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

Our WSJ Crossword August 26, 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 26, 2026 Answers

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« August 25 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Friday’s lead-in?
4A	Word after black, covert or photo
7A	Intimidating words
13A	Hawaiian pizza topping
14A	Seltos seller
15A	Significant capital
16A	Gracefully stylish
18A	A bit more than 2,000 yards
19A	Three-time Emmy Awards host with four Emmys
21A	Thing that a soda can, a web browser or a bar patron has
22A	Inventor Howe
23A	Blitzen strap
24A	Chalice contents
25A	Camper shelter
26A	Subscription level
27A	Butterflies in the kitchen, e.g.
28A	Match at the poker table
29A	Tony Randall’s “The Odd Couple” co-star
31A	Soul jazz pianist/singer McCann
32A	Burning feeling
33A	“Rhoda” co-star who voices Marge Simpson
39A	CD-___
42A	It’s not a good look
43A	Where Homer downs Duffs
44A	Hand, on a hacienda
45A	Ballerina’s garb
46A	1 on the Mohs scale
47A	Off the plate, perhaps
48A	Blog feed letters
49A	“Psych!” (or what the initials of three funny people in this puzzle mean, fittingly)
51A	They’re well-grounded (one hopes!)
53A	What an unwelcome guest might be shown
54A	Dojo doings
55A	Charged particle
56A	Busy season on la Côte d’Azur
57A	Paris’s ___ Palace
58A	They spin longer than singles
59A	Costa ___ Sol
1D	Bennie’s backup singers, in an Elton John song
2D	Biblical land west of the River Jordan
3D	Self-ish George Harrison song
4D	Approves
5D	Pepto-Bismol hue
6D	Like the Onion’s journalism
7D	Sixth-grader, typically
8D	Recuperate
9D	Zodiac animal
10D	Snobby attitude
11D	Hawks’ home
12D	Chicago’s “Cloud Gate” sculpture, familiarly
17D	Hurdle for a would-be M.B.A.
18D	Condescending look
20D	Mousy
24D	Hourly rate
26D	Job to do
27D	Contented rumble
29D	Heckle
30D	Many campaign promises
31D	Stead
33D	Basic canoeing technique
34D	Odd
35D	“Why don’t we give it a shot?”
36D	Gather
37D	Charger unit
38D	Suit supplement
39D	Like a post with vastly more critical comments than likes or shares
40D	Lacking in variety
41D	Kennel club reject
44D	Org. that makes PSAs for safe rides home
46D	Student in a class of her own?
47D	Utopian settings
49D	Juilliard jump
50D	Seller of Cinn-A-Stack pancakes
52D	___ Vegas

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