WaPo Crossword Answers Today
Wednesday’s Daily
By Guilherme Gilioli · Edited by Patti Varol
Across
- 1RascalSCAMP
- 10Rip-offSCAM
- 14Green growth in a pondALGAE
- 15Rotating shaftAXLE
- 16Salt-N-Pepa, e.g.TRIO
- 171990s grunge iconKURTCOBAIN
- 19Learning toolsAIDS
- 20Manatee habitatSEA
- 22General locationsAREAS
- 23Some street food vendorsTACOTRUCKS
- 26VEX creationsROBOTS
- 29Make a choiceOPT
- 30See 6-AcrossUSA
- 33Azerbaijan neighborIRAN
- 34Right-hand pageRECTO
- 37Going the faster way, hopefullyTAKINGASHORTCUT
- 421/16 of a poundOUNCE
- 44Taxpayer IDSSN
- 45"Sweet!"RAD
- 46Make a value judgmentASSESS
- 48Easy A'sGUTCOURSES
- 52Result of haste, in an adageWASTE
- 54ColossalVAST
- 58So muchALOT
- 62Junction pointNODE
- 63Hayride seat, sayBALE
- 64"All sales are __"FINAL
- 65BelovedDEAR
- 67Young horsesFOALS
Down
- 3Taj Mahal cityAGRA
- 4Yoga surfaceMAT
- 5Eat like a bird?PECKAT
- 6Frowned uponTABOO
- 7Spot-onEXACT
- 9Big boysMEN
- 10Severely plainSTARK
- 11Throws in the towelCRIESUNCLE
- 12Verdi operaAIDA
- 18Middle-earth monstersORCS
- 24Swiss pharmaceutical giantROCHE
- 25As many asUPTO
- 26Ceremonial eventsRITES
- 27Spoken examsORALS
- 28Science fair volcano ingredientBAKINGSODA
- 31Spiritual essencesSOULS
- 32Pays to playANTES
- 34Total strangerRANDO
- 35Key near F1ESC
- 39Green dip, brieflyGUAC
- 40Model/activist HollidayTESS
- 46Helper: Abbr.ASST
- 47Trigger, as an alarmSETOFF
- 49TotalUTTER
- 50Throat danglerUVULA
- 51More uncommonRARER
- 53Sunburn treatmentALOE
- 55"Giant" novelist FerberEDNA
- 56"Works for me!"DEAL
- 57Web addressesURLS
- 59"48 Hours" airerCBS
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Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rascal | SCAMP |
| 6 | With 30-Across, FIFA women's powerhouse | TEAM |
| 10 | Rip-off | SCAM |
| 14 | Green growth in a pond | ALGAE |
| 15 | Rotating shaft | AXLE |
| 16 | Salt-N-Pepa, e.g. | TRIO |
| 17 | 1990s grunge icon | KURTCOBAIN |
| 19 | Learning tools | AIDS |
| 20 | Manatee habitat | SEA |
| 21 | Ray of McDonald's history | KROC |
| 22 | General locations | AREAS |
| 23 | Some street food vendors | TACOTRUCKS |
| 26 | VEX creations | ROBOTS |
| 29 | Make a choice | OPT |
| 30 | See 6-Across | USA |
| 33 | Azerbaijan neighbor | IRAN |
| 34 | Right-hand page | RECTO |
| 36 | Only word spoken in "Silent Movie" | NON |
| 37 | Going the faster way, hopefully | TAKINGASHORTCUT |
| 41 | Former quarterback Manning | ELI |
| 42 | 1/16 of a pound | OUNCE |
| 43 | 2026 "Legally Blonde" prequel | ELLE |
| 44 | Taxpayer ID | SSN |
| 45 | "Sweet!" | RAD |
| 46 | Make a value judgment | ASSESS |
| 48 | Easy A's | GUTCOURSES |
| 52 | Result of haste, in an adage | WASTE |
| 54 | Colossal | VAST |
| 55 | Prefix with -tainment | EDU |
| 58 | So much | ALOT |
| 59 | Judge's directive, or a feature of each set of circled letters? | COURTORDER |
| 62 | Junction point | NODE |
| 63 | Hayride seat, say | BALE |
| 64 | "All sales are __" | FINAL |
| 65 | Beloved | DEAR |
| 66 | Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game | STAR |
| 67 | Young horses | FOALS |
Down
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| WaPo | NYT (main) | LA Times | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grid size | 15×15 (larger Sunday) | 15×15 (21×21 Sunday) | 15×15 (larger Sunday) |
| Difficulty | Accessible, fair | Ramps to a hard Saturday | Accessible, smooth |
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| Clue style | Conversational themes | Heavy wordplay, misdirection | Fair, playful themes |
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