WSJ Crossword hints and answers for August 13, 2026
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Clues80
Across37
Down43
TitleProduct Recall
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Full house letters (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSRO→
4A
Big name in tea (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTAZO→
8A
Barn neighbors, often (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSILOS→
13A
2013 Joaquin Phoenix movie (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
14A
Plow pullers (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOXEN→
15A
Big name in bottled water (6)
Starts with D, ends with IDASANI→
16A
Paste’s place? (8)
Starts with E, ends with UEDITMENU→
18A
Canine coat (6)
Starts with E, ends with LENAMEL→
19A
Previously (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAFORE→
20A
Fungus spore mass (8)
Starts with S, ends with LSMUTBALL→
22A
Big name in antacids (7)
Starts with R, ends with SROLAIDS→
25A
Big name in frozen beverages (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
26A
Marks a ballot (3)
Starts with X, ends with SXES→
27A
Danny of the 1980s Celtics (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAINGE→
29A
Bind securely (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLASH→
33A
Big name in automobiles (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHONDA→
35A
Big name in soft drinks (5)
Starts with F, ends with AFANTA→
36A
Singer Grande, informally (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
39A
Far in the past (7)
Starts with A, ends with OAGESAGO→
42A
Business with many reps? (3)
Starts with G, ends with MGYM→
43A
Big name in pens (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPILOT→
45A
Big name in video games (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
47A
Big name in laundry detergents (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBOLD→
48A
Fasten securely (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBELAY→
50A
Sushi spherules (3)
Starts with R, ends with EROE→
53A
Move speedily (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDART→
55A
Catherine of “Belle de Jour” (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDENEUVE→
58A
Easygoing (8)
Starts with L, ends with KLAIDBACK→
62A
Big name in computer chips (5)
Starts with I, ends with LINTEL→
63A
Follows (6)
Starts with E, ends with SENSUES→
64A
Henri Rousseau specialty (8)
Starts with N, ends with TNAIVEART→
67A
Official orders (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEDICTS→
68A
Crumhorn kin (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
69A
General in a restaurant (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTSO→
70A
Investors weigh them (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRISKS→
71A
Warrior of 1990s TV (4)
Starts with X, ends with AXENA→
72A
Almost eternity (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
Down
1D
Do some wool gathering (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSHEAR→
2D
Most widely distributed carnivore in the world (6)
Starts with R, ends with XREDFOX→
3D
Jim Palmer, notably (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORIOLE→
4D
Pesci’s co-star in “My Cousin Vinny” (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITOMEI→
5D
Big name in body sprays (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAXE→
6D
Relaxed state (3)
Starts with Z, ends with NZEN→
7D
Obligation (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
8D
Health, to Hugo (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESANTE→
9D
Largest of the Galápagos Islands (7)
Starts with I, ends with AISABELA→
10D
Monk in the mountains (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMA→
11D
Scott Turow book (4)
Starts with O, ends with LONEL→
12D
Sunning spot for a cat (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSILL→
15D
Bill featuring Jefferson’s portrait, informally (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDEUCE→
17D
Talk smack about (5)
Starts with T, ends with HTRASH→
21D
Russian fighter jet (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMIG→
23D
“Rats!” (4)
Starts with D, ends with GDANG→
24D
Faction (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIDE→
28D
Like Dylan’s singing (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNASAL→
30D
Director Lee (3)
Starts with A, ends with GANG→
31D
Hog’s home (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
32D
Mugger, maybe (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHAM→
34D
Nondairy milk choice (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOAT→
35D
Supporting (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFOR→
36D
LAPD broadcast (3)
Starts with A, ends with BAPB→
37D
View from Sugarloaf Mountain (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
38D
Off work, perhaps (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
40D
Slightly (4)
Starts with A, ends with DATAD→
41D
“Let’s Get It On” singer (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGAYE→
44D
Strange individual (7)
Starts with O, ends with KODDDUCK→
46D
Tony winner Worth (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIRENE→
48D
Trumpet material (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBRASS→
49D
List-ending letters (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
51D
Bested in an annual Coney Island contest (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOUTATE→
52D
Extremely (6)
Starts with E, ends with OEVERSO→
54D
Is a bad assistant? (5)
Starts with A, ends with SABETS→
56D
Big name in skin care (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANIVEA→
57D
John with an EGOT (5)
Starts with E, ends with NELTON→
58D
Unsavory look (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLEER→
59D
“___ Love You So” (Don McLean song) (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANDI→
60D
Mother of Horus (4)
Starts with I, ends with SISIS→
61D
Big name in gelatin (4)
Starts with K, ends with XKNOX→
65D
Penny prez (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
66D
Solar wind bit (3)
Starts with I, ends with NION→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for August 13, 2026?+
80 clues: 37 Across and 43 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Full house letters (SRO); Big name in tea (TAZO); Barn neighbors, often (SILOS).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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