WSJ Crossword August 28 2025 Answers (8/28/25)

Our WSJ Crossword August 28, 2025 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 28, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 8/28/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Searched high and low
8A	Break down, perhaps
11A	What O sometimes represents
14A	Trumpet fanfare
15A	Status follower
16A	Dayton-to-Columbus dir.
17A	Tour guide, of a sort
18A	2028 Olympics host
19A	“Good Will Hunting” setting
20A	Nicaragua nights
21A	Take in
22A	Jay-Z nickname
23A	Typewriter sound
24A	It’s hot until it’s not
25A	Wannabe
26A	Leading ladies
28A	Julián who was the youngest member of Obama’s cabinet
29A	Asset for strikers
30A	Sun Bowl site
31A	Stretch across
34A	Pick up
36A	Newsworthy couple
37A	Mortar’s partner
39A	Adjust to, as a thermostat
41A	Subject for Socrates
42A	Compadres
46A	Called out on X, informally
47A	Support
48A	Toy piano sound
49A	Crème de cassis cocktails
50A	Mount Rushmore moniker
51A	Hindu festival of lights
52A	Date
53A	“Come again?”
54A	Miami suburb whose name means “look at the sea”
55A	Put to work
56A	Kerfuffle
57A	Rupert of “My Best Friend’s Wedding”
58A	NBA stat
59A	Salman Rushdie title
60A	Erythrosine and amaranth, e.g.
1D	Stop the flow of
2D	King of pop music
3D	Like some garages
4D	Sanpete, Summit and Salt Lake, for three
5D	Crème brûlée dish
6D	Time pieces?
7D	Fist bump
8D	Detachment
9D	Send packing
10D	Sizable snake
11D	Tool also called an arterial forceps
12D	Cosmology focus
13D	Reprimand for an overly affectionate couple
21D	Simple
22D	Maternity, e.g.
24D	Lavish celebration
25D	Compadre
27D	Frasier’s brother
28D	Hundredth, in metric units
31D	Makes oneself heard, and a hint to the circled letters
32D	Most spiteful
33D	Sources of some baseball bat wood
35D	Text message status
38D	TV screen option
40D	Dreamt big
43D	Niger’s capital
44D	Airing after midnight
45D	Evades
47D	Hate with a passion
50D	BMW rival
51D	Seedy joint
53D	Includes
54D	L’Adriatique, par exemple

The WSJ Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in The Wall Street Journal newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its challenging difficulty level, clever wordplay, and witty themes.

The WSJ Crossword was first introduced in 2008, and has since become a popular source of entertainment and mental stimulation for crossword enthusiasts around the world. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their creativity and skill in the field of crossword puzzles.

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