Wall Street Journal Crossword September 2 2026 Answers

1Its business is picking up3 4Alienware’s parent company4 8Lose a shadow, say5 13Earlier3 14Islander who speaks Unangam Tunuu5 16Solitude seeker5 17Ones for whom two rites make a wrong9 19Wolverine’s kin5 20It might be airtight5 21Anchor position6 23Eyed creepily6 25Old gathering places6 29Second, for one4 31Adams or Fillmore7 32Rate of motion4 35Mob enforcers6 37Guernsey greeting3 38Volunteer sitter, sometimes4 39Welcome gift in Waikiki3 40Bank4 41DMV document3 42Name on “Wicked” posters6 45Yard sale proviso4 46Immodest display7 48Ethane’s lack4 50Coastline curves6 51Bona fide6 55Variety, for one6 59Letter between Sierra and Uniform5 60Starting squad5 63Be a major success, and something found five times in this puzzle9 65One of New Zealand’s official languages5 66Sensitivity training target5 67Took in3 68Patriot plays5 69Carpenter’s collection4 70Empty talk3

1Scheming set5 2Quick-thinking5 3Spade player, familiarly5 4Satanic child in “The Omen”6 5Country music’s ___ Young Band3 6Reduced amount4 7Bouzouki, e.g.4 8Fizz ingredient7 9Show-off6 10Crumb carrier3 11Neckline shape3 12Throw wildly, say3 15Wanders in an airport, for short3 18Curt6 22“That’ll do, pig” pig4 24Really enjoy3 26Aykroyd and Murray’s “Ghostbusters” co-star5 27Mayo with a kick5 28Vegas noisemakers5 30Bulb output, sometimes5 31Acid variety5 32“The Alienist” author Carr5 33Plumber with a green hat5 34Under an assumed name, informally5 36Teacher’s org.3 40Wine cask deposit6 42NASA moon program7 43Small hill4 44Nabokov novel3 47Foil6 49Some a cappella groups6 52Prepare to put away, as groceries5 53Stress5 54Secluded seating5 56“The Americans” org.3 57Clark’s co-worker4 58Practice for posers4 60Fender attachment3 61Letter between sigma and upsilon3 62Significant stretch3 64Promise3