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The Wall Street Journal · Daily · Thursday, June 18, 2026 · Ella Dershowitz
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Building with lots of wings?
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Across
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Building with lots of wings?
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Reveal
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Across
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Building with lots of wings?
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Region in which Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages
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Sage, e.g.
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Tiki bar staple
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Alabama governor Kay
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Austere lifestyle
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Wisecrack
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“Pass”
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“East of Eden” twin
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CNN journalist Hill
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Super focused
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Diner sign
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Accustom
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Hosted with a partner
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Some contents of a digital wallet
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Summer noisemakers
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Ooze
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Early computer programmer Lovelace
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55-Across signifier
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Clear
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One of 100 in D.C.
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Cardinals manager?
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During an extended period
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Swift specialty
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Matches up
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Apples and oranges
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Gain’s counterpart
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Fingers in some goofy photos
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Backpack part
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Tender cut
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Really like
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Redding in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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Suggests indirectly, or, when you add an apostrophe, statement about this puzzle’s theme
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“...and your little dog, too” dog
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Team anthems
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Candid
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Final word
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“Heavens!”
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Sculptor Giovanni
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Out of style
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Sweetie, recently
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Vineyard-filled valley
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Metal giant
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Filled with imperfections
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Checks at bars
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Constantly talk about one’s famous friends
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Pranks
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Those leaving danger zones
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Witty interchange
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“I gotta go”
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Stampede stimulus
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Org. that runs the L
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Flair of the WWE
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Compound in some gummies
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Drummer from Liverpool
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“Baseball Tonight” carrier
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Share a photo with a fellow iPhone user
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Skeptic’s response to “That’s a fact!”
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Common IPO bell ringers
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“No Pain, More Gain” brand
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Cal. entry
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Thick novel, figuratively
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Food drive?
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TSA is part of it
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“Nature” essayist
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Natural focus?
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Artificial tear
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2028 Olympics host
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Author Gordimer
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Betray fear
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Some Army NCOs
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Former frosh
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Jeremy of CBS’s “FBI”
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Common email attachments
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Rap’s Lil ___ X
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58-Across, in combinations
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Fjord relative
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Monopolize