WSJ Crossword August 17 2026 Answers (8/17/26)

Our WSJ Crossword August 17, 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 17, 2026 Answers

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« August 15 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	“Matilda” writer Roald
5A	Stitched up
9A	Henry VIII and Elizabeth I’s royal house
14A	Largest continent
15A	Trilevel cookie
16A	2024 film that won the Best Picture Oscar
17A	Puts on a blacklist
18A	Marine mammal’s tooth that might be a meter long
20A	Thrown in
22A	ID first issued in 1936
23A	High wind in a pit
24A	Spring zodiac sign
28A	Fruit that’s sometimes poached
29A	Like chinchillas and alpacas
32A	Tippy-top
35A	“Please stay!”
38A	Savings for sr. yrs.
39A	Shell, Prell or Dell, e.g.
41A	Greta of “The Morning Show”
42A	Absorb thoroughly
44A	Playfully shy
45A	Ferry destination
48A	New England football team, informally
49A	Water source
51A	Hefty book
53A	Persian ruler who conquered Babylonia
59A	Done laps in a pool
61A	Gamer’s cube
62A	Hayek of “Frida”
63A	Source of oranges or lemons
67A	Stadium seating section
68A	Assumed name
69A	Muffin material
70A	“This is bad!”
71A	Japanese box lunch
72A	Croquet game setting
73A	Corrosion found in the four longest Across answers
1D	Sponge gently
2D	Carne ___ (grilled Mexican dish)
3D	Like many Diwali celebrants
4D	High-tech pointer
5D	Female hog
6D	Distinct stretch of time
7D	Like Cardiff natives
8D	Like Thor and Odin
9D	Prof’s helpers, for short
10D	Innumerable
11D	Extra-hoppy brew
12D	“Thereabouts”
13D	Leaf-gathering tool
19D	What you do to groceries when you get home
21D	Expected in
25D	Gloomy
26D	Online troublemaker
27D	Chicago-style pizza chain, familiarly
30D	In ___ (stagnated)
31D	Brief snoozes
32D	Elementary school basics
33D	Corn or cotton
34D	Question on the dance floor
36D	Org. for profs
37D	First extra inning
40D	Christian of fashion
43D	Old switchboard pro
46D	Posts inside walls
47D	Female deer
50D	One doing a lot of heavy lifting?
52D	Sports cars from Britain
54D	Refuse to get involved
55D	___ incognita
56D	College benefactor Yale
57D	Replies from the congregation
58D	Divining deck
59D	Wound covering
60D	Cunning trick
64D	Troop-entertaining grp.
65D	Spot for an AirPod
66D	Finish

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