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Wall Street Journal Crossword August 17 2026 Answers
15×15 Grid
74 Clues
Updated 12:01 AM ET
Across
1SAT prep study5
6Blue-green hue4
10Use your incisors4
14Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela5
15Catch some waves4
16Anise-flavored Greek liqueur4
17Jennifer with multiple platinum albums5
18Birthplace of Fibonacci and Galileo4
19Voice above a tenor4
20Having two flat surfaces always equidistant, as a sheet of glass13
23“New Rules” singer ___ Lipa3
25Gothic novelist Radcliffe3
26Catchall category: Abbr.4
27Like some loans12
32Incite4
33Ballgame delayer4
34Refrain from a night of heavy drinking?13
41“Keep quiet” contracts, for short4
42Nickel back word4
44Suit stand, by another name12
48Org. regulating the Pac-12 and Big Ten4
50Feel remorse for3
51Cal. spans3
52Common storefront sign, and a hint to 20-, 27-, 34- and 44-Across13
57“Now it’s clear”4
58Arrived4
59Spacious5
6232-nation grp.4
63Bitter brews, briefly4
64Follow5
65Narrow valley4
66Send salacious selfies, say4
67Title pages?5
Down
1Kilmer of “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”3
2Gold, in Granada3
3Spot for a Brit, casually8
4Explorer Tasman4
5Exotic market6
6Quakers of Colorado?6
7Witty comment4
8Bear in the night sky4
9At a distance4
10Shark in front of a net, say6
11Dummy letters in cryptography5
12Ancient Mexican5
13Fleece stuff4
21Opposite of SSW3
22“I don’t need ___” (restaurant regular’s comment)5
23“What’s the ___?” (“Who cares?”)3
24Nickel back word4
28Antlered animal3
29Criticize savagely5
30Temporary trend3
31Copacabana Beach setting3
35China’s Zhou ___5
36Words at a wedding3
37Skin pic3
38Designer’s deg.3
39Depp of “Nosferatu”8
40At any point4
43Martians, e.g.: Abbr.3
44Encrust, like 60-Down might6
45Physicist Rutherford6
46Big ___, California3
47Turned sharply6
48Twangy5
49Largest of the Greek islands5
52Send an online reminder to4
53CBS franchise4
54Stare in awe4
55“The Odyssey” film format4
56Top-notch4
60See 44-Down3
61Agreeable answer3