WSJ Crossword hints and answers for August 5, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleFine Art
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Maker of Primavera scooters (5)
Starts with V, ends with AVESPA→
6A
Book containing the Believers’ Prayer (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACTS→
10A
“Honey, Honey” singers (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABBA→
14A
Situation at the start of a regular-season extra inning (5)
Starts with O, ends with NONEON→
15A
Left on a cruise? (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPORT→
16A
Hit on the head (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEAN→
17A
Proceed without effort (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCOAST→
19A
Make a touchdown (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLAND→
20A
39-Across foes in the 1940s (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALLIES→
22A
Brunch order (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOMELET→
24A
Acid’s opposite (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBASE→
25A
Prose descriptor (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPURPLE→
27A
Thing to join for a spell (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBEE→
30A
Wise guy (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISWAMI→
32A
Lady of La Mancha (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASENORA→
34A
Femur-tibia connector, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with LACL→
37A
Defeatist’s words (5)
Starts with I, ends with TICANT→
39A
20-Across foes in the 1940s (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAXIS→
40A
What a true hero may be paid (15)
Starts with G, ends with TGREATESTRESPECT→
44A
Billy with a beard (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGOAT→
45A
Stood out favorably (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHONE→
46A
Dorm VIPs (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRAS→
50A
Pentathletes’ needs (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEPEES→
52A
Hurricane center (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
53A
Cowardly (6)
Starts with Y, ends with WYELLOW→
55A
Proctor’s call (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIME→
59A
Opening on Broadway (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISCENEI→
61A
Twain with a twang (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASHANIA→
63A
Developer’s area (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPLOT→
65A
“Raise Your Glass” singer (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPINK→
67A
Ready for the operation, maybe (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUNDER→
68A
It may be happy or be witching (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHOUR→
69A
Slurpee alternative (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
70A
Immune system part (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTCELL→
71A
Like JFK or SFO (4)
Starts with I, ends with LINTL→
72A
“The Martian” org. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
73A
Sides in a classic battle (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEXES→
Down
1D
SAT prep study (5)
Starts with V, ends with BVOCAB→
2D
Sherlock’s sister in a series of Millie Bobby Brown movies (5)
Starts with E, ends with AENOLA→
3D
Elite fighting group (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALS→
4D
Pocketful in a nursery rhyme (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPOSIES→
5D
Pay to play (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
6D
BOLO kin (3)
Starts with A, ends with BAPB→
7D
Suggestion to a crayon-wielding child, and a hint to four rows of this puzzle (15)
Starts with C, ends with SCOLORINTHELINES→
8D
Strong suit (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTRUMP→
9D
Strengthens (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEELS→
10D
Qualified for the job (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
11D
Percussionist without an instrument (9)
Starts with B, ends with RBEATBOXER→
12D
Outlaw (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBAN→
13D
“Your point being?” (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
21D
Character from a bar (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPACE→
23D
Ang with Oscars (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
26D
Sam the Minuteman’s sch. (5)
Starts with U, ends with SUMASS→
28D
Wheeler of the WNBA’s Sparks (5)
Starts with E, ends with AERICA→
29D
Bridge positions (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEASTS→
31D
Comic quality (3)
Starts with W, ends with TWIT→
33D
Rejuvenating break (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
34D
Texas A&M athlete (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGGIE→
36D
Excludes (9)
Starts with L, ends with TLEAVESOUT→
38D
Change: Prefix (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTROPO→
41D
Took in (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
42D
Show covering Hollywood from 1991 to 2025 (5)
Starts with E, ends with SENEWS→
43D
Take in (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESEE→
48D
Pocketful in a nursery rhyme (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
49D
Bowling variety (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTENPIN→
51D
Batter’s position (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTANCE→
54D
German camera maker (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALEICA→
56D
Dow, e.g. (5)
Starts with I, ends with XINDEX→
57D
German appliance maker (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMIELE→
58D
Viscounts’ superiors (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEARLS→
60D
Lower left PC key (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCTRL→
62D
Crude quarters (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHUTS→
63D
21st of 24 letters (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPHI→
64D
Chaney of horror films (3)
Starts with L, ends with NLON→
66D
Mauna ___ (3)
Starts with K, ends with AKEA→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for August 5, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Shmuel Schmell and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Maker of Primavera scooters (VESPA); Book containing the Believers’ Prayer (ACTS); “Honey, Honey” singers (ABBA).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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