pockets
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PIEROGIES |
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21A
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Zapping, as unwanted hairs
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LASING |
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22A
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Phone speaker?
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SIRI |
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23A
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Place to sit on a hot day
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SIDEPORCH |
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24A
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“Beats me!”
|
IDUNNO |
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25A
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“Old grey donkey” of fiction
|
EEYORE |
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27A
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Clothing line?
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SEAM |
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28A
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Lives off the land, in a way
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FORAGES |
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29A
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Daytona-based co.
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NASCAR |
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31A
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What one of the letters in 29-Across stands for
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NATIONAL |
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33A
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Comparable to dust
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ASDRY |
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36A
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Battery end
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ANODE |
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38A
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Gets into the Comic-Con spirit, maybe
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COSPLAYS |
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42A
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Oddity
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RAREBIRD |
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44A
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Frowny face sentiment
|
IAMSAD |
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47A
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Bela’s “Son of Frankenstein” role
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YGOR |
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48A
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Griddle-cooked flatbread
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CHAPATI |
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49A
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Material used for golf club shafts
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GRAPHITE |
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52A
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CIA operative
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SPY |
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53A
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Spotlight hog
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EGOIST |
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54A
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Hard-to-find sneakers?
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NINJAS |
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57A
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Underground workers
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MINERS |
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58A
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Fjord relative
|
RIA |
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59A
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Period pieces?
|
ERAS |
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61A
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Compete in a regatta
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SAIL |
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62A
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Three, in Chinese
|
SAN |
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63A
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Troop support grp.
|
USO |
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65A
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Tony winner Phylicia
|
RASHAD |
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67A
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Boating hazard at night
|
FLOTSAM |
|
70A
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Pop for the first time
|
NEWDAD |
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74A
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Sky saucer
|
UFO |
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75A
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Noise on a baby monitor
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CRY |
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76A
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Looped in, in email
|
CCED |
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78A
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Emperor after Claudius
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NERO |
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79A
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Sewer scurrier
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RAT |
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82A
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Third-largest ocean
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INDIAN |
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85A
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In this manner
|
LIKESO |
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87A
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Trinity’s love, in “The Matrix”
|
NEO |
|
88A
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Hearty brew
|
ALE |
|
89A
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Stick figure
|
BEANPOLE |
|
91A
|
Sounds from tree frogs
|
PEEPING |
|
93A
|
Shape
|
FORM |
|
95A
|
Jah worshipers
|
RASTAS |
|
96A
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Auto with a trident logo
|
MASERATI |
|
97A
|
Sushi bar order
|
TUNAROLL |
|
100A
|
Mug in a beer hall
|
STEIN |
|
102A
|
Darrell Huff book “How ___ With Statistics”
|
TOLIE |
|
103A
|
Over the moon
|
JUBILANT |
|
106A
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Garland worn on the head
|
ANADEM |
|
108A
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Navel base
|
ABDOMEN |
|
111A
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Frequent fliers
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PILOTS |
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113A
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Puma rival
|
ASICS |
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117A
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Mild cigars
|
CLAROS |
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118A
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View from Yosemite Valley
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ELCAPITAN |
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120A
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“Auld Lang ___”
|
SYNE |
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121A
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Stop working
|
RETIRE |
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122A
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Court figures, informally
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HOOPSTERS |
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123A
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Docs who treat hearing loss
|
ENTS |
|
124A
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Peaceful places
|
EDENS |
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125A
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Cards, on scoreboards
|
ARI |
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126A
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Subject of the 2006 film “Bobby,” familiarly
|
RFK |
|
127A
|
Bit of salt
|
DASH |
Down Clues
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