WSJ Crossword August 19, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABig belt4 5AMohammad Reza Pahlavi was Iran’s last4 9AGrifter’s targets4 13AShe’s seated between Samuel and Brett5 14ALavishly appointed4 15AParty on the beach, perhaps4 16ACargo from Germany10 18AThe ravens Huginn and Muninn serve him4 19ASlinky swimmer3 20ABit of ancient argot11 22AOverly indulgent3 23AFashion trigram3 24AFind acceptance from the group5 27ACharacter’s dramatic journey3 30ANew wave music maker5 34ARio contents4 35AReturning words6 37ANest egg option3 38ATango producers15 41APub privy3 42ALady Bird’s hubby6 43AHigh-pitched Muppet4 44ATrunk5 46AGalley tool3 47AGreek physician5 48AStew morsel3 50AForemost3 51ATurning spigots11 57ALinkedIn listing3 60AIn a wild state4 61AGodiva’s place to show off10 63ASalad green4 64ABarcelona boy4 65ADada’s Max5 66AWraps up4 67ABus. sch. course4 68AUnacceptable, and a hint to the clues at 16-, 20-, 38-, 51- and 61-Across4

Down

1DSharply sour fruit4 2D“Let me think...”4 3DSquid squirt3 4DStranded motorist’s need6 5DPole, e.g.4 6DGreat4 7DDismissed brutally4 8DPatriotic Patrick5 9DLento, say6 10DLamborghini’s parent company4 11DIt can make you smart4 12DLike some Masses4 13D“The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat” speaker3 17DBatiking need3 21DStrong quality5 22D“I don’t believe you!”4 24DCourt error5 25DCooler brand5 26DLesson leader5 27DNH2 group5 28DSpinoff of 19745 29DBrown, e.g.5 31DBandmate of Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis5 32D“You wouldn’t dare!” reply5 33DWears5 35DBrown, e.g.3 36DDoor sign3 39DSpiny flora5 40DBring in4 45DGraph aberrations6 47DEgyptian land mentioned in Genesis6 49DTogether5 50DSteeped stuff3 51DTool in a Zen garden4 52DSultanate in the U.N.4 53DRelated4 54DImpressive in scope4 55DCity near Lake Tahoe4 56DPress4 57D“On the Conflicts of the Child’s Soul” author4 58DBone, in Bologna4 59DGet into the pool3 62DGuatemalan gold3