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Latest answers — November 13, 2026

All clues for the Friday, November 13, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Elaboration” by Mike Shenk.

PuzzleElaboration

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues138

Grid21×21

Across

1They may be counter productive7 Letters

8Some consoles6 Letters

14“And God Created Woman” star6 Letters

20Glowing7 Letters

21Solar feature visible during a total eclipse6 Letters

22Anatomical ring6 Letters

23Yarn for knitting bones together?14 Letters

25Went back and forth, when happy6 Letters

26Rhythmically wash against5 Letters

27Tried to come off as a tough guy8 Letters

29Koblenz cries4 Letters

33Rapa ___ (Easter Island)3 Letters

34How metropolises are populated7 Letters

36Volgograd veto4 Letters

39Group of judges at a beauty pageant on the beach?11 Letters

42Half of hex-3 Letters

43Up to the task4 Letters

44Descend the cliff, in a way6 Letters

45Floor “Florindo” composer with a punch?10 Letters

49Styled after3 Letters

50Quick ballroom dance7 Letters

52Startled sounds5 Letters

53Peyton Manning’s younger brother3 Letters

54Rock in a band, perhaps3 Letters

55Merchandise tracking ID3 Letters

56Assail5 Letters

58___ admin (IT overseer)3 Letters

60Gains access to6 Letters

62Dental directive4 Letters

65Showed abrupt attention5 Letters

67By good fortune7 Letters

69Artist’s rendering of the Indy finish flag?15 Letters

73Tree-hugger, informally7 Letters

75Brazenness5 Letters

76“Ed Wood” star4 Letters

79Day, to Donatello6 Letters

80Vault feature3 Letters

83Transvaal settlers5 Letters

85Org. that offers defensive driving courses3 Letters

87Paid spots3 Letters

88Pumpkin-picking mo.3 Letters

90Not speaking to, maybe5 Letters

92Request at a diner booth7 Letters

95“Malcolm X” director3 Letters

96Resort building with an alabaster facade?10 Letters

99Holed up6 Letters

100Timber wolf4 Letters

102Timeline stretch3 Letters

103Officer in charge of the army’s trucking department?11 Letters

105Failure to be nominated, sometimes4 Letters

106Voldemort’s portrayer7 Letters

108Kilmer of “The Doors”3 Letters

109Put together4 Letters

110Soak in brine, e.g.8 Letters

112Still-in-development apps5 Letters

114___ Brothers (bankruptcy victim of 2008)6 Letters

116House of ill repute catering to roosters?14 Letters

123Think6 Letters

124Biscayne Bay, e.g.6 Letters

125“Boo’d Up” singer7 Letters

126Heart throbs6 Letters

127Group with a common culture6 Letters

128Colorists’ containers7 Letters

Down

1Fourth-yr. group3 Letters

2Afgh. neighbor3 Letters

3Rhyming tribute3 Letters

4Losing score in many a World Cup match3 Letters

5Highlands native4 Letters

6Becomes snarled9 Letters

7Clog6 Letters

8Bank statement no.4 Letters

9Craggy hill3 Letters

10“___ you kidding?”3 Letters

11Mountain ash5 Letters

12Transported9 Letters

13NaCl-processing plant7 Letters

14Blue, in a way5 Letters

15Sheik, e.g.4 Letters

16Capital between Calgary and Winnipeg6 Letters

17Ring-shaped chew toy?10 Letters

18Shout from a soccer spectator3 Letters

19Wee bit3 Letters

24Water nymph5 Letters

28Fail to pronounce5 Letters

29Picked dos5 Letters

30Old car starters6 Letters

31Beat the drum for6 Letters

32Doesn’t guzzle, perhaps4 Letters

34War of 1812 naval hero Stephen7 Letters

35Fraternal order since 18684 Letters

37Queen of mysteries6 Letters

38Microsoft collaboration platform5 Letters

40Pay stub line3 Letters

41Undo6 Letters

46Some printers3 Letters

47Yard sign verb5 Letters

48Medically related6 Letters

51“My Cousin Vinny” star5 Letters

57Selfish sort5 Letters

59Spartacus, e.g.5 Letters

61Mah-jongg piece4 Letters

63Cake artist4 Letters

64What relaxed people live in6 Letters

66Signing tool3 Letters

68Manipulative people5 Letters

70Cain’s eldest son5 Letters

71Primary season events7 Letters

72For the nonce6 Letters

73Youngest brother in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”6 Letters

74Basketful from a flower market?10 Letters

77Bronze coating6 Letters

78Upset6 Letters

79Rankles5 Letters

81“No, seriously!”9 Letters

82Dismissive snort3 Letters

84Well-researched9 Letters

86Protractor target5 Letters

89Fast food toy, often5 Letters

91Rx amount4 Letters

93Cruet contents3 Letters

94“Hamilton” Tony winner Leslie ___ Jr.4 Letters

97Cloying sentimentality7 Letters

98Energize5 Letters

101First family from Illinois6 Letters

104Cushy spot for a calico6 Letters

106Ticket prices?5 Letters

107Stable sound5 Letters

111Stuck in traffic, perhaps4 Letters

112___ Original (rice brand)4 Letters

113Only4 Letters

114Impudent talk3 Letters

115Academic address ender3 Letters

117Swindle3 Letters

118“Rock and Roll, Hoochie ___”3 Letters

119Pub fixture3 Letters

120Med. care option3 Letters

121“Dig in!”3 Letters

122Grafton’s “___ for Lawless”3 Letters

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