“Live long and prosper” speaker crossword clue
8 Across · WSJ Crossword, June 17, 2026 · 5 letters
Explanation
The answer to ““Live long and prosper” speaker” is SPOCK. It appears as 8 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of June 17, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle titled “Opposites Attract” by Hunter Murphy, and it fills 5 squares running left to right from row 1, column 11 of the 15×15 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 S and ends with K, and contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Wednesday puzzles sit mid-week on the difficulty curve, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
SPOCK has not appeared as an answer in any other WSJ puzzle in our index, which runs from May 2026 onward. It will be listed here the next time it turns up.
This exact clue has also run on:
- WSJ Crossword August 28, 2026answer was MRSPOCK