WSJ Crossword hints and answers for November 8, 2026
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
TitleMoney Is Tight
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Facsimile (4)
Starts with C, ends with YCOPY→
5A
Cheering loudly, as a stadium crowd (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAROAR→
10A
Honorees on a Sunday in May (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOMS→
14A
Tot’s injury (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOWIE→
15A
Béarnaise or béchamel (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESAUCE→
16A
Vicinity (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
17A
Patti Smith song co-written with Bruce Springsteen (15)
Starts with B, ends with TBECAUSETHENIGHT→
20A
Numbered hwy. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERTE→
21A
Wilmington’s state: Abbr. (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDEL→
22A
Like many passwords (13)
Starts with C, ends with ECASESENSITIVE→
29A
“Novus ___ seclorum” (phrase on a dollar bill) (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORDO→
30A
Icy precipitation (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSLEET→
33A
Tylenol target (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPAIN→
34A
Toyota Sequoia or Chevrolet Trax, e.g. (3)
Starts with S, ends with VSUV→
35A
Pharmacy container (4)
Starts with V, ends with LVIAL→
36A
Oh-so-cute, to Brits (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETWEE→
37A
Highly caffeinated, maybe (5)
Starts with W, ends with DWIRED→
39A
Eight: Prefix (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOCTO→
40A
Casual eateries (13)
Starts with L, ends with SLUNCHEONETTES→
43A
Use a towel (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDRY→
44A
“See ya!” (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBYE→
45A
Runway lander (3)
Starts with J, ends with TJET→
48A
Climbs (7)
Starts with A, ends with SASCENTS→
52A
Chimp or gorilla (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
55A
Stockpile (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAMASS→
57A
Boxing’s “Greatest” (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
58A
Lush spot surrounded by desert (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASIS→
60A
Practicing frugality, and what we’re doing in the circled spaces (15)
Starts with P, ends with SPINCHINGPENNIES→
63A
Choir member (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALTO→
64A
Lifebuoy and Lava, for two (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOAPS→
65A
Basketball great Archibald (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENATE→
66A
Russian denial (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNYET→
67A
Streep with three Oscars (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMERYL→
68A
Cameo stone (4)
Starts with O, ends with XONYX→
Down
1D
Core covered with kernels (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCOB→
2D
Need to repay (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOWE→
4D
A long, continuous time (10)
Starts with Y, ends with DYEARSONEND→
6D
“Norma ___” (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
7D
Umpire’s call (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOUT→
8D
German exclamation (3)
Starts with A, ends with HACH→
9D
Make further cuts to, say (6)
Starts with R, ends with TREEDIT→
10D
Election season choice (10)
Starts with M, ends with EMAILINVOTE→
12D
“I’ve seen better” (3)
Starts with M, ends with HMEH→
13D
Used the sofa (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSAT→
18D
Beehive State tribe (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUTE→
19D
Badminton need (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
22D
Move like rush-hour traffic (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCRAWL→
23D
French farewell (5)
Starts with A, ends with UADIEU→
24D
Cow on condensed milk cans (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELSIE→
25D
Prefix with surgeon or transmitter (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONEURO→
26D
Fourth prime number (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEVEN→
27D
Raise, as a concern (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVOICE→
28D
Les ___-Unis (5)
Starts with E, ends with SETATS→
29D
Be decisive (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
32D
“Evil Woman” band (3)
Starts with E, ends with OELO→
37D
They’re often paired with wherefores (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWHYS→
38D
What you need to repay (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDEBT→
41D
Hit the hay (5)
Starts with C, ends with HCRASH→
42D
Science expert Neil deGrasse ___ (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTYSON→
45D
Sapporo setting (5)
Starts with J, ends with NJAPAN→
46D
Poet Dickinson (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEMILY→
47D
Sister of un père (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETANTE→
49D
Craft on a lake (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECANOE→
50D
“Enigma Variations” composer (5)
Starts with E, ends with RELGAR→
51D
Fairly cold, as winter weather (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNIPPY→
52D
From Korea or Cambodia (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
53D
Reverent quality (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPIETY→
54D
County in England or New Jersey (5)
Starts with E, ends with XESSEX→
56D
Edinburgh native (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCOT→
59D
___ Domini (4)
Starts with A, ends with OANNO→
61D
Philosophy suffix (3)
Starts with I, ends with MISM→
62D
Subj. for recent immigrants (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for November 8, 2026?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Facsimile (COPY); Cheering loudly, as a stadium crowd (AROAR); Honorees on a Sunday in May (MOMS).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
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