WSJ Crossword Answers - Jul 28

Bird Is the Word

By Jay Silverman · Edited by Mike Shenk

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Across

  1. 1Like a phone at 0%
  2. 5Fortunate
  3. 10How children might describe dad jokes
  4. 14Cockney greeting
  5. 15Ladybug prey
  6. 16From the thrift shop, say
  7. 17Good competitor?
  8. 18Mortarboard flingers
  9. 19Really small
  10. 20Summer genre
  11. 22Like 1999 but not 2000
  12. 23Teasing tribute
  13. 24Audiophile’s investment
  14. 26“Lemme! Lemme!”
  15. 28FBI staffer
  16. 29Speech stumbles
  17. 30Places that draw crowds
  18. 33African expanse
  19. 37Glover of “Atlanta”
  20. 38Word on old maps of China
  21. 40Confuse
  22. 41Do the wrong thing
  23. 44Hardly form-fitting
  24. 45Early auto make
  25. 46Noteworthy
  26. 49“I’m With ___” (2016 campaign slogan)
  27. 50Warning letters on some racy forwards
  28. 52Goalie’s goals
  29. 53Houston player, informally
  30. 54Metaphorical component of being organized, and what’s found three times in this grid
  31. 57Millipede maker
  32. 59New Year in Hanoi
  33. 60Antipasto bit
  34. 63Lovers’ rendezvous
  35. 64Rage
  36. 65Actor’s delivery
  37. 66Difficult to make out
  38. 67Vacation rental
  39. 68Beats by a whisker

Down

  1. 1Electric Company card, e.g.
  2. 2Much-impersonated entertainer
  3. 3Met Gala guests, e.g.
  4. 4Gabbana’s partner in fashion
  5. 5Annoyance in some gaming
  6. 6Displaces
  7. 7Landlocked African country
  8. 8Little ones
  9. 9LPGA measures
  10. 10Company in “Severance”
  11. 11Indian or Indonesian
  12. 12High-IQ crew
  13. 13Polish prose
  14. 21Infallible authorities
  15. 23Most impulsive
  16. 25“Zounds!”
  17. 27Finish filming
  18. 30Techniques
  19. 311999 film with Gabriel Byrne as Satan
  20. 32Ripken of baseball fame
  21. 34Alias letters
  22. 35Gordie Howe’s position
  23. 36Rage
  24. 37“Bummer!”
  25. 39Sandwich topped with tzatziki
  26. 41Adaptable
  27. 42Cannes setting
  28. 43Come back from space, say
  29. 47Stop wondering, maybe
  30. 48Org. with a cryptologic museum
  31. 51Oktoberfest fare
  32. 53Well-built
  33. 55Washington or Lincoln
  34. 56Part of a picture?
  35. 57Source of bills
  36. 58Ironman contest, familiarly
  37. 61Migratory formation
  38. 62Mountain road shape

Here are the WSJ Crossword answers for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 — every solution for that day's Wall Street Journal puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on July 28?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live WSJ Crossword answers page.

WSJ Crossword answers for July 28, 2026

The full solution for the July 28 WSJ Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Tuesday, July 28.

Full WSJ Crossword answer list for July 28, 2026

Every clue from the July 28 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Like a phone at 0%DEAD
5FortunateLUCKY
10How children might describe dad jokesLAME
14Cockney greetingELLO
15Ladybug preyAPHID
16From the thrift shop, sayUSED
17Good competitor?EVIL
18Mortarboard flingersGRADS
19Really smallMINI
20Summer genreDISCO
22Like 1999 but not 2000ODD
23Teasing tributeROAST
24Audiophile’s investmentSTEREO
26“Lemme! Lemme!”IWANNA
28FBI stafferAGT
29Speech stumblesERS
30Places that draw crowdsMECCAS
33African expanseSAHARA
37Glover of “Atlanta”DONALD
38Word on old maps of ChinaPEKING
40ConfuseADDLE
41Do the wrong thingERR
44Hardly form-fittingSAGGY
45Early auto makeREO
46NoteworthySALIENT
49“I’m With ___” (2016 campaign slogan)HER
50Warning letters on some racy forwardsNSFW
52Goalie’s goalsSAVES
53Houston player, informallySTRO
54Metaphorical component of being organized, and what’s found three times in this gridDUCKSINAROW
57Millipede makerATARI
59New Year in HanoiTET
60Antipasto bitOLIVE
63Lovers’ rendezvousTRYST
64RageIRE
65Actor’s deliveryLINES
66Difficult to make outMISTY
67Vacation rentalCAR
68Beats by a whiskerEDGES

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Electric Company card, e.g.DEED
2Much-impersonated entertainerELVIS
3Met Gala guests, e.g.ALIST
4Gabbana’s partner in fashionDOLCE
5Annoyance in some gamingLAG
6DisplacesUPROOTS
7Landlocked African countryCHAD
8Little onesKIDDIES
9LPGA measuresYDS
10Company in “Severance”LUMON
11Indian or IndonesianASIAN
12High-IQ crewMENSA
13Polish proseEDIT
21Infallible authoritiesORACLES
23Most impulsiveRASHEST
25“Zounds!”EGAD
27Finish filmingWRAP
30TechniquesMODES
311999 film with Gabriel Byrne as SatanENDOFDAYS
32Ripken of baseball fameCAL
34Alias lettersAKA
35Gordie Howe’s positionRIGHTWING
36RageANGER
37“Bummer!”DARN
39Sandwich topped with tzatzikiGYRO
41AdaptableELASTIC
42Cannes settingRIVIERA
43Come back from space, sayREENTER
47Stop wondering, maybeASK
48Org. with a cryptologic museumNSA
51Oktoberfest fareWURST
53Well-builtSOLID
55Washington or LincolnCITY
56Part of a picture?ROLE
57Source of billsATM
58Ironman contest, familiarlyTRI
61Migratory formationVEE
62Mountain road shapeESS

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