WSJ Crossword September 2, 2026 Answers

Across

1AIts business is picking up3 4AAlienware’s parent company4 8ALose a shadow, say5 13AEarlier3 14AIslander who speaks Unangam Tunuu5 16ASolitude seeker5 17AOnes for whom two rites make a wrong9 19AWolverine’s kin5 20AIt might be airtight5 21AAnchor position6 23AEyed creepily6 25AOld gathering places6 29ASecond, for one4 31AAdams or Fillmore7 32ARate of motion4 35AMob enforcers6 37AGuernsey greeting3 38AVolunteer sitter, sometimes4 39AWelcome gift in Waikiki3 40ABank4 41ADMV document3 42AName on “Wicked” posters6 45AYard sale proviso4 46AImmodest display7 48AEthane’s lack4 50ACoastline curves6 51ABona fide6 55AVariety, for one6 59ALetter between Sierra and Uniform5 60AStarting squad5 63ABe a major success, and something found five times in this puzzle9 65AOne of New Zealand’s official languages5 66ASensitivity training target5 67ATook in3 68APatriot plays5 69ACarpenter’s collection4 70AEmpty talk3

Down

1DScheming set5 2DQuick-thinking5 3DSpade player, familiarly5 4DSatanic child in “The Omen”6 5DCountry music’s ___ Young Band3 6DReduced amount4 7DBouzouki, e.g.4 8DFizz ingredient7 9DShow-off6 10DCrumb carrier3 11DNeckline shape3 12DThrow wildly, say3 15DWanders in an airport, for short3 18DCurt6 22D“That’ll do, pig” pig4 24DReally enjoy3 26DAykroyd and Murray’s “Ghostbusters” co-star5 27DMayo with a kick5 28DVegas noisemakers5 30DBulb output, sometimes5 31DAcid variety5 32D“The Alienist” author Carr5 33DPlumber with a green hat5 34DUnder an assumed name, informally5 36DTeacher’s org.3 40DWine cask deposit6 42DNASA moon program7 43DSmall hill4 44DNabokov novel3 47DFoil6 49DSome a cappella groups6 52DPrepare to put away, as groceries5 53DStress5 54DSecluded seating5 56D“The Americans” org.3 57DClark’s co-worker4 58DPractice for posers4 60DFender attachment3 61DLetter between sigma and upsilon3 62DSignificant stretch3 64DPromise3