WSJ Crossword August 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1ALong way to travel4 5ASatyr’s celebration4 9ABaseball card info5 14A“Put ___ in it” (“Hold that thought”)4 15AMedal recipient4 16AAlter, as a skirt5 17ABeverage brand begun in Toronto9 19ADefense strategy5 20APerson who goes over the line?6 21AFound hilarious, perhaps8 23AFlamenco cry3 24AVirus-tracking org.3 25ASimple seat5 28AFacile3 30AWhere a sitcom airs4 34ABusiness trip need, often6 36ACommotion3 37ATrifling4 38ATad’s dad3 39APrepares for wrestling practice, say7 42ASad state3 43AAnimal on the zodiaco español4 45ALow USMC rank3 46AReduced to shreds6 48ACaress in the shower4 49ASimple Magic 8 Ball answer3 50ACures, in a way5 51AAnvil site3 53ATrident-shaped letter3 54ALike Charlemagne8 59APostal scale units6 63ASolitary sort5 64ACreamy cheese9 66ABeginner’s course5 67A“Sorry to say...”4 68ADopey dog of the comics4 69ASong of triumph5 70AVessel that’s oared4 71AHave a bawl4

Down

1DDelicate trim4 2DApple Pencil target4 3DVariety of 2-Down4 4DCarousing7 5DUnited hub5 6DRoulette bet3 7D“This is so frustrating!”4 8DFluctuate4 9DPottery piece5 10DVerizon, e.g.7 11DRinged by4 12DBrass family member4 13DRoasting rod4 18DWhipped cream helping6 22DBehave badly6 25DBoards under beds5 26DCompletely unacceptable5 27DDomingo’s domain5 28DRepair bill section5 29DPaid spots3 31DBanister post5 32DRiver swimmer5 33DCompany higher-ups5 35DAncient documents6 40D“___ been had!”3 41DPogo, e.g.6 44DPost-1968, in the tennis world7 47DColorful arc7 52D“Rubber Capital of the World”5 53DArt of verse5 54DIrreverently glib4 55DNovelist Jaffe4 56DPay to play4 57DHorse mackerel4 58DBright ring4 60DHand over4 61DLake south of Niagara Falls4 62DFlight unit4 65DSpoil3