Our WSJ Crossword Hints for October 12, 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 12, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 10/12/23. 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.
- Overthrow, or, if reparsed, a hint to making sense of four pairs of Across answers
- Sci. school
- “___ been swell!”
- Admit
- Undoing word
- Planetarium sights
- Load from a lode
- Once-time connector
- Hershey harvest
- Persian paws
- Top suit
- Leaves
- Jason of “Fast X”
- Responsibility
- Hoffa’s portrayer in “The Irishman”
- Spicy bowlful
- Wasn't impartial
- ___ Kippur
- Comment further
- Arson evidence
- Go downhill
- Overthrow, say
- Bad thing to pull
- Patisserie fixtures
- Philadelphia founder
- Prankster
- The Euphrates flows through it
- Garr of “Tootsie”
- Hoppy Happy Hour choice
- Challenge for a mountaineer
- “Dies ___”
- Keyboard shortcut
- Abuela’s daughter
- See 1-Across
- Increase, as an incline
- Fling
- 'Actually . . .'
- Square
- Guiding lights
- Not particularly interesting
- Blasting stuff
- Alike
- Copa Mundial de Fútbol cheer
- Early stage
- Shock absorber
- Interpretation of a song
- Otter’s kin
- Mass., Mich., Miss., Mont. and more
- Vacation rental
- Cowboys’ place
- Cleansing process
- Auction unit
- Like rubies and sapphires
- Big hauler
- Reserved
- Taste of tequila
- Puget Sound metropolis
- The Horned Frogs’ sch.
- Cry of insight
- Three-time American League MVP
- ___-Magnon
- Polo’s goal
- Amble
- Syn. of ant.
- Scout’s work
- What a teacher may do with a note or a sick student
- Goddess who loved Endymion
- Blasting stuff
- Canucks center Pettersson
- Major nuisances
- “The situation gives me no other choice”
- With 3-Down, 2008 Meryl Streep film with a 2018 sequel
- Cost as much as
- Periods of economic growth after a slump
- Manhattan component
- Bronze ingredient
- Five-milliliter meas.
- Columbarium vessel
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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