WSJ Crossword August 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1AGershon of “Bound”4 5ASubstantial5 10ADo some last-minute studying4 14AThey sometimes clash4 15A“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Kemper5 16APossess4 17ALawn mower brand4 18ADisney film of 2016 or 20265 19ASeriously impressed4 20AComposure in the face of adversity13 23ASpace visitors, for short3 24AGorillas and gibbons4 25ASubtle humor5 28A“Star Trek” star George5 30AOrg. for an orthodontist3 32ATry to win over3 33AFelonious theft12 38AThe Bee Gees, e.g.4 41AHenhouse fixture5 42ALayered treat4 43ABatters’ trainer12 46AAndroid rival3 47ASinking signal3 48A“My mistake!”5 52ABe rude, in a way5 54AExxonMobil brand4 57AIssa of “Insecure”3 58AVery worried, and what the answers with circles might be considered13 62ADeserve4 64ARocker Turner’s 1986 autobiography5 65AElevator pioneer4 66A“Sad to say...”4 67AGame wrap-up5 68A1990s vice president4 69APackaging need4 70ABig name in nail color5 71ABills in tills4

Down

1DStarter’s words6 2D“You must let me!”6 3DWithout a downside6 4DStarting from4 5DAlter, as a skirt5 6DRun away to unite5 7DAirplane wing parts5 8DFork feature4 9DCalendar span4 10DHead, as a meeting5 11DBrute force8 12DWide st.3 13DRx item, for short3 21DInside the foul lines4 22DTeller of tall tales4 26DLess than any4 27DIt has its ups and downs4 29DAward feat for Viola Davis or Steven Spielberg4 30DIn addition4 31DFacts and figures4 34DRiver through Florence4 35DEggy winter drinks4 36DOne of Disney’s dwarfs3 37DPacific salmon4 38DNot that4 39DHilarious fellow4 40D“We’ve been had!”8 44D“Ah, understood”4 45DDiner employee4 49DAtom nucleus component6 50DBiting writing6 51DAcceptances6 53DWasher stage5 54DSprawling sagas5 55DPeninsula east of the Suez Canal5 56DOne of Potter’s professors5 59DTerrible4 60DGreat Basin tribe4 61DScratched, as a launch4 62DChow down3 63DIn the manner of3