Our WSJ Crossword Hints for August 15, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a 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 Hints, August 15, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 8/15/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Bad guy
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5A. Buyer be where?
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9A. Rugged cliff
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13A. Whodunit discovery
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19A. Garden worker
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20A. Cor anglais kin
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21A. Expressive dance
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22A. Tickled
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23A. Censorship-fighting org.
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24A. Give the cold shoulder to Dr. McCoy?
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26A. Butterfly, e.g.
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27A. Top competitors, often
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29A. Baseball great Lefty with a namesake bridge near Oracle Park
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30A. Pays attention
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31A. Something usually doubled
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33A. Revenuers, e.g.
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36A. Garage sale caveat
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37A. Loses heart
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38A. Cowled contingent
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40A. Aristotle’s “waking dream”
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44A. Will of Arrested Development
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46A. Use a Shop-Vac instead of a rake?
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49A. “Walk on the Wild Side” singer
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52A. Ices
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55A. Fascinated
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56A. Places for vows
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57A. Toe treatment, familiarly
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58A. Trilled in the heights
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59A. Roles for stars
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60A. No Exit playwright
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62A. Without
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63A. Tennis great Arthur
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64A. Beard for Daffy, e.g.?
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66A. Island nation with a Coral Coast
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70A. Like boars and bucks
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71A. Rejects with disdain
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72A. Group of Scouts
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73A. Chilled
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77A. Author Wiesel
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78A. Indian loincloths
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79A. Forward surge
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80A. Country singer Ronnie
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83A. Neighborhood west of Encino
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84A. Snippet of a Motown hit used in another song?
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86A. Evening event
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88A. First-year law student
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89A. "Nice burn!"
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92A. Spanish turnover
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96A. Talks incessantly
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99A. Bread boxes?
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100A. Where cell phones don’t work
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101A. Fairbanks in films
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104A. Place for a barbecue
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106A. Backgammon piece
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107A. Skillful
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108A. “Drive carefully—90% of humans are caused by accident,” e.g.?
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112A. Sheepskin boots
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113A. Threaten
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114A. Boris Godunov, e.g.
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115A. Crown
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116A. Fedora material
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117A. Many a Degas
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118A. French door part
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119A. Otherwise
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120A. Phone bill listing
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1D. Discontinued, with 'out'
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2D. Epoch that saw the first early primates
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3D. Finds new tenants for
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4D. Moral Majority march?
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5D. Criminal patterns, for short
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6D. Couldn’t stand
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7D. Registering the most decibels
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8D. Carson's successor
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9D. Anger
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10D. Bleed
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11D. Pub potable
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12D. Krypton, e.g.
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13D. “The Myth of Sisyphus” writer
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14D. Emirati’s neighbor
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15D. Impertinent remark at a 12-step meeting?
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16D. Ad Council ads, briefly
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17D. Trucker's rig
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18D. Ideal site
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25D. In shape
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28D. Trap setters
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30D. Item on a to-do list
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32D. Uses the good china
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34D. Puck, e.g.
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35D. Algonquian tribe
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39D. Some colas, briefly
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41D. Almond outline
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42D. Le Pew of cartoon fame
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43D. Abbr. on a town’s welcoming sign
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45D. Bounce your booty
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47D. Currency of (and part of the name of) a West African nation
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48D. Goals
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49D. Refrain bit
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50D. Flamenco cries
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51D. Jazz setting
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53D. Many flat screens
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54D. Snoopy and the Red Baron, say
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57D. Clip
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58D. Bhutan bovines
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60D. Do some pouting
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61D. Name on a WWII bomber
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62D. Auld Lang __
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64D. Russian country house
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65D. Faucet faults
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66D. Glaciers and icebergs?
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67D. Tiny bit
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68D. Enlist in
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69D. Res ___ loquitur
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70D. Assemble in great numbers
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72D. Attire, informally
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73D. Middling
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74D. Soon, to a bard
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75D. In alignment
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76D. Top-notch tyrant?
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78D. Agcy. that pioneered the internet and GPS
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80D. Dash abbr.
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81D. "Casablanca" role
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82D. Mardi Gras follower
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83D. Play breaks
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85D. Forest growth
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87D. Like some unhealthy attachments
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90D. Current amount
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91D. H.S. exam
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93D. Orbital extreme
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94D. Widget plugged into a computer
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95D. Bikini trials, informally
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97D. Rabbit chaser of fiction
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98D. Dev of 'Slumdog Millionaire'
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101D. Like many a cellar
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102D. Ancient theaters
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103D. Coffee dispensers
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105D. Category
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108D. “The Racer’s Edge”
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109D. Botanist Gray
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110D. Whiff
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111D. Born in Bordeaux
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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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