WSJ Crossword August 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATotally amazed4 5ACollege applicant’s composition5 10AFirst baseman in a famous comedy routine3 13ALoses color5 15ALeaves flabbergasted5 16ACut with an ax3 17A16th book in a Sue Grafton series11 19AJapan’s currency3 20A1972 Bill Withers song8 21AChums4 22AAnimal sacred to Hindus3 23AReligion with five pillars5 26ACpls.’ superiors4 28AH.S. course where “con” means “with”9 32ADeli sandwich4 33ALanguage suffix3 34ANumber of days it took Phileas Fogg to go around the world6 35ASch. founded by Thomas Jefferson3 36AIce Spice or Cardi B7 38A“Yikes!”3 39ANew version of a show6 41AWhat a valet returns3 42ACheese often baked in puff pastry4 43AGenre pioneered by Gucci Mane9 45ASpotted4 46ASpot of tea5 47ASmashing success3 48AHardness scale namesake4 50ACycling trip through scenic areas8 55A“It just clicked!”3 56AMetal pieces for swinging barn doors11 59AGolden ratio symbol3 60APasta sauce brand5 61ACountry west of Chad5 62ARound Table title3 63AMoral authority?5 64AScolding sounds4

Down

1DPhone installation3 2DCry like a banshee4 3DDifferent4 4DActual7 5DChannel with highlights4 6DBud supporter4 7D“That’s definitely true!”6 8DSinger DiFranco3 9DLetters on some luxury bags3 10D“This meeting could have been through Zoom!”10 11DFoot part4 12DHas control over4 14DMaker of Era speakers5 18DTheater ticket info3 21DHunger indicator4 24DAsparagus stalk5 25DEvil villain’s hideaway4 26DBreak off5 27D“Don’t just stand there!”10 28DPharaoh’s symbol3 29DJoe of “Goodfellas”5 30DOktoberfest keepsake5 31DPromote aggressively4 32DFeeling offended4 33DEnjoy with gusto5 36DEasy win4 37DMiddle X or O3 40DComposer’s work4 42D“Absolutely!”7 44DBuffalo team6 45DMany a 1960s protest5 47D“That’s kinda funny”3 48DTravel book inserts4 49D“Well, howdy!”4 51D“Othello” antagonist4 52DGenre for Jin and J-Hope4 53DFleece-lined footwear4 54DReally stink4 56DPlace for a mud wrap3 57DNumber before quattro3 58DSoon-to-be alums3