WSJ Crossword August 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1A“Matilda” writer Roald4 5AStitched up4 9AHenry VIII and Elizabeth I’s royal house5 14ALargest continent4 15ATrilevel cookie4 16A2024 film that won the Best Picture Oscar5 17APuts on a blacklist4 18AMarine mammal’s tooth that might be a meter long10 20AThrown in5 22AID first issued in 19363 23AHigh wind in a pit4 24ASpring zodiac sign13 28AFruit that’s sometimes poached4 29ALike chinchillas and alpacas6 32ATippy-top4 35A“Please stay!”6 38ASavings for sr. yrs.3 39AShell, Prell or Dell, e.g.5 41AGreta of “The Morning Show”3 42AAbsorb thoroughly5 44APlayfully shy3 45AFerry destination6 48ANew England football team, informally4 49AWater source6 51AHefty book4 53APersian ruler who conquered Babylonia13 59ADone laps in a pool4 61AGamer’s cube3 62AHayek of “Frida”5 63ASource of oranges or lemons10 67AStadium seating section4 68AAssumed name5 69AMuffin material4 70A“This is bad!”4 71AJapanese box lunch5 72ACroquet game setting4 73ACorrosion found in the four longest Across answers4

Down

1DSponge gently5 2DCarne ___ (grilled Mexican dish)5 3DLike many Diwali celebrants5 4DHigh-tech pointer8 5DFemale hog3 6DDistinct stretch of time3 7DLike Cardiff natives5 8DLike Thor and Odin5 9DProf’s helpers, for short3 10DInnumerable6 11DExtra-hoppy brew9 12D“Thereabouts”4 13DLeaf-gathering tool4 19DWhat you do to groceries when you get home5 21DExpected in3 25DGloomy3 26DOnline troublemaker5 27DChicago-style pizza chain, familiarly4 30DIn ___ (stagnated)4 31DBrief snoozes4 32DElementary school basics4 33DCorn or cotton4 34DQuestion on the dance floor9 36DOrg. for profs3 37DFirst extra inning5 40DChristian of fashion4 43DOld switchboard pro8 46DPosts inside walls5 47DFemale deer3 50DOne doing a lot of heavy lifting?6 52DSports cars from Britain3 54DRefuse to get involved5 55D___ incognita5 56DCollege benefactor Yale5 57DReplies from the congregation5 58DDivining deck5 59DWound covering4 60DCunning trick4 64DTroop-entertaining grp.3 65DSpot for an AirPod3 66DFinish3