Past WSJ Crossword Contests & Solutions

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

AUGUST 2020


LET'S MOVE BEYOND IT — BLOCKS — MIKE SHENK

YOU NEED GLASSES — ANISETTE — MATT GAFFNEY

LESS AND LESS — DEDUCT — MIKE SHENK

WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER — (COCO) CHANEL — MATT GAFFNEY

SEPTEMBER 2020


CITY BLOCKS — MIAMI — MIKE SHENK

WHERE'S THE REST? — DOZE — MATT GAFFNEY

GROUP OUTINGS — TRIPS — PATRICK BERRY

YOU'RE SURROUNDED! — TENNESSEE — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

OCTOBER 2020


DRAWBACKS — LIFE MODELS — MIKE SHENK

SHOW THEM THE WAY — TOO MUCH TV — MATT GAFFNEY

SUMMER WEAR — KNEE BRITCHES — MIKE SHENK

JUST A STEP MORE — SMELL — MATT GAFFNEY

I SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU — HOWLS — MIKE SHENK

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

NOVEMBER 2020


FRESH START — PHRASE — MATT GAFFNEY

CLOSING CREDITS — FADE TO BLACK — MIKE SHENK

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM — MISSING LINKS — MATT GAFFNEY

TWO BY TWO — SALAMANDER — MIKE SHENK

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

DECEMBER 2020


CONNECT FOUR — SIAMESE TWINS — MATT GAFFNEY

RISKY BUSINESS — LIVE ON BORROWED TIME — MIKE SHENK

IN BED BY 9 — CATNAP — MATT GAFFNEY

PAST AND PRESENT — FRANKINCENSE — MIKE SHENK

THE PARTY STARTS AT 10 — RING IN THE NEW — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

JANUARY 2021


AP ENGLISH — SYNONYMS — PETE MULLER & MICHAEL MILAM

I WON'T SPOIL THE ENDING — A BUG'S LIFE — MATT GAFFNEY



ENDNOTES — MELODY — MIKE SHENK

MAKE HIM FROM THEM — — MAT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

FEBRUARY 2021


POETIC JUSTICE — TRIAL JUDGE — MIKE SHENK

LOOKING FOR THAT SPARK — WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... — MATT GAFFNEY

IN CHARACTER — LITTLE WOMEN — MIKE SHENK

CHEMICAL CHANGE — MARIE CURIE — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

March 2021


OVERLAPS — SHINGLES — JOANNE SULLIVAN

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW — RANDOM HOUSE — MATT GAFFNEY

Town & Country — VACATION — Mike Shenk

We'll Have Waters All Around — — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

April 2021


TWO FOR THE SHOW — EDGAR DEGAS — MIKE SHENK

THE PLAY'S THE THING — MORTAL — MATT GAFFNEY

SWAP MEET — IT'S A DEAL! — PATRICK BERRY

THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER — GAME, SET, AND MATCH — MATT GAFFNEY

BACKCOURT FUNDAMENTALS — BASIC — MIKE SHENK

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

MAY 2021


BIT PARTS — REESE'S PIECES — MATT GAFFNEY

FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS — MEANDERS — MIKE SHENK

PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME — FIFTY — MATT GAFFNEY

COOKING BY THE NUMBERS — OREGANO — MIKE SHENK

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

JUNE 2021


PARDON MY ENGLISH — TRÈS BIEN — MATT GAFFNEY

CONNECT THE DOTS — GRAPH — MIKE SHENK

A SAIL OF TWO CITIES — WATER — MATT GAFFNEY

HOTLINKS — WILDFIRE — PATRICK BERRY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

JULY 2021


PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED — SHELL GAMES — MATT GAFFNEY

UNDER THE TABLE — DISCREET — MKE SHENK

WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS — KIA — MATT GAFFNEY

TWO FOR ONE — PARAGON — MIKE SHENK

I'VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YOU — N. K. JEMISIN — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

AUGUST 2021


THREE LITTLE WORDS — ALL FOR YOU — MIKE SHENK



JEWEL CASE — STONY — MATT GAFFNEY



STARTING POSITIONS — RACES — MIKE SHENK



SOME REAL DUDS IN THERE — PHANTOM THREAD — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

SEPTEMBER 2021


INTERSTATE TRAVEL — SUPERHIGHWAY — MIKE SHENK



DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? — TOYOTA — MATT GAFFNEY



AFTERMATH — OBTUSE — MIKE SHENK



THOROUGH ENOUGH — ABSTRACT — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

OCTOBER 2021


URBAN SHIFT — STOCKHOLM — MIKE SHENK



SEEKING ANSWERS — ESSAY TEST — MATT GAFFNEY



TAKE FIVE — HALT — PATRICK BERRY



YOU'LL NEVER SOLVE THIS ONE! — MWAHAHA — MATT GAFFNEY



TRICK OR TREAT — CLOWN — MIKE SHENK

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

NOVEMBER 2021


THREE BY THREE — BOOK TOUR — MATT GAFFNEY



THE FIVES W's — SCOOP — MIKE SHENK



I SPY — WALDO — MATT GAFFNEY



BALL CONTROL — HANDLER — MIKE SHENK

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

DECEMBER 2021


DOUBLE TROUBLE — A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT — MATT GAFFNEY



ON OCCASION — IT'S A DATE — MIKE SHENK



WINTER FALL — EAVESDROP — MATT GAFFNEY



NOW THAT'S A GIFT! — CAROLS — MIKE SHENK



A YEAR TO WATCH — NEWHART — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

JANUARY 2022


THREE-POINTERS — LAYUP — MIKE SHENK



GOLDEN YEARS — BETTY WHITE — MATT GAFFNEY



YOU DON'T SAY — SOLECISM — MIKE SHENK



JUST LOOK AT YOURSELF! — NAVEL GAZING — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

FEBRUARY 2022


ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER — ENDLESS LOOP — MIKE SHENK



LISTEN UP — MEMORIES — MATT GAFFNEY



BACK AND FORTH — PALINDROME — PATRICK BERRY



Happy Together — BLISS — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

MARCH 2022


CROSS COUNTRY — PERU— MIKE SHENK



GETTING POSSESSIVE — CHEF'S KISS — MATT GAFFNEY



DEAL BREAKER — LAS VEGAS — MIKE SHENK



BODY LANGUAGE — KIDNEY(S) — MATT GAFFNEY

[PastWSJCCsolutions]

APRIL 2022


TRADE-INS — SWAP — MIKE SHENK



INNER TURMOIL — CUTE — MATT GAFFNEY



OUTER REGIONS — MAINE — MIKE SHENK



DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? — DODGE DAYTONA — MATT GAFFNEY



SCALE BACK — CANTATA — MIKE SHENK