Our WSJ Crossword Hints for September 5, 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, September 5, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 9/5/26. 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. Music genre for Tokyo’s Yoasobi and Nogizaka46
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5A. Speaks for, briefly
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9A. Motrin alternative
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14A. Corkscrews on tables, e.g.
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19A. Brand for Brussels griffons
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20A. Westernmost D-Day beach
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21A. They fly in an 11-Down
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22A. Abstractions
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23A. Dieting and exercising to avoid needing to buy a bigger belt?
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26A. Disinclined
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27A. Eurythmics singer Lennox
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28A. Ceremonial basin
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29A. At most
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31A. Cow chow
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32A. Designer’s draft
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34A. Deserves
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36A. Maker of licensed vinyl toy figures
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38A. Common name for a herding dog
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40A. Fear-inducing thunderstorm?
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44A. Asian honorific
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47A. Ill-suited
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50A. Make out, in Bath
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51A. Frolicsome
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52A. Astonishingly awesome shriek?
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55A. Astronaut Cooper, familiarly
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57A. Lab liquids
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58A. “Freeze the Feeling” beverage brand
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59A. Happening place?
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61A. Iridescent gem
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63A. Asian honorific
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64A. “The Commitments” writer Doyle
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66A. Bacteria-infected
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68A. Place under the seat, say
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70A. Story of Earth’s longest-living land animal trying to hide its years with a wig?
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77A. Ancient music halls
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78A. Goddess of the dawn
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79A. Carried
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80A. Flimflam
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83A. Opposite of “avant”
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86A. Bomb in an idiom about backfiring plans
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88A. With 44-Down, modest garment
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89A. Mimicked
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91A. Replies to a host
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93A. What a bird feels after crashing into a sheet of glass?
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95A. Piedmontese wine
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97A. Grub
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99A. Nick of “Tropic Thunder”
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100A. ___ Islas Filipinas
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101A. Spy tasked with following spouses in their golden years?
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104A. Crowd-sourced review site
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106A. Wing
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107A. Antarctic explorer Shackleton
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110A. Unsavory
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114A. Nothing at all
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116A. Taylor Swift’s “___ Something Bad”
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118A. Auto-correction?
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120A. City of Tuscany
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121A. Ivy in Philly
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123A. Crew members tending to spinnakers and jibs?
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126A. Tight headwear
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127A. A crowd, they say
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128A. Ivy in New Haven
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129A. One of a geographic quintet
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130A. Operatic bass-baritone Simon
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131A. Iditarod vehicles
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132A. Passed easily
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133A. Property paper
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1D. Scavengers who sell C-3PO and R2-D2 to Luke’s uncle
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2D. Core exercise
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3D. Think out loud
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4D. Hypothesizes
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5D. Dark ’n’ Stormy part
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6D. List wrap-up
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7D. Yankee Clipper carrier
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8D. Wax alternative
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9D. Problem for job-seeking seniors
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10D. Lowering in rank
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11D. See 21-Across
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12D. “Freedom ___ free”
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13D. Acquitted
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14D. Hoppy lager
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15D. Hubbub
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16D. Members of the genus Hippocampus
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17D. "So long!"
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18D. Wan
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24D. Helper after a crash
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25D. Teri of “Young Frankenstein”
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30D. Hypothesize
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33D. Mathematician Poincaré
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35D. Inquisitive sort
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37D. Mr. Kringle
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39D. History Channel’s highest-rated show
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41D. Grimm monster
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42D. Vegetable called bhindi in Pakistan
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43D. Gosling in Hollywood
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44D. See 88-Across
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45D. Big name in copiers
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46D. ___ la Cité (site of Notre Dame cathedral)
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48D. Leisurely stroll, in Spanish-speaking areas
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49D. Hedren of “The Birds”
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53D. Resulted in
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54D. ___ luck!
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56D. Villainous
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60D. — bind
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62D. “Stay (I Missed You)” singer Lisa
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65D. Member of the Jedi High Council
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67D. Seven-time AL batting champ
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69D. Clobber
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71D. Admonished
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72D. Away
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73D. Pipe-clearing brand
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74D. Common neo-grotesque font
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75D. Most populous country
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76D. Coach controls
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80D. Baja resort
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81D. Iridescent gem
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82D. “Get a load of this dweeb!”
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84D. Nights before
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85D. Flurry
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87D. Lavishes affection
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90D. Sad
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92D. Hit with a jump scare
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94D. Lament of the vanquished
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96D. Jacket parts
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98D. Cranial cavities
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102D. Is real
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103D. Advance
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105D. Ready
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108D. "So long!"
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109D. “Dear Mama” rapper
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111D. Steel plow inventor
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112D. Navel type
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113D. Out of fashion
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114D. Botticelli’s Venus, e.g.
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115D. NYSE debuts
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117D. Willy Wonka’s creator
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119D. Wan
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122D. Scottish refusal
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124D. Fury
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125D. Like diamonds
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