WSJ Crossword August 23, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASpoil the appearance of3 4ATot’s “choo-choo”5 9APride initials4 13AMiners mine it3 14A___-Saxon5 15AVowel set5 17AMinor criticism3 18ADemand a seat up front11 20AKorea’s continent4 22ANew York theater awards5 23ARichie’s dad, to the Fonz3 24APhones ping off of them10 27ASlinky’s shape4 28AFeature of a Vegas “bandit”6 29APickling liquid5 30AFilm festival film, often5 34AStrokes on the green5 35AStar of “Oppenheimer”13 39APose for a photographer5 40APlayfully impertinent5 41AOpenly asserts5 42AHigh-protein legume6 47ARip apart4 48AClavicle, more familiarly10 52APaintings and sculptures3 53AMarisa of “My Cousin Vinny”5 54ASpot for a spelunker4 55ACharacter shouted to with a “Hey!” in water treatment ads11 59AMake a hem3 60ABee-related5 61ASister’s daughter5 62AOrg. with wands and scanners3 63ASend a racy phone message to4 64AClose-up on a map5 65AHog’s hangout3

Down

1DMonte Carlo’s setting6 2DOut of bed6 3DFix, as a bathroom floor6 4DTic-___-toe3 5DGene messenger3 6DRadiant5 7D“Would you look at that!”5 8DSoldier’s denial5 9DVientiane’s setting4 10DObtain3 11DSort who can’t keep a secret8 12DLike Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco8 16DMother’s brothers6 19D“___ a real nowhere man...”3 21DIn the style of3 25DSings like a bird6 26DUpscale hotel chain4 27DGovernment overthrow4 29DMore agile6 31DGovt. prosecutors3 32D“Not ___ million years!”3 33DBird on Australian coins3 35DScandal-avoiding ploys8 36D“That’s the truth”8 37DBawdy4 38DBruins’ sch.4 39DSalsa music shaker6 43D“SNL” airer3 44DGlass-raising tributes6 45DPlay the market6 46DWiggle room6 48DMachinery part3 49DMuscat resident5 50DHis tomb is in Red Square5 51DBartender’s wedges5 53DSalon coloring4 56DLenient3 57DGood card in blackjack3 58DPickleball court divider3