Our WSJ Crossword Hints for October 18, 2023 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Wall Street Journal Crossword is a well-known and respected puzzle that appeals to solvers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. The puzzles are created by a team of skilled constructors and are known for their clever clues, intricate wordplay, and challenging themes. The WSJ Crossword is published daily and offers solvers the opportunity to exercise their minds while enjoying a classic form of entertainment.
WSJ Crossword Hints, October 18, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 10/18/23. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- Japan’s longest-serving prime minister
- Sack
- Negative link
- Alaska Day mo.
- Down-to-earth visitor?
- Incidentally, in initials
- Unsavory character
- ... you get the point
- Hillary’s conquest
- Ritchie Valens song in the Grammy Hall of Fame
- 'There's __ in team''
- Surprised sounds
- Be worthy
- Casual affirmative
- Quick point for Alcaraz
- ___ Lingus
- Wonder Woman’s people
- Poppycock!
- Dollar divs.
- Heading for Phileas Fogg
- Coins that preceded francs
- Hydrocarbon suffix
- Tiny bit
- Valley for vineyards
- Sneak ___ (look quickly)
- “Back to the Future” antagonist
- Ballet bends
- Kauffman Stadium team
- Fresh quality
- 'For example . . .'
- Surf-and-turf morsel
- Mascot of Slytherin house
- Farm females
- French article
- Darth Vader's childhood nickname
- Halloween decorations
- Munich “merci”
- Dwarf with glasses:
- Look for trouble?
- MLB player with a “curly W” cap
- ATM entry
- Turndown
- Harmonize
- Quattro preceder
- Help with a heist
- Situation marked by ineptitude
- "Sweet but Psycho" singer ___ Max
- Dye variety
- Trumpet sound
- "Evita" role
- Below, to bards
- Storybook starter, and what you’ll find three instances of in this puzzle
- Bud
- Premise to prove
- Braying beast
- Max Factor Erace, e.g.
- Fare at Fenway
- Dig in
- “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil” author Weldon
- Naval tradition often featuring a flyover
- Meadow
- Catches, as a criminal
- Chooses
- Anago, on a sushi menu
- Cumbersome to carry
- Beating around the bush, e.g.
- Corporate accounting window
- Makes sense
- Platters for DJs
- Conspicuous canoodling, for short
- ___ mater (nervous system membrane)
- Puerto Rican port
- 2012 Taylor Swift album with six Top 40 hits
- Former Wisconsin senator Feingold
The WSJ Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in The Wall Street Journal newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its challenging difficulty level, clever wordplay, and witty themes.

The WSJ Crossword was first introduced in 2008, and has since become a popular source of entertainment and mental stimulation for crossword enthusiasts around the world. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their creativity and skill in the field of crossword puzzles.

One of the unique features of the WSJ Crossword is its emphasis on finance and business-related themes. The puzzle often includes clues and answers related to the world of economics, investing, and business news.
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