Wall Street Journal Daily Crossword
Wall Street Journal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 25, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 25, 2026
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Across
1.Totally amazed4 letters5.College applicant’s composition5 letters10.First baseman in a famous comedy routine3 letters13.Loses color5 letters15.Leaves flabbergasted5 letters16.Cut with an ax3 letters17.16th book in a Sue Grafton series11 letters19.Japan’s currency3 letters20.1972 Bill Withers song8 letters21.Chums4 letters22.Animal sacred to Hindus3 letters23.Religion with five pillars5 letters26.Cpls.’ superiors4 letters28.H.S. course where “con” means “with”9 letters32.Deli sandwich4 letters33.Language suffix3 letters34.Number of days it took Phileas Fogg to go around the world6 letters35.Sch. founded by Thomas Jefferson3 letters36.Ice Spice or Cardi B7 letters38.“Yikes!”3 letters39.New version of a show6 letters41.What a valet returns3 letters42.Cheese often baked in puff pastry4 letters43.Genre pioneered by Gucci Mane9 letters45.Spotted4 letters46.Spot of tea5 letters47.Smashing success3 letters48.Hardness scale namesake4 letters50.Cycling trip through scenic areas8 letters55.“It just clicked!”3 letters56.Metal pieces for swinging barn doors11 letters59.Golden ratio symbol3 letters60.Pasta sauce brand5 letters61.Country west of Chad5 letters62.Round Table title3 letters63.Moral authority?5 letters64.Scolding sounds4 letters
Down
1.Phone installation3 letters2.Cry like a banshee4 letters3.Different4 letters4.Actual7 letters5.Channel with highlights4 letters6.Bud supporter4 letters7.“That’s definitely true!”6 letters8.Singer DiFranco3 letters9.Letters on some luxury bags3 letters10.“This meeting could have been through Zoom!”10 letters11.Foot part4 letters12.Has control over4 letters14.Maker of Era speakers5 letters18.Theater ticket info3 letters21.Hunger indicator4 letters24.Asparagus stalk5 letters25.Evil villain’s hideaway4 letters26.Break off5 letters27.“Don’t just stand there!”10 letters28.Pharaoh’s symbol3 letters29.Joe of “Goodfellas”5 letters30.Oktoberfest keepsake5 letters31.Promote aggressively4 letters32.Feeling offended4 letters33.Enjoy with gusto5 letters36.Easy win4 letters37.Middle X or O3 letters40.Composer’s work4 letters42.“Absolutely!”7 letters44.Buffalo team6 letters45.Many a 1960s protest5 letters47.“That’s kinda funny”3 letters48.Travel book inserts4 letters49.“Well, howdy!”4 letters51.“Othello” antagonist4 letters52.Genre for Jin and J-Hope4 letters53.Fleece-lined footwear4 letters54.Really stink4 letters56.Place for a mud wrap3 letters57.Number before quattro3 letters58.Soon-to-be alums3 letters
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