All You Really Need! – Saturday, 14 February 2026 • By by Rich Proulx & Simeon Seigel/Edited by Mike Shenk
Navigating the witty twists and turns of the Wall Street Journal Crossword is no small feat. Today’s puzzle, titled “All You Really Need! – Saturday, 14 February 2026”, brings a fresh set of challenges crafted by by Rich Proulx & Simeon Seigel/Edited by Mike Shenk. If you find yourself stuck on a particular clue or trying to crack the theme without breaking your streak, you are in the right place.
At WordFinder Tips, we analyze the puzzle daily to bring you not just the answers, but the logic behind them. Below, you will find our Interactive Solver which allows you to check specific answers for ‘Across’ and ‘Down’ clues separately.
🧩 Theme Analysis: All You Really Need! – Saturday, 14 February 2026
In WSJ puzzles, the title is your compass. “All You Really Need! – Saturday, 14 February 2026” likely hints at a wordplay mechanic involving synonyms, added letters, or perhaps a visual pun hidden in the grid. Look closely at the longest Across answers—they usually hold the key to unlocking the puzzle’s core concept.
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All You Really Need! – Saturday, 14 February 2026
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1Art inspirer
MUSE
5Bread roll?
WAD
8Prepare for use, as a new drive
FORMA
14Abbreviate
???
18Advised about
INON
19Bygone Coors brand
ZIMA
20Theater whose Amateur Night winners include Ella Fitzgerald and Jimi Hendrix
APOLL
21Tennis’s Lacoste
???
22“It’s a fancy button that also stokes fires!”
STUDPOKER
24“It’s a siphon that can also make holes!”
SUCKE
26Nearest star
SOL
27Cartoonish collision sound
BOINK
28Disapproving cluck
TSK
29Mincemeat pie ingredient
???
30Trumpet sounds
BLATS
32Sport played on a piste
EPEE
34Big to-dos
HO
37Coverups for some dirty work
APRONS
39Like some work shoes
NONSLIP
41Fizzy orders
???
43“It’s a riding whip that’s also a cleaner!”
???
46Copied
APE
48Participants in some moving experiences
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49Tufted bird
TIT
50Islamic spiritual struggle
JIHAD
51“It’s an angle checker that also measures!”
SQUAR
54Drama with masks
NOH
55Cooking instruction
STIR
56Heavenly glow
AURA
57They make a lot of dough
???
58Assay specimens
ORES
60Ready to proceed
SET
61Nice girlfriend
AMIE
62Credit bureau ID
???
63Junction box contents
WIRES
65“It’s an embosser that’s also a smasher!”
STAMPCLUB
69Pueblo people
???
73Voided tennis shot
LET
75Result of too many balls in the air?
WALK
76Line on un passeport
NO
78Moderate pace
???
79Charge for cash
ATMFEE
82Visibility reducer
HAZE
83Letter opener
DE
85Words with a nice ring?
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86“It’s a hauler that’s also a beekeeper’s aid!”
CHAINSMOKER
88Compact carrier
PUR
89Diesel in movies
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90Finished
DONE
91Chapeau bearer
TETE
92“It’s a winery gadget that can also smooth wood!”
PRES
94Go over
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96Maintains
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99Tops in their class
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100Unaffected
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102Captain with an ivory leg
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103Napoleon, in 1814 and again in 1815
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104Greedy cry
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105Basis of some vaccines
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106Duel overseer in “Hamlet”
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108Bronx-born singer, familiarly
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111“It’s a nut opener that can also lift a car!”
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115Put-down that could be used in pitches for this puzzle’s products, and for the one in the circled letters (which may be more useful than all those products combined!)
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117Pinup star, at times
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118“Check this out!”
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119Dundee damsel
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120“Just messing with you!”
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121They may be massaged if they get bruised
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122Takes turns, maybe
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123Gender pronoun choice
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124Stock holders
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1Battleship response
MISS
2“Once more ___ the breach…”
UNTO
3___ No. 1 (James Brown nickname)
SOULBROTHER
4Conclude
END
5Collaborative sites
WIKIS
6“You said it!”
AMEN
7Threw shade?
DARKENED
8Clip or click, say
FASTEN
9Creative works
OPUSES
10Loser to paper
ROCK
11Jan. honoree
MLK
12Pint glass fill
ALE
13Trunk
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14Rope bond symbolizing deep affection
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15Plus-one booking
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16Co. name part
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17“Not great”
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19Flashy 1940s outfits
ZOOTSUITS
23Popular sammies
PBANDJS
25Baby bats
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31Hack
LOP
33“___ favor”
POR
34Fed. law protecting patients’ information
HIPAA
35Abbr. on bygone phones
OPER
36More reasonable
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37Infomercial exhortation
ACTNOW
38A ___ (theoretical)
PRIORI
40Hardy partner
LAUREL
42Areas on 1980s Eur. maps
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44Recoils
SHIES
45“The Goldfinch” author Donna
TARTT
47Cotillion girls
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51Display of embroidery skill
SAMPLER
52Swift
QUICK
53Make a pulp out of
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59Straight shooters?
SELFIE
61Blow away
AMAZE
64Spotted
SEEN
66Get up
AWAKE
67Excessive
UNDUE
68Dutch settlers in Africa
BOERS
70It goes over most people’s heads
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71Element whose name comes from the Greek for “purple”
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72Go pieces
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74Experiment
TEST
77Flights taken by a lot of people
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79“Back in Black” band
ACD
80Locust tree feature
THO
81In direct competition
MAN
82$1,000 Park Place buy
HOT
84Copy
???
87Instagram owner
ME
88Annual AFC-versus-NFC games
PR
92Adult ed. group?
P
93Grammy winner ___ Nas X
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95Gone under
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97One taking steps
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98Drinks with a straw
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101Staggers
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103Get the lead out?
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105Yard clearer
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107Persian ruler
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109Filet mignon source
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110Ransom in the car biz
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111Michael of “SNL”
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112Runner, say
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113Go from green to black, perhaps
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114Mud
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116Pointer
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How to Play the WSJ Crossword
The Wall Street Journal crossword is widely considered one of the best in the country, right up there with the New York Times. It is edited by Mike Shenk, a legend in the puzzle community.
Weekly Difficulty Curve
Monday & Tuesday: Gentle and welcoming. Perfect for newer solvers. The themes are usually straightforward.
Wednesday & Thursday: The difficulty ramps up. You will see more wordplay and fewer direct definition clues.
Friday: The toughest daily puzzle. Expect tricky themes and obscure vocabulary.
Saturday (The Contest): This is unique to the WSJ. The puzzle includes a ‘meta-challenge’ where you must find a hidden answer (usually a single word or phrase) that is not in the grid but is derived from the answers.
Tips for Solving Faster
Fill the Blanks First: Scan the clues for Fill-in-the-blank style clues (e.g., ‘Salt and ___’). These are usually the easiest to get and provide anchor letters for the surrounding harder words.
Another key strategy is to check the 3 and 4-letter words. Words like ‘ERA’, ‘ORE’, ‘ARIA’, and ‘ETE’ appear frequently in crosswords (known as ‘crosswordese’) because of their helpful vowel structures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the WSJ Crossword free?
Yes, the Wall Street Journal offers its daily puzzle for free on its website, unlike many other major publications.
What time is the puzzle released?
The puzzle is usually available online at midnight ET.
Who is the editor?
The puzzle is edited by Mike Shenk, who has been steering the WSJ puzzle section since its inception.
