WSJ Crossword hints and answers for August 11, 2026
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Clues78
Across35
Down43
TitleImagine Dragons
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Black breed (5)
Starts with A, ends with SANGUS→
6A
Queen in Disney’s “Frozen” (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELSA→
10A
Dial in a bathroom (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSOAP→
14A
Tame unruly eyebrows, e.g. (5)
Starts with P, ends with KPLUCK→
15A
Ship’s spine (4)
Starts with K, ends with LKEEL→
16A
Princess in Disney’s “Frozen” (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANNA→
17A
Stopped spending so much, say (10)
Starts with S, ends with KSCALEDBACK→
19A
Crow’s-nest site (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
20A
Manhunt quarry (7)
Starts with E, ends with EESCAPEE→
21A
Mottled mousers (7)
Starts with T, ends with STABBIES→
23A
Granny Smith descriptor (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTART→
25A
Before sunrise (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEARLY→
26A
Slow-cooking drumettes over apple wood (12)
Starts with S, ends with SSMOKINGWINGS→
32A
Strip for chuckles (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCOMIC→
33A
Plans for srs. (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
34A
Dance club VIPs (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDJS→
37A
High point (4)
Starts with A, ends with XAPEX→
38A
Bothersome (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPESKY→
40A
Keystone State port (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
41A
One end of a royal flush (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
42A
Makeup for a bowler (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFELT→
43A
Mescal source (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGAVE→
44A
Pitcher with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball (12)
Starts with F, ends with RFLAMETHROWER→
47A
Alfresco dining spot (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPATIO→
50A
Japanese legislature (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIET→
51A
Flowery shrubs (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAZALEAS→
54A
Batting rarities (7)
Starts with T, ends with STRIPLES→
59A
Make sound (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECURE→
60A
Some hard seltzers (10)
Starts with W, ends with SWHITECLAWS→
62A
Easy gait (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTROT→
63A
Weapon for Colonel Mustard (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROPE→
64A
Arthur Miller’s salesman (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLOMAN→
65A
Hardens (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSETS→
66A
Planetary cycle (4)
Starts with Y, ends with RYEAR→
67A
Idyllic spots (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDENS→
Down
1D
Religious recess (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
2D
MLB semifinal round (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNLCS→
3D
Tex-Mex chip dip, informally (4)
Starts with G, ends with CGUAC→
4D
The Bruins’ sch. (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUCLA→
5D
Doubter (7)
Starts with S, ends with CSKEPTIC→
6D
Anita of “La Dolce Vita” (6)
Starts with E, ends with GEKBERG→
7D
Grazing area (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALEA→
8D
Split-off group (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSECT→
9D
___-Seltzer (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALKA→
10D
Rhythmic Brazilian dances (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSAMBAS→
11D
Studio sign (5)
Starts with O, ends with RONAIR→
12D
Photographer Adams (5)
Starts with A, ends with LANSEL→
13D
Easy victim (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPATSY→
18D
Campus figure (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDEAN→
22D
Pleads (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBEGS→
24D
Depraved (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTWISTED→
26D
Improvised singing style (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
28D
Prophetic sign (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
29D
“Kid-tested” cereal (3)
Starts with K, ends with XKIX→
30D
Nettle (3)
Starts with I, ends with KIRK→
31D
Opposition vote (3)
Starts with N, ends with YNAY→
34D
Winnerless outcome (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDRAW→
35D
Cab Calloway specialty (4)
Starts with J, ends with EJIVE→
36D
Clairvoyant (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSEER→
38D
Stir-fry bit (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
39D
National Mall shader (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
40D
Self-esteem (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
42D
Perch for a polar bear (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFLOE→
43D
News item (7)
Starts with A, ends with EARTICLE→
44D
Steakhouse choices (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFILETS→
45D
Nervous laugh (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTITTER→
46D
Roll call response (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
47D
Concords (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPACTS→
48D
Blue hue (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAZURE→
49D
Deck of wands, swords, cups and pentacles (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTAROT→
52D
Out of kilter (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWRY→
53D
Brake part (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOE→
55D
Trudge along (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPLOD→
56D
Like a horse that hobbles (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELAME→
57D
McGregor of “Moulin Rouge!” (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEWAN→
58D
Tax IDs (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSNS→
61D
Microbrew, often (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIPA→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for August 11, 2026?+
78 clues: 35 Across and 43 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Steve Jopek and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Black breed (ANGUS); Queen in Disney’s “Frozen” (ELSA); Dial in a bathroom (SOAP).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
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