Our WSJ Crossword Hints for August 8, 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 8, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 8/8/26. 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. Perjury, e.g.
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6A. Amusing escapade
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10A. Collezione della Galleria degli Uffizi
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14A. Mac
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17A. Dotty
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19A. Welcome to a mainlander, maybe
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21A. Precious
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22A. Call on
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23A. Courtroom schedule
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24A. Turkic tongue
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25A. Mollusk on a menu
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27A. 1919 H. Rider Haggard novel
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30A. Director Mira, who’s the mother of New York City’s mayor
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31A. Coordinate with
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32A. Exclusion-based angst, for short
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35A. Some gym equipment
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39A. Sloan deg.
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41A. Words before “Lover,” “Dollar” and “Man” in song names
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43A. Flatow of radio’s “Science Friday”
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45A. “Hurry up and decide!”
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49A. One of three NHL squads in New York State
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52A. Creature with a ring of stinging tentacles
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53A. Daggers, so to speak
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55A. Refuse to drop
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56A. Had as one’s boss
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60A. Friend to François
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61A. U.S. Army medal
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64A. Make a mountain out of a molehill, say
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66A. Site of the George W. Bush Presidential Ctr.
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69A. Having a very round countenance
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72A. "Sorta" suffix
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73A. Chance for a belt
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75A. Really enjoy
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77A. Mag. crew
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80A. Calliope
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83A. Sappho’s home
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86A. Former region of the Spanish Sahara
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89A. Maxim about the importance of liquidity
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92A. “Can’t decide!”
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93A. Beer once advertised as being “for the winners”
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96A. Facile
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97A. Beethoven symphony of 1804
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100A. Family member
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101A. Resort town north of Santa Fe
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102A. Palace guard, of a sort
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105A. Middle Eastern capital once called Philadelphia
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106A. Bit of a shock?
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109A. Superhero with the catchphrase “Tra-la-laaaa!” (and a hint to the circled letters)
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116A. Handle
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119A. Hold in contempt
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120A. Pressing concern for astronauts?
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122A. Kooky
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123A. Frozen Four org.
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124A. “Well, then I have to go”
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125A. Financially solvent
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126A. Since, slangily
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127A. “Life of Pi” author Martel
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128A. Figure (out)
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129A. If tripled, “you get the picture”
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1D. You might trip on it
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2D. That hurt!
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3D. Progress slowly
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4D. Brand named for a goddess
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5D. Ohioan who orbited Earth at age 40 and age 77
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6D. "See ya, dude"
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7D. “There oughta be ___!”
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8D. Old newspaper photo section
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9D. Ukraine’s second-largest city
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10D. __ Fideles
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11D. Did a farrier’s job
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12D. It may contain carne asada
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13D. ___ Good Feelings (early 19th-century period)
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14D. Really irk
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15D. “For the People Who Serve” grp.
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16D. Perfecta, for one
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18D. James in the Blues Hall of Fame
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20D. Longtime “What’s My Line?” panelist Francis
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26D. "Citizen Kane" studio
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28D. Classic shout-out
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29D. Textile worker
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33D. Surrealist Joan
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34D. Layered treat
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35D. Baryshnikov nickname
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36D. Starting squad
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37D. Bolshevik foe
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38D. Piece of cake!
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40D. Paquin of “The Piano”
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42D. Words to the audience
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44D. Invite
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46D. Lennon’s love
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47D. Make (one’s way)
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48D. “___ as the green-growing bud unfolds”: Longfellow
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50D. Range whose name means “gold mountain” in Mongolian
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51D. Aligned groups
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53D. Went astray
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54D. "Otello" composer
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57D. One of two found in Georgia
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58D. Monongahela Natl. Forest location
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59D. Common Market inits.
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62D. Political attack, of a sort
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63D. Brunch cocktail
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65D. Nickname for Angel Stadium
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67D. Bungle
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68D. Out-and-out
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70D. Well, what have we here?
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71D. Neither go-with
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74D. Sierra __
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76D. Smooth-talking
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78D. Tiny Bubbles singer
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79D. Some Army NCOs
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81D. Rhine whine?
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82D. Dornoch denials
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84D. Night school subj.
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85D. Revue segment
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86D. Criticize harshly
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87D. Mosque figure
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88D. Director Preminger
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90D. Ljubljana residents
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91D. Pay tribute to
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93D. "La Bohème" heroine
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94D. Just watch me!
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95D. They play across the border from the Kraken
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98D. Wicker material
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99D. Fred Astaire, by birth
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103D. Knee injury initials
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104D. Yellowish-brown
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107D. Nelly Korda’s org.
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108D. Chewy candy
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110D. Layout measure
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111D. Chef Matsuhisa with a chain of namesake restaurants
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112D. Prohibition backers
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113D. Mardi Gras city familiarly
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114D. Stomped (on)
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115D. Horse mackerel
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116D. Gooden of the Mets
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117D. NYU extension
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118D. Wood-shaping tool
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121D. Athenian vowel
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