WSJ Crossword September 4, 2026 Answers

Across

1AMusic genre for Tokyo’s Yoasobi and Nogizaka464 5ASpeaks for, briefly4 9AMotrin alternative5 14ACorkscrews on tables, e.g.5 19ABrand for Brussels griffons4 20AWesternmost D-Day beach4 21AThey fly in an 11-Down5 22AAbstractions5 23ADieting and exercising to avoid needing to buy a bigger belt?15 26ADisinclined5 27AEurythmics singer Lennox5 28ACeremonial basin6 29AAt most4 31ACow chow3 32ADesigner’s draft6 34ADeserves6 36AMaker of licensed vinyl toy figures5 38ACommon name for a herding dog4 40AFear-inducing thunderstorm?12 44AAsian honorific3 47AIll-suited5 50AMake out, in Bath4 51AFrolicsome6 52AAstonishingly awesome shriek?10 55AAstronaut Cooper, familiarly5 57ALab liquids4 58A“Freeze the Feeling” beverage brand4 59AHappening place6 61AIridescent gem5 63AAsian honorific3 64A“The Commitments” writer Doyle5 66ABacteria-infected6 68APlace under the seat, say4 70AStory of Earth’s longest-living land animal trying to hide its years with a wig?21 77AAncient music halls4 78AGoddess of the dawn6 79ACarried5 80AFlimflam3 83AOpposite of avant5 86ABomb in an idiom about backfiring plans6 88AWith 44-Down, modest garment4 89AMimicked4 91AReplies to a host5 93AWhat a bird feels after crashing into a sheet of glass?10 95APiedmontese wine6 97AGrub4 99ANick of “Tropic Thunder”5 100A___ Islas Filipinas3 101ASpy tasked with following spouses in their golden years?12 104ACrowd-sourced review site4 106AWing5 107AAntarctic explorer Shackleton6 110AUnsavory6 114ANothing at all3 116ATaylor Swift’s “___ Something Bad”4 118AAuto correction6 120ACity of Tuscany5 121AIvy in Philly5 123ACrew members tending to spinnakers and jibs?15 126ATight headwear5 127AA crowd, they say5 128AIvy in New Haven4 129AOne of a geographic quintet4 130AOperatic bass-baritone Simon5 131AIditarod vehicles5 132APassed easily4 133AProperty paper4

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1DScavengers who sell C-3PO and R2-D2 to Luke’s uncle5 2DCore exercise5 3DThink out loud5 4DHypothesizes6 5DDark ’n’ Stormy part3 6DList wrap-up4 7DYankee Clipper carrier5 8DWax alternative5 9DProblem for job-seeking seniors7 10DLowering in rank8 11DSee 21-Across3 12D“Freedom ___ free”4 13DAcquitted6 14DHoppy lager7 15DHubbub3 16DMembers of the genus Hippocampus9 17D“So long!”4 18DWan4 24DHelper after a crash6 25DTeri of “Young Frankenstein”4 30DHypothesize8 33DMathematician Poincaré5 35DInquisitive sort5 37DMr. Kringle4 39DHistory Channel’s highest-rated show9 41DGrimm monster4 42DVegetable called bhindi in Pakistan4 43DGosling in Hollywood4 44DSee 88-Across5 45DBig name in copiers5 46D___ la Cité (site of Notre Dame cathedral)5 48DLeisurely stroll, in Spanish-speaking areas5 49DHedren of “The Birds”5 53DResulted in5 54D“___ luck!”5 56DVillainous9 60DBind5 62D“Stay (I Missed You)” singer Lisa4 65DMember of the Jedi High Council4 67DSeven-time AL batting champ5 69DClobber5 71DAdmonished8 72DAway5 73DPipe-clearing brand5 74DCommon neo-grotesque font5 75DMost populous country5 76DCoach controls5 80DBaja resort4 81DIridescent gem4 82D“Get a load of this dweeb!”9 84DNights before4 85DFlurry5 87DLavishes affection5 90DSad4 92DHit with a jump scare8 94DLament of the vanquished6 96DJacket parts7 98DCranial cavities7 102DIs real6 103DAdvance4 105DReady6 108D“So long!”5 109D“Dear Mama” rapper5 111DSteel plow inventor5 112DNavel type5 113DOut of fashion5 114DBotticelli’s Venus, e.g.4 115DNYSE debuts4 117DWilly Wonka’s creator4 119DWan4 122DScottish refusal3 124DFury3 125DLike diamonds3