WSJ Crossword August 30, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASound from a censor5 6ADevil’s domain4 10AWhole kit and caboodle3 13A“Bodak Yellow” rapper ___ B5 14AAngelina of “Maleficent”5 15AThe Beatles’ “___ Loser”3 16ABaptism ceremony11 18AMany a time3 19ASounded sheepish?5 20A___ Lama5 22AEgg outline4 25ADegree conferral ceremony10 28AFloppy cap5 30ATaylor-Joy of “The Queen’s Gambit”4 31ALondoner’s lang.3 32ASushi condiment6 36A“Doggone!”4 40A“Amen!” (and a homophonic hint to 16-, 25-, 50- and 61-Across)15 43ACaptain Hook’s sidekick4 44ADeliberately taunted6 45AGeorge Gershwin’s lyricist brother3 46ASki lift type4 48AOregon’s capital5 50AComing-of-age ceremony10 56APrez’s subordinate4 57ABalm-yielding plants5 58ADwelling5 60ADrain of energy3 61ABirthday ceremony11 67AMiddle of summer?3 68AGoads on5 69AHeated in the microwave, informally5 70ATofu source3 71AGrandson of Adam and Eve4 72AHolds onto5

Down

1DStealthy inclusion in an email3 2D___-di-dah3 3DGoof3 4DSafe to consume6 5DSite of a skewed tower4 6DAccord or Civic5 7DQuarterback Manning3 8DVietnam Memorial architect Maya3 9DGym session that may lead to sore quads6 10DGarlicky spread5 11DHilarious, in texts5 12DLanguage of many mottos5 14DDo some heckling4 17DGraffiti signature3 21DArcade game pioneer5 22DFollows orders5 23DCobra’s poison5 24DJoin the debate5 26DBlot gently5 27DCome together5 29DWhat the hand sign for peace might also mean3 33DPlate appearance5 34D“Outlander” network5 35DTuna variety3 37DNimble5 38DOne more than 29-Down5 39DPhilatelist’s specimen5 41D“Capeesh?”5 42DHwys.3 47DCreamy soup6 49DMany a Monopoly property6 50DDiamond corners5 51DSan Antonio landmark5 52D___-turvy5 53DWind indicators5 54DFundamentals4 55DGardener’s tool3 59DCold and damp4 62DCatering container3 63D“Where did ___ wrong?”3 64DScratch (out)3 65DWorkout unit3 66DTV spots3