Silences with the remote crossword clue
57 Across · WSJ Crossword, October 18, 2026 · 5 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Silences with the remote” is MUTES. It appears as 57 Across in the Wall Street Journal crossword of October 18, 2026, a Sunday puzzle titled “Hard Finishes” by Mike Shenk, and it fills 5 squares running left to right from row 13, 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 M and ends with S, and contains 2 vowels and 3 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
MUTES 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.