Wall Street Journal Crossword August 28 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 138 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Wall Street Journal Crossword August 28 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 138 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
“Slaves of New York” author JanowitzTAMA4Across1
Agitated stateSNIT4Across5
Iconic 1980s burgerMCDLT5Across9
Dramatic singerDIVA4Across14
Caravan stopsOASES5Across18
Burner settingHIGH4Across19
Loud, as a crowdAROAR5Across20
Big timesERAS4Across21
Fan club devoted to president George W.?BUSHLEAGUE10Across22
Fan club devoted to disco legend Donna?SUMMERCAMP10Across24
Shapiro of NPRARI3Across26
Crocheter’s creationAFGHAN6Across27
OozeSEEP4Across28
Some singersALTOS5Across29
Should really notMUSTNT6Across30
Hardy worksNOVELS6Across32
JimmiesPRIES5Across34
Italian wine regionASTI4Across35
Headley of “Coming to America”SHARI5Across36
Hammer partPEEN4Across38
String quartet instrumentVIOLA5Across39
Verizon acquisition of 2006MCI3Across42
Without wheels, in a wayCARLESS7Across44
Fan club devoted to “Succession” actor Jeremy?STRONGARM9Across47
“Works for me”IMHAPPY7Across51
Brave opponentRED3Across53
Acapulco goldORO3Across55
Clothesline alternativeDRYER5Across56
Met expectations?OPERAS6Across57
SpotSITE4Across58
Scottish missesLASSIES7Across59
Gold mining troughsSLUICES7Across61
Mediterranean island nationMALTA5Across63
You can RSVP to them by clickingEVITES6Across64
Loser to Fischer in 1972SPASSKY7Across65
President before JimmyGERALD6Across66
Ladies of SpainDONAS5Across67
Like faces on cold days, sometimesBLOTCHY7Across68
New stafferTRAINEE7Across69
Trebek of “Jeopardy!”ALEX4Across70
Practice that strives to harmonize yin and yangTAICHI6Across71
Pentathletes use themEPEES5Across72
ConnectionsKIN3Across74
Some NFL sackersDTS3Across75
One in it for the long haulTRUCKER7Across76
Fan club devoted to romance writer Danielle?STEELBAND9Across77
On both banks ofASTRIDE7Across79
Rank for PBS’s Morse or TennisonDCI3Across81
Tennis’s Murray and RoddickANDYS5Across83
GoalsAIMS4Across84
Fertile soilLOESS5Across85
Bakery stockEGGS4Across87
Convenience storesMARTS5Across91
Monopoly octetTOKENS6Across93
Bunch of scoundrelsBADLOT6Across96
Swaggering, maybeMACHO5Across98
LibertineROUE4Across99
Bakery buyECLAIR6Across100
Driller’s org.ADA3Across103
Fan club devoted to “Casino Royale” actress Eva?GREENPARTY10Across104
Fan club devoted to “Only Murders in the Building” actor Martin?SHORTORDER10Across106
ProvokeRILE4Across108
BlazingAFIRE5Across109
Formally surrenderCEDE4Across110
BuddiesMATES5Across111
Bull by the seaSEAL4Across112
Joined the 10KRACED5Across113
Has a mortgageOWES4Across114
AboveATOP4Across115
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Bull in the skyTAURUS6Down1
Back upASSIST6Down2
Unimpressed responseMEH3Down3
Only character in all seven Narnia booksASLAN5Down4
Catch, as fliesSHAG4Down5
ApproachingNIGH4Down6
Crested lizardIGUANA6Down7
Accepted standardTHENORM7Down8
Tricky billiards shotMASSE5Down9
BarbaricCRUEL5Down10
Some stadium featuresDOMES5Down11
Bed table itemLAMP4Down12
Amount past dueTRE3Down13
Taper offDECLINE7Down14
About to explodeIRATE5Down15
“Come on!” in La PazVAMOS5Down16
Death on the Nile causes, perhapsASPS4Down17
President born on an islandOBAMA5Down18
Small salamanderEFT3Down23
Once in a blue moonRARELY6Down25
Pioneering DVRTIVO4Down31
Fan club devoted to Sex Pistols bassist Sid?VICIOUSCIRCLE13Down33
They may be collaredPERPS5Down34
Kills, as a dragonSLAYS5Down36
Fabled also-ranHARE4Down37
John and Denny, in a 1960s rock foursomePAPAS5Down38
Nonstudio filmsINDIES6Down40
Shrek and Fiona, e.g.OGRES5Down41
MischievousIMPISH6Down43
Singer MariahCAREY5Down44
“Teardrop of India”SRILANKA8Down45
Make oneself at homeSETTLEIN8Down46
City in California’s Monterey CountySOLEDAD7Down47
John of “Face/Off”TRAVOLTA8Down48
FlushROSINESS8Down49
“Live long and prosper” speakerMRSPOCK7Down50
Eager agreementHECKYES7Down52
Maze stopperDEADEND7Down54
Bollywood garmentSARI4Down58
Label for Booker T. & the M.G.’s and the Staple SingersSTAX4Down60
Shaped in a shop, in a wayLATHED6Down62
Far from sufficientMEASLY6Down63
It’s a piece of cakeSLICE5Down65
AvariceGREED5Down66
Modem measuresBAUDS5Down68
Some first-time votersTEENS5Down69
Cuts backTRIMS5Down71
Sch. support groupsPTAS4Down73
Neptune’s largest moonTRITON6Down76
Teacher’s deg.BSED4Down78
Chapel Hill athleteTARHEEL7Down80
“The Bald Soprano” playwrightIONESCO7Down82
ForswearESCHEW6Down86
“My pleasure”GLADTO6Down88
Hail Mary instructionGODEEP6Down89
Milky Way ingredientsSTARS5Down90
Organizing expert KondoMARIE5Down91
Express through eight statesACELA5Down92
Bagel-shapedTORIC5Down93
Startlingly oddOUTRE5Down94
Excited, with “up”KEYED5Down95
FragmentBIT3Down96
Bakery enticementAROMA5Down97
MLB team VIPsMGRS4Down98
Tennis’s Nadal, familiarlyRAFA4Down99
Ore sourceLODE4Down101
“Iliad” warriorARES4Down102
Round number, of a sortPAR3Down105
Traitorous singerRAT3Down107
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Friday, August 28, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.