WSJ Crossword August 1 2026 Answers (8/1/26)

Our WSJ Crossword August 1, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Wall Street Journal Crossword is a well-known and respected puzzle that appeals to solvers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. The puzzles are created by a team of skilled constructors and are known for their clever clues, intricate wordplay, and challenging themes. The WSJ Crossword is published daily and offers solvers the opportunity to exercise their minds while enjoying a classic form of entertainment.

WSJ Crossword August 1, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Hacker’s goal
7A	“1,000 songs in your pocket” advertiser
11A	Hurried flight
14A	Coal stratum
18A	“Roamin’ in the ___” (1912 Harry Lauder song)
19A	Longest river entirely within Switzerland
20A	Bonobo, e.g.
21A	5 for B or 6 for C, e.g.
22A	Home of Velázquez’s “Las Meninas”
23A	Grumpy or Happy on wash day, maybe?
26A	Away from home
27A	Hero helped by the divine monkey Hanuman
29A	Road trip stops
30A	GI thumbing a ride from Fort Bragg to Fort Benning?
34A	Capital on the Missouri River
35A	The Chariot or the Tower, e.g.
36A	2013 Joaquin Phoenix movie about an AI crush
37A	Take a load off
38A	Olympic paddler
42A	Inexperienced educator?
48A	From the start
49A	“___ would like to play” (2006 ad slogan)
50A	Frozen Wasser
51A	Cheeky, say
52A	Boccie-loving Doberman?
59A	“Girl, Interrupted” Oscar winner
60A	Bygone jet
61A	Colleague of Cleese and Idle
62A	Tailless amphibian
63A	Stared stupidly
64A	Musket attachment
66A	Chicago’s largest newspaper
68A	Impressively tough
71A	Part of QED
73A	Harden (to)
74A	Business with sweaters
77A	Wrong
78A	“I’ll take whatever beef or pork is available, thanks”?
81A	Shankar with a sitar
82A	Closely monitored hosp. section
83A	Fraction of a joule
84A	Kate, to Archie and Lilibet
85A	Roy Campanella or Charles Johnson, e.g.?
89A	Unspecified
93A	___ Lingus
94A	Paris accord?
95A	Valentine’s gift
96A	Evaluate
100A	Praise for a former British prime minister?
106A	Mobile home?
108A	“Very funny!”
109A	Still in the game
110A	Central American plotting a coup?
113A	Took a road trip
115A	___ II (Gillette brand)
116A	Word after bachelor or mouse
117A	Salt or smoke, say
118A	Gridiron squads
119A	Spanish painter with murals in 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s lobby
120A	“___ Beso” (Paul Anka song)
121A	“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” singer seen as the last part of this puzzle’s theme answers
122A	Parched place
1D	Permit
2D	Acknowledge
3D	Indigenous West Indian people
4D	Flow forth
5D	Caesar of comedy
6D	Bothersome bunkmates
7D	Confession starter
8D	Play with, kitten-style
9D	Singer Rita
10D	German article
11D	Focused beam
12D	Bldg. divisions
13D	Mrs. Lovett’s wares, in “Sweeney Todd”
14D	Paris’s ___-Coeur
15D	Anesthetic of the past
16D	Lend ___ (listen)
17D	Code creator
18D	Polite fellow
24D	Brest brother
25D	Indian yogurt-and-cucumber dip
28D	Cuts like ___ knife through butter
31D	Three-prong Japanese weapon
32D	Resurrection figure
33D	Tee follower
37D	Commotion
38D	Line at LaGuardia
39D	Yucatán years
40D	Semiaquatic salamander
41D	Athena’s symbol
42D	Bar supply
43D	Calling for
44D	“Jerry Maguire” director Cameron
45D	Skeletal ship
46D	Falco of “The Sopranos”
47D	Sax piece
49D	Aging facility
53D	“Count me out”
54D	Opposition answers
55D	Day-___ paint
56D	Pesto bit
57D	Bed in a barracks
58D	Painter/AIDS activist Keith
59D	Singer Jackson
63D	Spiritual guide
64D	No-frills
65D	Pic on a pec
67D	Condescending address for a man
68D	Fishhook feature
69D	Human rights activist Clooney
70D	Met headliner
72D	“The heavens speed ___ thine enterprise!”: Portia
74D	Elisabeth of “Leaving Las Vegas”
75D	Slammers
76D	Critic’s concern
78D	Rent-___
79D	Clearance tag abbr.
80D	Hall of Famer Ripken
82D	Antarctic expanse
86D	Casey with a countdown
87D	Sky streaker
88D	Shade
89D	Chris of “Law & Order”
90D	Hanging one’s head
91D	___ culpa
92D	Mount Vernon and Monticello, e.g.
95D	Lion, at times
96D	Dr. visits
97D	Market unit
98D	Sub system
99D	Put into practice
100D	South American barbecue
101D	Pointer’s word
102D	Garlic unit
103D	Personnel head, at times
104D	Happening
105D	Cincinnati team
107D	Cries of insight
111D	Roman 300
112D	Bewildered response
114D	Bullring cry