Wall Street Journal Crossword October 1, 2025 Answers

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Wall Street Journal Crossword October 1, 2025 Answers

This Wall Street Journal puzzle from October 1, 2025 contains 78 total clues—41 across and 37 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
1A	Amount of ointment	DAB
4A	Adverse	BADILL
7A	Flash light?	STROBE
13A	Adverse	BADILL
14A	Bullfight cheer	OLE
15A	In general	ASARULE
17A	Razor target	STUBBLE
19A	Cracker that’s about an inch square	CHEEZIT
20A	Middle Eastern city that’s one of the ten highest capitals in the world	SANAA
21A	When doubled, a Polynesian food fish	MAHI
23A	Black Sabbath frontman, to fans	OZZY
24A	Sardine buys	TINS
26A	Pasta or potato, e.g.	CARB
28A	Sibs and ’rents	FAM
29A	“Even so...”	YET
31A	Market bag	TOTE
33A	Rice of the Yankees	BEN
34A	Court command	WRIT
35A	Wins every game of	SWEEPS
38A	Part of a breakup explanation	ITSME
40A	Zoom problem	LAG
42A	Dish out	LADLE
43A	Trail snack, perhaps	OATBAR
45A	Rum cake	BABA
47A	What, to Juan	QUE
48A	Rapturous review	RAVE
49A	North America’s only marsupial	OPOSSUM
51A	Hosp. ward	ICU
53A	1999 Ron Howard satire	EDTV
55A	Spitting sound	PTUI
56A	Tony-winning title role for Angela Lansbury	MAME
58A	Shades	HUES
60A	Muppet rat	RIZZO
63A	Lemon, maybe	USEDCAR
65A	Fringes on Jewish garments	TZITZIT
67A	Emperor of Antarctica	PENGUIN
68A	Hunky-dory	AOK
69A	Brian of Roxy Music	ENO
70A	Guides	STEERS
71A	Sandal’s lack	TOE
72A	Acad. or univ.	SCH

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Talk smack about	DISS
2D	Ski resort that prohibits snowboarders	ALTA
3D	Heavy-handed solution to a problem	BLUNTINSTRUMENT
4D	Mike Tyson’s ring technique	BOBANDWEAVE
5D	Greedy desire	ALL
6D	Judge	DEEM
7D	Borat creator ___ Baron Cohen	SACHA
8D	They might be graphic	TSHIRTS
9D	“Insecure” star Issa	RAE
10D	113-year-old cookie	OREO
11D	Things like “Which Pizza Truly Matches Your Personality?”	BUZZFEEDQUIZZES
12D	Character who sings “Burn” in “Hamilton”	ELIZA
16D	Wd. history	ETYM
18D	___ Capital (company co-founded by Mitt Romney)	BAIN
22D	On another level, or a clue to the starts of 3-, 4-, 11- and 27-Down	ACUTABOVE
25D	Leb. neighbor	SYR
27D	Earn an X on the scorecard	BOWLASTRIKE
29D	Like a crossword clue about crossword clues	META
30D	Slick stuff	OIL
32D	Oolong, e.g.	TEA
33D	Pre-med credit	BIO
36D	Professor in a game	PLUM
37D	“Told ya!”	HAH
39D	Wharton deg.	MBA
41D	Crevice	GAP
44D	Ginger characteristic	REDHAIR
46D	Bird music	BOP
50D	Diamonds, e.g.	SUIT
51D	Grouchy answer to the alarm	IMUP
52D	Docket listing	CASES
54D	Shapes with a lathe	TURNS
57D	Head start	EDGE
59D	Pronto, in hospitals	STAT
61D	Penny, mostly	ZINC
62D	“Having said that,” online	OTOH
64D	Tool for breaking	CUE
66D	Chaotic scene	ZOO

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