WSJ Crossword August 26, 2026 Answers

Across

1AFires (up)6 7ALeaves aside?4 11AHack3 14AOpen on Christmas, say6 15ASpeckled steed4 16ASumac from Peru3 17AWent helter-skelter11 19ACentral3 20AOld-timey oath4 21ALast Hebrew letter3 22AThey’re larger than life6 24AYoung hares8 26AName in strings5 30AMusic producer Gotti3 31APolice jacket letters4 35AIsland of Malaysia6 37ACurvy doorway topper8 40A“What a day!”7 42APrepare for a comeback tour, perhaps7 43AMars, Jupiter or Neptune8 45AAmused sound6 46AOld imperial title4 47ANegroni spirit3 49AYou might get down from them5 50AHistorical play by Christopher Marlowe8 54A“The quality of mercy is not strained” speaker6 57AStirrup site3 58ASort4 62AAcademic domain3 63A“I hope so,” and an alternative title for this puzzle11 66AWaits on stage3 67AReady for publication4 68ANot optional6 69A“Torso Fruit” sculptor3 70A“Do the Right Thing” pizzeria4 71AErotic6

Down

1DFree of additives4 2DPlanning problem4 3DOrg. with a “Week Without Violence” program4 4DStreet rep4 5DOwned3 6DSudden outpouring5 7DWords of wisdom7 8DNote from a short person?3 9DOscar winner for “Tootsie” and “Blue Sky”5 10DBreak up5 11DMusic for the masses?4 12DGive off4 13DBundles of bills4 18DSitar master Shankar4 23DArmand of “American Gangster”7 24DIrish export5 25DAirstream owner4 26DDistant5 27DStaff notes5 28DInner self, to a Jungian5 29DUpholstery fabric7 32DForm letters?5 33DDivisions d’un opéra5 34D“Done!”5 36DFunny bit3 38DCourt call3 39DMario’s brother5 41DCato’s costume4 44DCalls the shots7 48DSask. neighbor4 51DSea stoppers5 52DFilm fish5 53DClubs at clubs5 54DFur-fighting org.4 55DGas leak evidence4 56DBehind4 58DAffectedly precious4 59D“Impossible to see, the future is” speaker4 60DStressful work?4 61DWhirling water4 64DIt can be refined3 65DBottom line3