WSJ Crossword August 10, 2026 Answers

Across

1A“Chocolate” dogs4 5AConcert sound boosters4 9A“La Bohème,” e.g.5 14A“___ cost you”4 15AMardi Gras city, familiarly4 16ASwore5 17A“Reelin’ In the Years” group9 19ASpiral-horned antelope5 20A“The Taming of the Shrew” setting5 21AReverently preserve8 23AThere are six in one fl. oz.4 25ASpa day sounds4 26ATennis great Gibson6 29AMexican beer brand6 33ASpoil3 34A“Flight of Icarus” group10 38A“Give ___ rest!”3 39ADismiss with disdain7 40ARecipe fig.3 41A“How You Remind Me” group10 43AN95 masks, gloves, etc.3 44APrompt6 45APaper cutter?6 48ANearly all4 50A“East of Eden” twin brother4 51APlace for a deck chair8 54APotato pancake5 58ABouquet ___ (chef’s herb mixture)5 59AHeavy rock group, and a punny descriptor of 17-, 34- and 41-Across9 61AEncourage5 62APrefix with present or directional4 63AStore with furniture and meatballs4 64AThompson of “Creed”5 65ALinguist Chomsky4 66ASwarm (with)4

Down

1DSpeech therapist’s concern4 2DLead-in to boy or girl4 3DRan in the wash4 4DPrivate eye6 5DWhichever3 6DWays things are done5 7DPrepare for tomorrow4 8DStark who becomes Queen of the North, on “Game of Thrones”5 9DBe in need of coolant, perhaps8 10DCommon pre-law major, for short7 11DMcGregor of “The Phantom Menace”4 12DPhilosopher Descartes4 13DThrow in3 18DZap, in a way4 22DJohn B. Stetson, for one8 24DTrouble-free8 26DImportant acid type5 27DLanguage for Livy5 28DParcel of land5 30DChange as needed5 31DPace set by a metronome5 32DWord on a door5 35DTease3 36DBirds ___ feather3 37DCredit card chip protocol letters3 39DWheat product used for pasta8 42DGinza garments7 46DToy store buy4 47D“Not just yet!”6 49DPumbaa’s partner in “The Lion King”5 50DCVS Health subsidiary5 51DBook unit4 52DAssns.4 53DTrial version4 55DFilm shot4 56DTibia’s top4 57DDutch cheese4 58DAcquire3 60DUseful skill for darts players3