Wall Street Journal Crossword September 4 2026 Answers

Music genre for Tokyo’s Yoasobi and Nogizaka46JPOP4Across1 Speaks for, brieflyREPS4Across5 Motrin alternativeADVIL5Across9 Corkscrews on tables, e.g.PASTA5Across14 Brand for Brussels griffonsALPO4Across19 Westernmost D-Day beachUTAH4Across20 They fly in an 11-DownGEESE5Across21 AbstractionsIDEAS5Across22 Dieting and exercising to avoid needing to buy a bigger belt?WAISTMANAGEMENT15Across23 DisinclinedLOATH5Across26 Eurythmics singer LennoxANNIE5Across27 Ceremonial basinLAVABO6Across28 At mostTOPS4Across29 Cow chowHAY3Across31 Designer’s draftSKETCH6Across32 DeservesMERITS6Across34 Maker of licensed vinyl toy figuresFUNKO5Across36 Common name for a herding dogSHEP4Across38 Fear-inducing thunderstorm?RAINOFTERROR12Across40 Asian honorificSRI3Across44 Ill-suitedINAPT5Across47 Make out, in BathSNOG4Across50 FrolicsomeFRISKY6Across51 Astonishingly awesome shriek?KILLERWAIL10Across52 Astronaut Cooper, familiarlyGORDO5Across55 Lab liquidsSERA4Across57 “Freeze the Feeling” beverage brandICEE4Across58 Happening placeINSPOT6Across59 Iridescent gemPEARL5Across61 Asian honorificSAN3Across63 “The Commitments” writer DoyleRODDY5Across64 Bacteria-infectedSEPTIC6Across66 Place under the seat, saySTOW4Across68 Story of Earth’s longest-living land animal trying to hide its years with a wig?THETORTOISEANDTHEHAIR21Across70 Ancient music hallsODEA4Across77 Goddess of the dawnAURORA6Across78 CarriedBORNE5Across79 FlimflamCON3Across80 Opposite of avantAPRES5Across83 Bomb in an idiom about backfiring plansPETARD6Across86 With 44-Down, modest garmentMIDI4Across88 MimickedAPED4Across89 Replies to a hostRSVPS5Across91 What a bird feels after crashing into a sheet of glass?WINDOWPAIN10Across93 Piedmontese wineBAROLO6Across95 GrubEATS4Across97 Nick of “Tropic Thunder”NOLTE5Across99 ___ Islas FilipinasLAS3Across100 Spy tasked with following spouses in their golden years?OLDWIVESTAIL12Across101 Crowd-sourced review siteYELP4Across104 WingANNEX5Across106 Antarctic explorer ShackletonERNEST6Across107 UnsavorySORDID6Across110 Nothing at allNIL3Across114 Taylor Swift’s “___ Something Bad”IDID4Across116 Auto correctionTUNEUP6Across118 City of TuscanySIENA5Across120 Ivy in PhillyUPENN5Across121 Crew members tending to spinnakers and jibs?SAILSDEPARTMENT15Across123 Tight headwearDORAG5Across126 A crowd, they sayTHREE5Across127 Ivy in New HavenYALE4Across128 One of a geographic quintetERIE4Across129 Operatic bass-baritone SimonESTES5Across130 Iditarod vehiclesSLEDS5Across131 Passed easilyACED4Across132 Property paperDEED4Across133

Scavengers who sell C-3PO and R2-D2 to Luke’s uncleJAWAS5Down1 Core exercisePLANK5Down2 Think out loudOPINE5Down3 HypothesizesPOSITS6Down4 Dark ’n’ Stormy partRUM3Down5 List wrap-upETAL4Down6 Yankee Clipper carrierPANAM5Down7 Wax alternativeSHAVE5Down8 Problem for job-seeking seniorsAGEBIAS7Down9 Lowering in rankDEMOTING8Down10 See 21-AcrossVEE3Down11 “Freedom ___ free”ISNT4Down12 AcquittedLETOFF6Down13 Hoppy lagerPILSNER7Down14 HubbubADO3Down15 Members of the genus HippocampusSEAHORSES9Down16 “So long!”TATA4Down17 WanASHY4Down18 Helper after a crashTECHIE6Down24 Teri of “Young Frankenstein”GARR4Down25 HypothesizePUTFORTH8Down30 Mathematician PoincaréHENRI5Down33 Inquisitive sortSNOOP5Down35 Mr. KringleKRIS4Down37 History Channel’s highest-rated showPAWNSTARS9Down39 Grimm monsterOGRE4Down41 Vegetable called bhindi in PakistanOKRA4Down42 Gosling in HollywoodRYAN4Down43 See 88-AcrossSKIRT5Down44 Big name in copiersRICOH5Down45 ___ la Cité (site of Notre Dame cathedral)ILEDE5Down46 Leisurely stroll, in Spanish-speaking areasPASEO5Down48 Hedren of “The Birds”TIPPI5Down49 Resulted inLEDTO5Down53 “___ luck!”LOTSA5Down54 VillainousDASTARDLY9Down56 BindTIEUP5Down60 “Stay (I Missed You)” singer LisaLOEB4Down62 Member of the Jedi High CouncilYODA4Down65 Seven-time AL batting champCAREW5Down67 ClobberWHOMP5Down69 AdmonishedREPROVED8Down71 AwayNOTIN5Down72 Pipe-clearing brandDRANO5Down73 Common neo-grotesque fontARIAL5Down74 Most populous countryINDIA5Down75 Coach controlsREINS5Down76 Baja resortCABO4Down80 Iridescent gemOPAL4Down81 “Get a load of this dweeb!”NERDALERT9Down82 Nights beforeEVES4Down84 FlurrySPATE5Down85 Lavishes affectionDOTES5Down87 SadDOWN4Down90 Hit with a jump scareSTARTLED8Down92 Lament of the vanquishedWELOST6Down94 Jacket partsLININGS7Down96 Cranial cavitiesSINUSES7Down98 Is realEXISTS6Down102 AdvanceLEND4Down103 ReadyPRIMED6Down105 “So long!”SEEYA5Down108 “Dear Mama” rapperTUPAC5Down109 Steel plow inventorDEERE5Down111 Navel typeINNIE5Down112 Out of fashionDATED5Down113 Botticelli’s Venus, e.g.NUDE4Down114 NYSE debutsIPOS4Down115 Willy Wonka’s creatorDAHL4Down117 WanPALE4Down119 Scottish refusalNAE3Down122 FuryIRE3Down124 Like diamondsRED3Down125