WSJ Crossword hints and answers for August 9, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleOutward Bound
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
Gershon of “Bound” (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGINA→
5A
Substantial (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHEFTY→
10A
Do some last-minute studying (4)
Starts with C, ends with MCRAM→
14A
They sometimes clash (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOS→
15A
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Kemper (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELLIE→
16A
Possess (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHAVE→
17A
Lawn mower brand (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
18A
Disney film of 2016 or 2026 (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOANA→
19A
Seriously impressed (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAWED→
20A
Composure in the face of adversity (13)
Starts with S, ends with PSTIFFUPPERLIP→
23A
Space visitors, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
24A
Gorillas and gibbons (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPES→
25A
Subtle humor (5)
Starts with I, ends with YIRONY→
28A
“Star Trek” star George (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITAKEI→
30A
Org. for an orthodontist (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
32A
Try to win over (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWOO→
33A
Felonious theft (12)
Starts with G, ends with YGRANDLARCENY→
38A
The Bee Gees, e.g. (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
41A
Henhouse fixture (5)
Starts with R, ends with TROOST→
42A
Layered treat (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
43A
Batters’ trainer (12)
Starts with H, ends with HHITTINGCOACH→
46A
Android rival (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIOS→
47A
Sinking signal (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
48A
“My mistake!” (5)
Starts with O, ends with YOOPSY→
52A
Be rude, in a way (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTARE→
54A
ExxonMobil brand (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESSO→
57A
Issa of “Insecure” (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
58A
Very worried, and what the answers with circles might be considered (13)
Starts with T, ends with STIEDUPINKNOTS→
62A
Deserve (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEARN→
64A
Rocker Turner’s 1986 autobiography (5)
Starts with I, ends with AITINA→
65A
Elevator pioneer (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOTIS→
66A
“Sad to say...” (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
67A
Game wrap-up (5)
Starts with R, ends with PRECAP→
68A
1990s vice president (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGORE→
69A
Packaging need (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAPE→
70A
Big name in nail color (5)
Starts with E, ends with EESSIE→
71A
Bills in tills (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
Down
1D
Starter’s words (6)
Starts with G, ends with TGETSET→
2D
“You must let me!” (6)
Starts with I, ends with AIGOTTA→
3D
Without a downside (6)
Starts with N, ends with KNORISK→
4D
Starting from (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASOF→
5D
Alter, as a skirt (5)
Starts with H, ends with PHEMUP→
6D
Run away to unite (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELOPE→
7D
Airplane wing parts (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFLAPS→
8D
Fork feature (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETINE→
9D
Calendar span (4)
Starts with Y, ends with RYEAR→
10D
Head, as a meeting (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCHAIR→
11D
Brute force (8)
Starts with R, ends with RRAWPOWER→
12D
Wide st. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAVE→
13D
Rx item, for short (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMED→
21D
Inside the foul lines (4)
Starts with F, ends with RFAIR→
22D
Teller of tall tales (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
26D
Less than any (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENONE→
27D
It has its ups and downs (4)
Starts with Y, ends with OYOYO→
29D
Award feat for Viola Davis or Steven Spielberg (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
30D
In addition (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
31D
Facts and figures (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADATA→
34D
River through Florence (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARNO→
35D
Eggy winter drinks (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNOGS→
36D
One of Disney’s dwarfs (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDOC→
37D
Pacific salmon (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCOHO→
38D
Not that (4)
Starts with T, ends with STHIS→
39D
Hilarious fellow (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRIOT→
40D
“We’ve been had!” (8)
Starts with I, ends with PITSATRAP→
44D
“Ah, understood” (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
45D
Diner employee (4)
Starts with C, ends with KCOOK→
49D
Atom nucleus component (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPROTON→
50D
Biting writing (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESATIRE→
51D
Acceptances (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYESSES→
53D
Washer stage (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERINSE→
54D
Sprawling sagas (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEPICS→
55D
Peninsula east of the Suez Canal (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISINAI→
56D
One of Potter’s professors (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNAPE→
59D
Terrible (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDIRE→
60D
Great Basin tribe (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUTES→
61D
Scratched, as a launch (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONOGO→
62D
Chow down (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEAT→
63D
In the manner of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for August 9, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Prasanna Keshava and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Gershon of “Bound” (GINA); Substantial (HEFTY); Do some last-minute studying (CRAM).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
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