Wall Street Journal Crossword September 1 2026 Answers

1Falling-out4 5Dam that created Lake Nasser5 10“Hard as a Rock” band4 14Its app has a “Where to?” field4 15How many play Wordle5 16Lively quality4 17Quail collective4 18Basis of many skateboarding tricks5 19Sweat unit4 20Cherry castoffs5 22TSA checkpoint needs3 23“Holy moly!”5 24Early Ford competitor3 25Blockchain-based collectible, for short3 26Letters after a comma3 27Retained3 29Least willing to share information7 32Makeshift shelter3 35Makes an oopsy4 37“I really didn’t say everything I said” speaker5 38Is worse for wear4 39Obedience school command4 40Seize forcibly5 41Waithe of “Ready Player One”4 42Old Testament book before Jeremiah6 44Where some jokes are taken6 46Coddlers of toddlers7 48Kicks out of office7 49Publicist’s piece7 51Weather phenomenon on a muggy afternoon (NBA/NHL)13 57Pacific island kingdom5 58Chum3 59Shop collection5 61Market measure5 62Forest’s role in “The Last King of Scotland”3 63Bothered a lot5 64Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner5 65Org. with a “No Such Podcast”3 66Like pleasant fall weather5

1Barbecue seasonings4 2Skeptical response4 3Intensely surreal experience (WNBA/WNBA)10 4“You wouldn’t dare!” response5 5Big commotion3 6Caulfield’s creator8 7What viral videos spread like (NHL/WNBA)8 8Top-tier celebrities8 9“Science Guy” Bill3 10Brothers’ keeper?5 11Leaders in the pits (MLS/NFL)10 12Cameron of “Charlie’s Angels”4 13Concluding passage4 21Org.’s kin3 23Still3 27Common pronoun pairing5 28“Am not!” retort5 30Core-strengthening device7 31High schooler’s exam (that’s not redundant, since its letters no longer stand for anything)7 33Radii neighbors5 34Bygone emperors5 36Narrow4 38___ masala (potato dish)4 43Puddle jumper7 45It hasn’t been squared7 47Arrive unnoticed6 48National flower of Mexico6 50“Jeepers!”5 51Perfect4 52Wraps up4 53A long time4 54Really small amount4 55Père ___ (Santa’s French counterpart)4 56Flashy rock genre4 57Minnesota governor Walz3 60Unkempt digs3