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Wall Street Journal Crossword October 4, 2025 Answers

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Wall Street Journal Crossword October 4, 2025 Answers

This Wall Street Journal puzzle from October 4, 2025 contains 140 total clues—61 across and 79 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 Cotswold call BAA
4A Word in the calendar box left of Ash Wednesday SHROVE
10A Capital located on the island of Upolu APIASAMOA
19A Hamburg’s river ELBE
21A Eye PEERAT
22A Ridding Rover of pests DEFLEAING
23A Bunches ALOT
24A *Buying and selling stolen property in Britain, e.g.? OFFENCESOFFENCES
26A Some online customer service providers CHATBOTS
28A Key holder, sometimes LANYARD
29A Shock HORRIFY
30A “No kidding?” REALLY
33A Itsy-bitsy TINY
37A Bits of balm DABS
38A Warner Bros.’ “___ Melodies” MERRIE
39A Adds to an email CCS
41A Conquistador’s prize ORO
42A Bunches ALOT
44A Calf-length pants CAPRIS
45A Performs a mitzvah DOESGOOD
47A Priests’ vestments ALBS
48A Quaint copy MIMEO
49A Shopaholic’s mecca MALL
50A Major constellation URSA
51A Carnaval site RIO
52A *Morbidly obese friend? FATALLYFATALLY
56A Botanist who endorsed Darwin’s theories ASAGRAY
58A Itches YENS
59A Bridge positions EASTS
63A Magic fungus SHROOM
64A Snags, in a way LASSOES
67A Standard bowling variety TENPIN
68A “Sorry to say...” SADLY
69A Out of this world ALIEN
70A Civil War song whose melody was used for an Elvis hit AURALEE
71A *Spends endless hours collecting supplies? FORAGESFORAGES
76A Mineral suffix ITE
77A Besides ELSE
80A Timeline divisions ERAS
81A “That’s plenty,” in Peru NOMAS
82A Headliner STAR
83A Tummy trouble for a tabby HAIRBALL
85A Ferret’s kin WEASEL
87A Frisbees, e.g. DISCS
88A Gives the nod to OKS
89A Texts, in a way IMS
90A Restroom sign LADIES
91A Garam masala spice MACE
92A Rachel of “The Favourite” WEISZ
94A Opulent lifestyle LUXURY
95A Like many party hats CONICAL
98A Examine, in a doctor’s office PALPATE
101A “The Princess Bride” theme TRUELOVE
102A *Medical emergencies during deliberations? INJURIESINJURIES
108A Put ___ appearance INAN
109A Levels of interest? LOANRATES
110A Tristan trysted with her ISOLDE
111A Deuce follower, at times ADIN
112A Store with Squishees KWIKEMART
113A Person in a pool BETTOR
114A Devious SLY

Down Clues

# Clue Answer
1D Place for an umbrella on a sunny day BEACH
2D However, informally ALTHO
3D *Like surfers? ABOARDABOARD
4D “Murder by Death” and “Young Frankenstein,” e.g. SPOOFS
5D Substantial HEFTY
6D Field workers REFS
7D Vein extraction ORE
8D Sliding door site VAN
9D List ender ETC
10D Revenue source for a magazine ADSALE
11D Indiana’s state flower PEONY
12D Uncertain IFFY
13D Bravo preceder ALFA
14D Cassandra, e.g. SEERESS
15D “Duck Dynasty” network AANDE
16D Amp plug-in MIC
17D I may stand for it ONE
18D Govt. prosecutors AGS
20D Catches ENTRAPS
25D Perry of fashion ELLIS
27D Dribble catchers BIBS
30D Fend off REPEL
31D Swashbuckler Flynn ERROL
32D Vincent’s “Entourage” agent ARI
34D Jordanian queen NOOR
35D Packed houses, briefly SROS
36D Luke’s mentor YODA
38D Papa’s partner MAMA
39D Popular pops COLAS
40D Spreadsheet square CELL
42D Pester NAG
43D Elevator pioneer Otis ELISHA
44D Mayor’s domain CITY
45D Takes out DATES
46D Venezuela neighbor GUYANA
48D Palindromic title MAAM
49D Wizard MAGE
52D Soft-serve alternative FROYO
53D Jazz musician Lateef YUSEF
54D One way to swing FRO
55D Lecherous looks LEERS
57D Round figure? GOLFER
60D Brief moments, and a hint to the asterisked answers SPLITSECONDS
61D Haberdashery item TIETAC
62D Shows contempt SNEERS
64D Corporate department LEGAL
65D Warring Olympian ARES
66D Bro’s sib SIS
67D Wed. preceder TUES
69D Some noblemen EARLS
70D “I’ve got ___ in Kalamazoo” AGAL
72D Paper buy REAM
73D Studio sign ONAIR
74D Brown in the NFL’s Hall of Fame ROSEY
75D Home of the NCAA’s Cyclones AMES
77D Online DIYers’ site EHOW
78D Ontario, e.g. LAKE
79D Redundant response from Ricardo SISI
82D Island in il Mar Mediterraneo SICILIA
84D Weird BIZARRE
85D Like crayons WAXEN
86D End of a dean’s address EDU
87D Vitus Bering, e.g. DANE
90D Strummer of yore LUTIST
91D Farm cat, often MOUSER
93D Spirited courage SPUNK
94D Bright beam LASER
95D Statement of beliefs CREDO
96D Benefit AVAILUSE
97D Comic Bruce LENNY
99D Neeson of 2025’s “The Naked Gun” LIAM
100D Antifur org. PETA
101D List TILT
102D Sort ILK
103D “This instant!” NOW
104D ___ alai JAI
105D Triangular sail JIB
106D Benefit AVAILUSE
107D Go bad ROT

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