WSJ Crossword May 31 2025 Answers (5/31/25)

Our WSJ Crossword May 31, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword 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 May 31, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 5/31/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Wee sap sucker
6A	Food grinder
11A	Many a three-hour movie
15A	Prepare for the title match
19A	Aerial coverage provider
20A	Speedskater ___ Ohno
21A	One liking a night light?
22A	Corduroy ridge
23A	Interrogation of the housekeeper about available in-room beverages?
25A	Haunted doll in a horror franchise
27A	Characters making a face?
28A	Like a student who thinks a B and a C are the same?
30A	Neither companion
31A	Avenger from Asgard
32A	“Borderlands” director Roth
33A	Many, many moons
34A	“For Your Eyes Only” singer Easton
36A	Future curator, perhaps
40A	Trifled (with)
42A	Briefest bit of respite on a sweltering day?
48A	Teeny-tiny
49A	You may be pulled over for doing it
51A	In demand
52A	Joint stock?
53A	More than suspend
54A	Cartoon feline who was one of the first images shown on television
57A	Flits (about)
58A	Toms’ counterparts
60A	English county
62A	Question of method
64A	Showcase of images of historical newspapers?
69A	“1st of ___ Month” (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song)
70A	Inner self, in Jungian psychology
71A	First lady after Martha
74A	Cause for quaking
77A	Failed to
79A	Pungent
81A	Frat fellow
82A	Uninspired
84A	Made three three-pointers in a row, say
86A	Moralistic sort
87A	Cleaning wipe provided at a shore diner?
91A	“Not interested, thanks”
92A	Move like Nightcrawler, in the X-Men universe
93A	Coated with goo
96A	Loon’s cousin
100A	Up to, informally
101A	Reaction to a cad
102A	Reaction of a cad to a 101-Across
105A	Trickle off an icicle?
110A	Not just sleeping
112A	1970s song by the Velvet Underground
113A	Auspicious start to a day on the links?
115A	Dispatched
116A	Fairly matched
117A	Netanyahu’s party
118A	Held the throne
119A	Scraps for Spot
120A	Talk smack
121A	Mess makers
122A	They know what’s in the cards
1D	Fellows with campaigns
2D	Top-notch
3D	Self-checkout policy
4D	Still having a shot to win
5D	Taken out of account
6D	Strand
7D	Fenceless grazing spot
8D	Bagel shop option
9D	Word accompanying a sigh
10D	Apple variety
11D	“Shoot over the deets”
12D	Ottawa chief
13D	“Pay ___ mind”
14D	Gemma of “Crazy Rich Asians”
15D	Celsius, e.g.
16D	Diet banning grains and processed foods
17D	Detective Pinkerton
18D	Snorkeling sites
24D	Need icing, maybe
26D	Crumb catchers, at times
29D	MLB team with a suspension bridge in its logo
35D	Casual greeting
36D	Crumb carrier, at times
37D	Brett’s “Ted Lasso” role
38D	Writer Picoult
39D	Hung in a gallery, say
40D	Pointers
41D	“Conversely,” in a text
43D	Developmental org. with teams in Canada and the U.S.
44D	Move back and forth
45D	S&L option
46D	Friendly Springfield resident
47D	License to drill?
49D	Turn over, in a way
50D	___ facto
53D	A pop
54D	Org. with a Golden Boot award
55D	Poetic palindrome
56D	Arles article
59D	Lemony, say
60D	Thin cut
61D	“Let me think about it...”
63D	“Ars Amatoria” poet
65D	Craze
66D	Overnight stop
67D	Staple in Polynesian cuisine
68D	Canine cross
72D	Pupil surrounder
73D	Fireplace fodder
74D	Small stretch?
75D	Hydrocarbon suffix
76D	Simile connector
78D	Fan favorite
79D	Legal pro, for short
80D	Group overseeing school boards?
83D	Pool water evaluation
84D	Leipzig lang.
85D	Mel in Cooperstown
86D	Med. gear to help stop the spread
88D	Sloppy smooches
89D	Adrenaline injectors
90D	Lounge lazily
91D	Harms
94D	London insurer since 1688
95D	Foot for Frost
96D	Painting base
97D	Less experienced
98D	Catering job
99D	Borscht base
103D	Willow shoot
104D	Flows into
106D	Worked a rave, perhaps
107D	Sitar legend Shankar
108D	Serpentine fish
109D	Follow
111D	Faithful
114D	“King Kong” studio

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