WSJ Crossword August 28, 2026 Answers

Across

1A“Slaves of New York” author Janowitz4 5AAgitated state4 9AIconic 1980s burger5 14ADramatic singer4 18ACaravan stops5 19ABurner setting4 20ALoud, as a crowd5 21ABig times4 22AFan club devoted to president George W.?10 24AFan club devoted to disco legend Donna?10 26AShapiro of NPR3 27ACrocheter’s creation6 28AOoze4 29ASome singers5 30AShould really not6 32AHardy works6 34AJimmies5 35AItalian wine region4 36AHeadley of “Coming to America”5 38AHammer part4 39AString quartet instrument5 42AVerizon acquisition of 20063 44AWithout wheels, in a way7 47AFan club devoted to “Succession” actor Jeremy?9 51A“Works for me”7 53ABrave opponent3 55AAcapulco gold3 56AClothesline alternative5 57AMet expectations?6 58ASpot4 59AScottish misses7 61AGold mining troughs7 63AMediterranean island nation5 64AYou can RSVP to them by clicking6 65ALoser to Fischer in 19727 66APresident before Jimmy6 67ALadies of Spain5 68ALike faces on cold days, sometimes7 69ANew staffer7 70ATrebek of “Jeopardy!”4 71APractice that strives to harmonize yin and yang6 72APentathletes use them5 74AConnections3 75ASome NFL sackers3 76AOne in it for the long haul7 77AFan club devoted to romance writer Danielle?9 79AOn both banks of7 81ARank for PBS’s Morse or Tennison3 83ATennis’s Murray and Roddick5 84AGoals4 85AFertile soil5 87ABakery stock4 91AConvenience stores5 93AMonopoly octet6 96ABunch of scoundrels6 98ASwaggering, maybe5 99ALibertine4 100ABakery buy6 103ADriller’s org.3 104AFan club devoted to “Casino Royale” actress Eva?10 106AFan club devoted to “Only Murders in the Building” actor Martin?10 108AProvoke4 109ABlazing5 110AFormally surrender4 111ABuddies5 112ABull by the sea4 113AJoined the 10K5 114AHas a mortgage4 115AAbove4

Down

1DBull in the sky6 2DBack up6 3DUnimpressed response3 4DOnly character in all seven Narnia books5 5DCatch, as flies4 6DApproaching4 7DCrested lizard6 8DAccepted standard7 9DTricky billiards shot5 10DBarbaric5 11DSome stadium features5 12DBed table item4 13DAmount past due3 14DTaper off7 15DAbout to explode5 16D“Come on!” in La Paz5 17DDeath on the Nile causes, perhaps4 18DPresident born on an island5 23DSmall salamander3 25DOnce in a blue moon6 31DPioneering DVR4 33DFan club devoted to Sex Pistols bassist Sid?13 34DThey may be collared5 36DKills, as a dragon5 37DFabled also-ran4 38DJohn and Denny, in a 1960s rock foursome5 40DNonstudio films6 41DShrek and Fiona, e.g.5 43DMischievous6 44DSinger Mariah5 45D“Teardrop of India”8 46DMake oneself at home8 47DCity in California’s Monterey County7 48DJohn of “Face/Off”8 49DFlush8 50D“Live long and prosper” speaker7 52DEager agreement7 54DMaze stopper7 58DBollywood garment4 60DLabel for Booker T. & the M.G.’s and the Staple Singers4 62DShaped in a shop, in a way6 63DFar from sufficient6 65DIt’s a piece of cake5 66DAvarice5 68DModem measures5 69DSome first-time voters5 71DCuts back5 73DSch. support groups4 76DNeptune’s largest moon6 78DTeacher’s deg.4 80DChapel Hill athlete7 82D“The Bald Soprano” playwright7 86DForswear6 88D“My pleasure”6 89DHail Mary instruction6 90DMilky Way ingredients5 91DOrganizing expert Kondo5 92DExpress through eight states5 93DBagel-shaped5 94DStartlingly odd5 95DExcited, with “up”5 96DFragment3 97DBakery enticement5 98DMLB team VIPs4 99DTennis’s Nadal, familiarly4 101DOre source4 102D“Iliad” warrior4 105DRound number, of a sort3 107DTraitorous singer3