Wall Street Journal Crossword August 26 2026 Answers

1Fires (up)6 7Leaves aside?4 11Hack3 14Open on Christmas, say6 15Speckled steed4 16Sumac from Peru3 17Went helter-skelter11 19Central3 20Old-timey oath4 21Last Hebrew letter3 22They’re larger than life6 24Young hares8 26Name in strings5 30Music producer Gotti3 31Police jacket letters4 35Island of Malaysia6 37Curvy doorway topper8 40“What a day!”7 42Prepare for a comeback tour, perhaps7 43Mars, Jupiter or Neptune8 45Amused sound6 46Old imperial title4 47Negroni spirit3 49You might get down from them5 50Historical play by Christopher Marlowe8 54“The quality of mercy is not strained” speaker6 57Stirrup site3 58Sort4 62Academic domain3 63“I hope so,” and an alternative title for this puzzle11 66Waits on stage3 67Ready for publication4 68Not optional6 69“Torso Fruit” sculptor3 70“Do the Right Thing” pizzeria4 71Erotic6

1Free of additives4 2Planning problem4 3Org. with a “Week Without Violence” program4 4Street rep4 5Owned3 6Sudden outpouring5 7Words of wisdom7 8Note from a short person?3 9Oscar winner for “Tootsie” and “Blue Sky”5 10Break up5 11Music for the masses?4 12Give off4 13Bundles of bills4 18Sitar master Shankar4 23Armand of “American Gangster”7 24Irish export5 25Airstream owner4 26Distant5 27Staff notes5 28Inner self, to a Jungian5 29Upholstery fabric7 32Form letters?5 33Divisions d’un opéra5 34“Done!”5 36Funny bit3 38Court call3 39Mario’s brother5 41Cato’s costume4 44Calls the shots7 48Sask. neighbor4 51Sea stoppers5 52Film fish5 53Clubs at clubs5 54Fur-fighting org.4 55Gas leak evidence4 56Behind4 58Affectedly precious4 59“Impossible to see, the future is” speaker4 60Stressful work?4 61Whirling water4 64It can be refined3 65Bottom line3