Settings for shipwreck stories crossword clue
64 Across · WSJ Crossword, July 19, 2026 · 15 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Settings for shipwreck stories” is DESERTEDISLANDS. It appears as 64 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of July 19, 2026, a Sunday puzzle titled “Flipping the Record” by Zhouqin Burnikel, and it fills 15 squares running left to right from row 13, column 1 of the 15×15 grid.
A plural clue takes a plural answer, which is why the entry ends in S. The entry begins with D and ends with S, and contains 5 vowels and 10 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Down entries should be enough to lock it in. Weekend puzzles follow the same conventions as the weekday grids, pitched a notch above midweek, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
DESERTEDISLANDS 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.