Wall Street Journal Crossword August 21 2026 Answers

Diplomatic assignmentPOST4Across1 Weighs downLADES5Across5 Infectious bugGERM4Across10 One might get tippedHAT3Across14 Contrail makeupVAPOR5Across17 Vengeful swordsman MontoyaINIGO5Across19 Potatoes, in Indian cuisineALOO4Across20 Parcel (out)METE4Across21 Long-necked swamp speaker?CRANEORATOR11Across22 Honey-based drinkMEAD4Across24 Around 314, for a circle of radius 10AREA4Across25 Alamo optionCOMPACT7Across26 Final glimpse of a forbidding silhouette?THEGRIMREAR11Across27 Precocious “Family Guy” characterSTEWIE6Across30 “That had to hurt!”OOF3Across32 Dreyer’s partnerEDY3Across34 Imposes (upon)FOISTS6Across35 Used to beWAS3Across36 1982 movie with 2010 and 2025 sequelsTRON4Across37 One of 265 in the Bronx ZooACRE4Across39 Regional flora and faunaBIOTA5Across41 Two things that meet when applying balm after a workout?ACHESANDCREAM13Across42 Losses in a ledgerREDINK6Across45 Cynical crime genreNOIR4Across47 Injures badlyMAIMS5Across48 Latin for “load”ONUS4Across49 Yao in the Basketball Hall of FameMING4Across51 Having the most pepper icons on the menu, perhapsSPICIEST8Across53 Result of a burning desireARSON5Across56 Strung alongLEDON5Across58 Take inCON3Across59 Fawn’s kinECRU4Across60 Genesis creatorSEGA4Across62 Memorable spanERA3Across64 Salon choice without waves or curls?STRAIGHTDO10Across65 Drone-based delivery vehicle?FLYINGCART10Across70 Nintendo avatarMII3Across73 “Whiskey in My Water” country singer TylerFARR4Across74 Place to grab a mochaCAFE4Across75 ___ LingusAER3Across77 North Pole workersELVES5Across78 Factory workerROBOT5Across80 “You doubt me?”AMIWRONG8Across82 Garden with a snake problemEDEN4Across87 SurrenderCEDE4Across88 Saharan stopoversOASES5Across89 ModernistsNEOS4Across91 Genre for Björk and Kate BushARTPOP6Across93 Two-wheeler with cables pulled taut?TENSEDBICYCLE13Across95 Bargain hunters’ findsDEALS5Across99 Home of Iowa StateAMES4Across100 Memo starterINRE4Across101 Receipt lineTAX3Across102 Climbing expertSHERPA6Across103 Bestie, in BordeauxAMI3Across105 Youngest king in the Valley of the KingsTUT3Across106 Capital on the HudsonALBANY6Across108 Easy scores during a casual round?WALKINGPARS11Across110 SnitchTATTLER7Across113 Initial costANTE4Across115 Snore-inducingDULL4Across116 Perfectly negotiated agreements?ACETREATIES11Across117 Xmas, for Jimmy BuffettBDAY4Across121 Southernmost Great LakeERIE4Across122 Liquefy in a blenderPUREE5Across123 Sonata sectionRONDO5Across124 ___ admin (IT pro)SYS3Across125 Dirt road tracksRUTS4Across126 Microscope insertSLIDE5Across127 Drei squaredNEUN4Across128

Piping plastic, for shortPVC3Down1 Crew memberOAR3Down2 Enterprise, e.g.SPACESHIP9Down3 Thus farTONOW5Down4 Old Milanese moneyLIRA4Down5 World’s heaviest snakesANACONDAS9Down6 “Likewise!”DITTO5Down7 Braggart’s attributeEGO3Down8 Put in orderSORT4Down9 They may include only the first levelsGAMEDEMOS9Down10 Mournful poemELEGY5Down11 Stadium soundROAR4Down12 TweaksMODIFIES8Down13 “How about this...”HERESANIDEA11Down14 Really botheredATEAT5Down15 Drops from ductsTEARS5Down16 Sends, as paymentREMITS6Down18 SeafaringMARITIME8Down21 Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Hugh the Drover,” e.g.OPERA5Down23 Daughter of CronusHERA4Down28 State of mindMOOD4Down29 Pond gliderSWAN4Down30 Some food truck fareTACOS5Down31 Growing business?FARM4Down33 “Put your wallet away”ONME4Down38 France’s film awardCESAR5Down40 Sultanate on the South China SeaBRUNEI6Down41 Gospel singer CampbellERICA5Down43 Named as a sourceCITED5Down44 Bouillon brandKNORR5Down46 Like a busybodyNOSY4Down50 Pest in a cloudGNAT4Down52 Salon offeringsCOIFS5Down54 “Young Frankenstein” roleINGA4Down55 Elizabethan collarRUFF4Down57 Cold-fermented beerLAGER5Down58 Pixar film set during el Día de los MuertosCOCO4Down61 Chew like a capybaraGNAW4Down63 Hook’s sidekickSMEE4Down65 Swinton of “Michael Clayton”TILDA5Down66 Big mouth featuresRIVERDELTAS11Down67 Corp. benefits expertsHRREPS6Down68 Stepped (on)TROD4Down69 Home page, in a wayLEASE5Down71 Partner in crimeCRONY5Down72 Priest’s adviceATONE5Down76 ATM featureENTERKEY8Down79 Fellows who followBETAMALES9Down81 Practiced mindfulness, sayMEDITATED9Down83 Bookstore IDISBN4Down84 Smooth fruitNECTARINE9Down85 Ancient city that lent its name to a Middle Eastern plateauGOLAN5Down86 Utensil that’s full of holesCOLANDER8Down88 Mgr.’s underlingASST4Down90 Hot, in a waySEXY4Down92 Daddy, in DurangoPAPI4Down94 Doha dignitaryEMIR4Down96 Really steamedIRATE5Down97 Where losers dwellCELLAR6Down98 DNA lab itemsSWABS5Down103 Good around the houseHANDY5Down104 Challenging H.S. English courseAPLIT5Down105 Ultrasound targetsUTERI5Down107 Back with bucksBETON5Down109 Revered adviserGURU4Down111 Easy victimsSAPS4Down112 Hazel or oliveTREE4Down114 ___-de-sacCUL3Down118 End of an academic addressEDU3Down119 Heir, oftenSON3Down120