WSJ Crossword August 4, 2026 Answers

Across

1AFist bump3 4AFull of energy5 9ABlows off steam5 14ACommotion3 15ALetter on a resistor5 16AOld assembly area5 17AOperate the camera for a 1994 Bullock/Reeves action movie?9 19ANickname of Hall of Famer Ernie Banks5 20ASpun yarn4 21ADigest founder Eric4 22AQuiet partner5 23AArrange the kliegs and spots for a 1973 Woody Allen movie?12 26AGrave6 29AThe rite answer3 30APut to the test5 31APapers in pots4 34ABarclays Center ballers4 38AStar pitcher3 39AProvide funding for a 2004 James Wan horror movie?7 42APlumeria product3 43AKansas or Alabama, e.g.4 45APlanted plots4 46AKey5 48APress into service3 50ARelaxed6 51AHelm a 2012 Denzel Washington movie?12 57A“Oh My God” singer5 58AChaplin of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”4 59ATerrible time for a toddler4 63AUniversity of Louisiana’s ___ Cajuns5 64AHire actors for a 2008 Meryl Streep movie?9 66A1960s United Nations secretary-general5 67AWhen many take their coffee break5 68AVeggie burger protein3 69ANumbers5 70ATibet’s capital5 71APassport datum3

Down

1DAbsurd4 2DSarah McLachlan hit4 3DCampaign predictor4 4D“Veritas ___ liberabit” (“Truth will set you free”)3 5DCall into question6 6DSome of them bear crowns5 7DStar pitcher?5 8DFills with cargo5 9DRatcheted (up)6 10DAccept mutually7 11D“For real!”5 12DBattle break5 13DFencing choice5 18DRumble5 24DOnline reference for cinephiles4 25DHomer’s middle child4 26DWild guess4 27DBlack-and-white mammal4 28DBank holding4 31DRocks in slings?3 32DApproved3 33DCruiser letters3 35DFitzgerald of jazz4 36DConcert merch4 37DPosition4 40DBe complicit4 41DIn the company of4 44DSome swordplay7 47DFight5 49DPerfumery products6 50DPlaying marbles6 51DGame with a numbered board5 52DIts license plates say “Famous potatoes”5 53DLear’s middle child5 54DKind of point5 55DReluctant5 56DPlace for online pic posting5 60DGutless sort4 61DDouble-reed instrument4 62D“Come Sail Away” rock group4 65DCrime scene evidence3