WSJ Crossword January 8 2026 Answers (1/8/26)

Our WSJ Crossword January 8, 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 January 8, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 1/8/26, 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	Put on the market
5A	Nail polish layer
9A	“Waterloo” group
13A	Low lady
14A	Croft of video games
15A	Moves effortlessly
17A	*Accidental trumpet sound
19A	UFC and WWE champion Rousey
20A	Pulitzer Prize category
21A	*Eden inhabitant
23A	*Romeo or Juliet, e.g.
25A	They’re sought after
26A	Goth on the big screen
27A	D.C. figure
28A	Signed a ketubah, say
29A	Aid in solving some cold cases
30A	Bonus, in ads
32A	Threatening words
35A	Get ready to be shot, and yoga-based instruction for making sense of the marked answers
39A	Like drone photography
40A	“And here’s the quick version,” in internet posts
43A	Trip around the track
46A	Power, to Pliny
47A	JFK investigators
50A	River of Scotland
51A	Alcaraz and Sabalenka won it in 2025
53A	*Not now
55A	*Noshed on
57A	Guitarist’s building block
58A	Make ___ of (remember)
59A	*Get going
62A	More reasonable
63A	Unfit for growing
64A	Fish market feature
65A	Lip
66A	Current craze
67A	Sinewy
1D	Chocolate pooch
2D	Volunteer’s words
3D	Franchise with nine “episodes”
4D	Receipt line
5D	Split apart
6D	Water pusher
7D	Drowning out the quarterback, say
8D	Sits out, perhaps
9D	“Sad but true”
10D	Fair, in a way
11D	Secured, as some debts
12D	“Well, shoot!”
16D	Kafka’s bug
18D	M.D. networks
22D	Puppy
23D	Olympic sport since 2008
24D	Slender-stemmed mushrooms
28D	Plethora
31D	Words with loss or glance
33D	Stephen of “The Crying Game”
34D	Superlative suffix
36D	Bacchanalia participants
37D	Model Shayk
38D	Mythical city of gold
41D	Part of a wet blanket?
42D	___ Faire (place to dress up and drink mead)
43D	Creator of 3-Down
44D	Yoga positions, six of which must be removed from the marked answers
45D	City between Los Angeles and San Bernardino
48D	Withdraw from a union
49D	Icy Hot target
52D	“For ___ sake!”
53D	Fish with blueberry and blood red varieties
54D	Centrifuge component
56D	Winter Palace user
60D	Equip
61D	Stab

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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