WSJ Crossword August 18 2026 Answers (8/18/26)

Our WSJ Crossword August 18, 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 18, 2026 Answers

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« August 17 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	SAT prep study
6A	Blue-green hue
10A	Use your incisors
14A	Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela
15A	Catch some waves
16A	Anise-flavored Greek liqueur
17A	Jennifer with multiple platinum albums
18A	Birthplace of Fibonacci and Galileo
19A	Voice above a tenor
20A	Having two flat surfaces always equidistant, as a sheet of glass
23A	“New Rules” singer ___ Lipa
25A	Gothic novelist Radcliffe
26A	Catchall category: Abbr.
27A	Like some loans
32A	Incite
33A	Ballgame delayer
34A	Refrain from a night of heavy drinking?
41A	“Keep quiet” contracts, for short
42A	Nickel back word
44A	Suit stand, by another name
48A	Org. regulating the Pac-12 and Big Ten
50A	Feel remorse for
51A	Cal. spans
52A	Common storefront sign, and a hint to 20-, 27-, 34- and 44-Across
57A	“Now it’s clear”
58A	Arrived
59A	Spacious
62A	32-nation grp.
63A	Bitter brews, briefly
64A	Follow
65A	Narrow valley
66A	Send salacious selfies, say
67A	Title pages?
1D	Kilmer of “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”
2D	Gold, in Granada
3D	Spot for a Brit, casually
4D	Explorer Tasman
5D	Exotic market
6D	Quakers of Colorado?
7D	Witty comment
8D	Bear in the night sky
9D	At a distance
10D	Shark in front of a net, say
11D	Dummy letters in cryptography
12D	Ancient Mexican
13D	Fleece stuff
21D	Opposite of SSW
22D	“I don’t need ___” (restaurant regular’s comment)
23D	“What’s the ___?” (“Who cares?”)
24D	Nickel back word
28D	Antlered animal
29D	Criticize savagely
30D	Temporary trend
31D	Copacabana Beach setting
35D	China’s Zhou ___
36D	Words at a wedding
37D	Skin pic
38D	Designer’s deg.
39D	Depp of “Nosferatu”
40D	At any point
43D	Martians, e.g.: Abbr.
44D	Encrust, like 60-Down might
45D	Physicist Rutherford
46D	Big ___, California
47D	Turned sharply
48D	Twangy
49D	Largest of the Greek islands
52D	Send an online reminder to
53D	CBS franchise
54D	Stare in awe
55D	“The Odyssey” film format
56D	Top-notch
60D	See 44-Down
61D	Agreeable answer

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