Wall Street Journal Crossword August 16 2026 Answers

“Matilda” writer RoaldDAHL4Across1 Stitched upSEWN4Across5 Henry VIII and Elizabeth I’s royal houseTUDOR5Across9 Largest continentASIA4Across14 Trilevel cookieOREO4Across15 2024 film that won the Best Picture OscarANORA5Across16 Puts on a blacklistBANS4Across17 Marine mammal’s tooth that might be a meter longWALRUSTUSK10Across18 Thrown inADDED5Across20 ID first issued in 1936SSN3Across22 High wind in a pitOBOE4Across23 Spring zodiac signTAURUSTHEBULL13Across24 Fruit that’s sometimes poachedPEAR4Across28 Like chinchillas and alpacasANDEAN6Across29 Tippy-topACME4Across32 “Please stay!”DONTGO6Across35 Savings for sr. yrs.IRA3Across38 Shell, Prell or Dell, e.g.BRAND5Across39 Greta of “The Morning Show”LEE3Across41 Absorb thoroughlySOPUP5Across42 Playfully shyCOY3Across44 Ferry destinationISLAND6Across45 New England football team, informallyPATS4Across48 Water sourceSPIGOT6Across49 Hefty bookTOME4Across51 Persian ruler who conquered BabyloniaCYRUSTHEGREAT13Across53 Done laps in a poolSWUM4Across59 Gamer’s cubeDIE3Across61 Hayek of “Frida”SALMA5Across62 Source of oranges or lemonsCITRUSTREE10Across63 Stadium seating sectionTIER4Across67 Assumed nameALIAS5Across68 Muffin materialBRAN4Across69 “This is bad!”OHNO4Across70 Japanese box lunchBENTO5Across71 Croquet game settingYARD4Across72 Corrosion found in the four longest Across answersRUST4Across73

Sponge gentlyDABAT5Down1 Carne ___ (grilled Mexican dish)ASADA5Down2 Like many Diwali celebrantsHINDU5Down3 High-tech pointerLASERPEN8Down4 Female hogSOW3Down5 Distinct stretch of timeERA3Down6 Like Cardiff nativesWELSH5Down7 Like Thor and OdinNORSE5Down8 Prof’s helpers, for shortTAS3Down9 InnumerableUNTOLD6Down10 Extra-hoppy brewDOUBLEIPA9Down11 “Thereabouts”ORSO4Down12 Leaf-gathering toolRAKE4Down13 What you do to groceries when you get homeUNBAG5Down19 Expected inDUE3Down21 GloomySAD3Down25 Online troublemakerTROLL5Down26 Chicago-style pizza chain, familiarlyUNOS4Down27 In ___ (stagnated)ARUT4Down30 Brief snoozesNAPS4Down31 Elementary school basicsABCS4Down32 Corn or cottonCROP4Down33 Question on the dance floorMAYICUTIN9Down34 Org. for profsNEA3Down36 First extra inningTENTH5Down37 Christian of fashionDIOR4Down40 Old switchboard proOPERATOR8Down43 Posts inside wallsSTUDS5Down46 Female deerDOE3Down47 One doing a lot of heavy lifting?GYMRAT6Down50 Sports cars from BritainMGS3Down52 Refuse to get involvedSITBY5Down54 ___ incognitaTERRA5Down55 College benefactor YaleELIHU5Down56 Replies from the congregationAMENS5Down57 Divining deckTAROT5Down58 Wound coveringSCAB4Down59 Cunning trickWILE4Down60 Troop-entertaining grp.USO3Down64 Spot for an AirPodEAR3Down65 FinishEND3Down66