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Gusto crossword clue

49 Across · WSJ Crossword, October 30, 2026 · 4 letters

Answer

ELAN

ELAN (4 letters)

Explanation

The answer to “Gusto” is ELAN. It appears as 49 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of October 30, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Finding the Sweet Spot” by Joseph Gangi, and it fills 4 squares running left to right from row 7, column 18 of the 21×21 grid.

The clue is a straightforward definition, so the answer is a direct synonym or a factual match for the words as written. The entry begins with E and ends with N, and contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Friday puzzles are the Journal’s contest crosswords with a hidden meta answer, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.

Past appearances

Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer ELAN:

Buoyant styleSep 27, 2026
Effortless styleSep 8, 2026
VivacityAug 18, 2026
Enthusiastic spiritJul 19, 2026
Energetic styleJun 29, 2026
PanacheMay 16, 2026

Other clues from this puzzle

1AIt might put you in a tight squeeze

9ACarrying capacity

15ATerrier in the 1940s White House

19AComment after a heated exchange?

20AQualification in a Google Maps search

21AAstronaut Baker or Ochoa

22AAlmond-flavored liqueur

23APatronize, as a bistro

25A85-Across, in France

26ADrill leaders

28AIt could be anybody

30ATequila-and-grapefruit-soda cocktails

37APampers in Paddington

39AEquitable portion

44ASpicy condiments

50AKinks song set in “a club down in old Soho”

51AAccount amount

54AConnect with

58ASong section

61ALucky strike?

62AWarning signs

64AMrs. in Managua

67ACiti Field team, in sports tickers

68AComedian Bargatze

69APrinter problem

73A“Voulez-Vous” group

75AContrary to good manners

79AEffect used to measure the distance to close stars

82ALightly burn

83AScholarship benefactors, at times

84ABrowser input

86ASpa treatment, for short

87AAquino’s predecessor

89AThey help you choose a new hue

93ASign, as an agreement

95ACyclist van der Poel, nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman”

97ABeyond question

100A2019 Brad Pitt sci-fi film

104ACover names

108AWithout an owner

110ABrainless automaton

111ABit of color

112APut onto the supermarket checkout counter, maybe

114A___ Plaza (“Die Hard” setting)

119APitch perfect

120A“The Count of Monte ___”

122ALegendary loch

123ASummertime top

124ACrowded housing

2DWhere Hercules slew a lion

3DEven a little

5DLunchbox goody

6DTimeout penalty, perhaps

7DShow fondness

9DNorthernmost of Greece’s Cyclades archipelago

11D“Music in the Tuileries” painter

12DAspiring newcomer

13DThurman of “Kill Bill”

14DDoesn’t add fuel to, say

15DAdmiral’s concern

17DTéa of “Jurassic Park III”

18DSubsume, as land

21DRuPaul has 14 of them

27DImpress immensely

29DTwo in a row?

31D“It’s better left unsaid”

32DOldest independent state in the Arab world

33DSatisfy a nicotine craving, in a way

34DAward for Best Play, e.g.

36DPressed lightly, as the brakes

38DID found on a jacket

40DBelonging to neither you nor me, maybe

41DLand on the Irish Sea

43DForeign: Prefix

44DPersian weapons

45DPay tribute to

47DTreats illustrated literally four times in this puzzle

48DGroup with play dates?

52DCommon sports injury site, for short

53DTurtle with a blue headband

54DCore beliefs

56D“Zounds!”

57D9-Down, e.g.

58DNix

60DTravis Scott performances

63DCat o’ no tail

66DGrass used to make high-quality paper

69DHill of Hollywood

70DA matter of degrees?

71DSports competitions

72DMore comfy-cozy

74DLou Gehrig’s disease, for short

77DOne’s path to going overboard?

78DCost as much as

80DNonprofit org. that promotes public service announcements

81DCEO’s helper

83DIowa State setting

87DVein setting

88DWith more things of that sort

90D“Kapow!”

91DOperatic slave

94DOut of practice

95DTrusted teacher

96DDrink suffix

98DSpeak with swagger

99DRich dessert

101DSide-impact collision, familiarly

102DCenturion, say

104DHeld back, as a news story

105DKevin of “A Fish Called Wanda”

106DCommunication between pen pals?

109DInsolent brat

113DOrg. opposed to background checks

115DMustang mom

117DHopping mad feeling

118DFidgeting with toys or rings, say

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