Wall Street Journal Crossword August 24 2026 Answers

1Totally amazed4 5College applicant’s composition5 10First baseman in a famous comedy routine3 13Loses color5 15Leaves flabbergasted5 16Cut with an ax3 1716th book in a Sue Grafton series11 19Japan’s currency3 201972 Bill Withers song8 21Chums4 22Animal sacred to Hindus3 23Religion with five pillars5 26Cpls.’ superiors4 28H.S. course where “con” means “with”9 32Deli sandwich4 33Language suffix3 34Number of days it took Phileas Fogg to go around the world6 35Sch. founded by Thomas Jefferson3 36Ice Spice or Cardi B7 38“Yikes!”3 39New version of a show6 41What a valet returns3 42Cheese often baked in puff pastry4 43Genre pioneered by Gucci Mane9 45Spotted4 46Spot of tea5 47Smashing success3 48Hardness scale namesake4 50Cycling trip through scenic areas8 55“It just clicked!”3 56Metal pieces for swinging barn doors11 59Golden ratio symbol3 60Pasta sauce brand5 61Country west of Chad5 62Round Table title3 63Moral authority?5 64Scolding sounds4

1Phone installation3 2Cry like a banshee4 3Different4 4Actual7 5Channel with highlights4 6Bud supporter4 7“That’s definitely true!”6 8Singer DiFranco3 9Letters on some luxury bags3 10“This meeting could have been through Zoom!”10 11Foot part4 12Has control over4 14Maker of Era speakers5 18Theater ticket info3 21Hunger indicator4 24Asparagus stalk5 25Evil villain’s hideaway4 26Break off5 27“Don’t just stand there!”10 28Pharaoh’s symbol3 29Joe of “Goodfellas”5 30Oktoberfest keepsake5 31Promote aggressively4 32Feeling offended4 33Enjoy with gusto5 36Easy win4 37Middle X or O3 40Composer’s work4 42“Absolutely!”7 44Buffalo team6 45Many a 1960s protest5 47“That’s kinda funny”3 48Travel book inserts4 49“Well, howdy!”4 51“Othello” antagonist4 52Genre for Jin and J-Hope4 53Fleece-lined footwear4 54Really stink4 56Place for a mud wrap3 57Number before quattro3 58Soon-to-be alums3