WSJ Crossword August 5, 2026 Answers

Across

1AMaker of Primavera scooters5 6ABook containing the Believers’ Prayer4 10A“Honey, Honey” singers4 14ASituation at the start of a regular-season extra inning5 15ALeft on a cruise?4 16AHit on the head4 17AProceed without effort5 18ASad4 19AMake a touchdown4 20A39-Across foes in the 1940s6 22ABrunch order6 24AAcid’s opposite4 25AProse descriptor6 27AThing to join for a spell3 30AWise guy5 32ALady of La Mancha6 34AFemur-tibia connector, for short3 37ADefeatist’s words5 39A20-Across foes in the 1940s4 40AWhat a true hero may be paid15 44ABilly with a beard4 45AStood out favorably5 46ADorm VIPs3 47AFlip6 50APentathletes’ needs5 52AHurricane center3 53ACowardly6 55AProctor’s call4 59AOpening on Broadway6 61ATwain with a twang6 63ADeveloper’s area4 65A“Raise Your Glass” singer4 67AReady for the operation, maybe5 68AIt may be happy or be witching4 69ASlurpee alternative4 70AImmune system part5 71ALike JFK or SFO4 72A“The Martian” org.4 73ASides in a classic battle5

Down

1DSAT prep study5 2DSherlock’s sister in a series of Millie Bobby Brown movies5 3DElite fighting group5 4DPocketful in a nursery rhyme6 5DPay to play4 6DBOLO kin3 7DSuggestion to a crayon-wielding child, and a hint to four rows of this puzzle15 8DStrong suit5 9DStrengthens6 10DQualified for the job4 11DPercussionist without an instrument9 12DOutlaw3 13D“Your point being?”3 21DCharacter from a bar5 23DAng with Oscars3 26DSam the Minuteman’s sch.5 28DWheeler of the WNBA’s Sparks5 29DBridge positions5 31DComic quality3 33DRejuvenating break3 34DTexas A&M athlete5 35DBuddy5 36DExcludes9 38DChange: Prefix5 41DTook in3 42DShow covering Hollywood from 1991 to 20255 43DTake in3 48DPocketful in a nursery rhyme3 49DBowling variety6 51DBatter’s position6 54DGerman camera maker5 56DDow, e.g.5 57DGerman appliance maker5 58DViscounts’ superiors5 60DLower left PC key4 62DCrude quarters4 63D21st of 24 letters3 64DChaney of horror films3 66DMauna ___3