Wall Street Journal Crossword August 5 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Wall Street Journal Crossword August 5 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 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#
Maker of Primavera scootersVESPA5Across1
Book containing the Believers’ PrayerACTS4Across6
“Honey, Honey” singersABBA4Across10
Situation at the start of a regular-season extra inningONEON5Across14
Left on a cruise?PORT4Across15
Hit on the headBEAN4Across16
Proceed without effortCOAST5Across17
SadBLUE4Across18
Make a touchdownLAND4Across19
39-Across foes in the 1940sALLIES6Across20
Brunch orderOMELET6Across22
Acid’s oppositeBASE4Across24
Prose descriptorPURPLE6Across25
Thing to join for a spellBEE3Across27
Wise guySWAMI5Across30
Lady of La ManchaSENORA6Across32
Femur-tibia connector, for shortACL3Across34
Defeatist’s wordsICANT5Across37
20-Across foes in the 1940sAXIS4Across39
What a true hero may be paidGREATESTRESPECT15Across40
Billy with a beardGOAT4Across44
Stood out favorablySHONE5Across45
Dorm VIPsRAS3Across46
FlipINVERT6Across47
Pentathletes’ needsEPEES5Across50
Hurricane centerEYE3Across52
CowardlyYELLOW6Across53
Proctor’s callTIME4Across55
Opening on BroadwaySCENEI6Across59
Twain with a twangSHANIA6Across61
Developer’s areaPLOT4Across63
“Raise Your Glass” singerPINK4Across65
Ready for the operation, maybeUNDER5Across67
It may be happy or be witchingHOUR4Across68
Slurpee alternativeICEE4Across69
Immune system partTCELL5Across70
Like JFK or SFOINTL4Across71
“The Martian” org.NASA4Across72
Sides in a classic battleSEXES5Across73
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SAT prep studyVOCAB5Down1
Sherlock’s sister in a series of Millie Bobby Brown moviesENOLA5Down2
Elite fighting groupSEALS5Down3
Pocketful in a nursery rhymePOSIES6Down4
Pay to playANTE4Down5
BOLO kinAPB3Down6
Suggestion to a crayon-wielding child, and a hint to four rows of this puzzleCOLORINTHELINES15Down7
Strong suitTRUMP5Down8
StrengthensSTEELS6Down9
Qualified for the jobABLE4Down10
Percussionist without an instrumentBEATBOXER9Down11
OutlawBAN3Down12
“Your point being?”AND3Down13
Character from a barSPACE5Down21
Ang with OscarsLEE3Down23
Sam the Minuteman’s sch.UMASS5Down26
Wheeler of the WNBA’s SparksERICA5Down28
Bridge positionsEASTS5Down29
Comic qualityWIT3Down31
Rejuvenating breakNAP3Down33
Texas A&M athleteAGGIE5Down34
BuddyCRONY5Down35
ExcludesLEAVESOUT9Down36
Change: PrefixTROPO5Down38
Took inATE3Down41
Show covering Hollywood from 1991 to 2025ENEWS5Down42
Take inSEE3Down43
Pocketful in a nursery rhymeRYE3Down48
Bowling varietyTENPIN6Down49
Batter’s positionSTANCE6Down51
German camera makerLEICA5Down54
Dow, e.g.INDEX5Down56
German appliance makerMIELE5Down57
Viscounts’ superiorsEARLS5Down58
Lower left PC keyCTRL4Down60
Crude quartersHUTS4Down62
21st of 24 lettersPHI3Down63
Chaney of horror filmsLON3Down64
Mauna ___KEA3Down66
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Wednesday, August 5, 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.