WSJ Crossword hints and answers for August 18, 2026
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
TitleOn The Corner
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Snow for skiing (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPOWDER→
7A
Indian, e.g. (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOCEAN→
12A
Like a sunset silhouette (7)
Starts with R, ends with TREARLIT→
14A
Numero di giorni di settembre (6)
Starts with T, ends with ATRENTA→
15A
Releases with a pop (7)
Starts with U, ends with SUNSNAPS→
16A
Potent cocktail name (7)
Starts with M, ends with VMOLOTOV→
17A
Neighborhood near Canal Street (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOHO→
18A
Just managed, with “out” (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEKED→
20A
Golden Globe winner Poehler (3)
Starts with A, ends with YAMY→
21A
___-mo (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSLO→
22A
Legendary jazz trumpeter whose albums include “On the Corner” and 48-Across (10)
Starts with M, ends with SMILESDAVIS→
26A
Payment promise (3)
Starts with I, ends with UIOU→
27A
Group selfies (5)
Starts with U, ends with SUSIES→
28A
Gadot of “Justice League” (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGAL→
29A
Sales dept. worker (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAGT→
30A
Oatmeal gone wrong, say (4)
Starts with G, ends with PGLOP→
31A
Veterans Day mo. (3)
Starts with N, ends with VNOV→
32A
Wall St. institution (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENYSE→
34A
Bewildered (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATSEA→
36A
So long (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
40A
Hasty flight (3)
Starts with L, ends with MLAM→
42A
Woodworking fastener (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTNUT→
44A
Civil rights leader ___ B. Wells (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIDA→
45A
Furious (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMAD→
46A
Miembro de la familia (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMADRE→
47A
Fender attachment (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAMP→
48A
50A
Unruly head of hair (3)
Starts with M, ends with PMOP→
51A
More than most (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
52A
Prescription info (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOSE→
53A
___ mi (Vietnamese sandwich) (4)
Starts with B, ends with HBANH→
54A
Like a library vis-à-vis an amusement park (7)
Starts with Q, ends with RQUIETER→
57A
Fugue sections (7)
Starts with S, ends with ISTRETTI→
60A
Development site (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUTERUS→
61A
House guest, perhaps? (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSENATOR→
62A
Microsoft cloud computing platform (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAZURE→
63A
“Oorah!” speaker (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMARINE→
Down
1D
Immanuel Kant, for one (8)
Starts with P, ends with NPRUSSIAN→
2D
Sommelier’s field (8)
Starts with O, ends with YOENOLOGY→
3D
Disappointing failures (8)
Starts with W, ends with SWASHOUTS→
4D
SPECTRE member on Crab Key (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODRNO→
5D
She, in São Paulo (3)
Starts with E, ends with AELA→
6D
Dangerous current (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRIP→
7D
Letters on a Kia Center scoreboard (3)
Starts with O, ends with LORL→
8D
Bus. bigwig (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCEO→
9D
Involve (6)
Starts with E, ends with LENTAIL→
10D
Molecule parts (5)
Starts with A, ends with SATOMS→
11D
Sails force? (4)
Starts with N, ends with YNAVY→
13D
“Not with a bang but a whimper” poet (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTSELIOT→
14D
Surname of a musical barber (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTODD→
16D
Hodgepodge (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMESS→
19D
Watches, with “on” (9)
Starts with K, ends with SKEEPSTABS→
22D
Coffee container (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMUG→
23D
Mayor Mamdani’s faith (5)
Starts with I, ends with MISLAM→
25D
“___-voom!” (4)
Starts with V, ends with AVAVA→
31D
World’s third-smallest nation (5)
Starts with N, ends with UNAURU→
33D
Vivacity (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELAN→
35D
Like space (7)
Starts with E, ends with SENDLESS→
37D
Paul of “The Holdovers” (8)
Starts with G, ends with IGIAMATTI→
38D
Home of the Oilers (8)
Starts with E, ends with NEDMONTON→
39D
Stone used for the tip of some phonograph needles (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESAPPHIRE→
41D
Put two and two together (3)
Starts with A, ends with DADD→
43D
Summery top (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
45D
Social scene (6)
Starts with M, ends with UMILIEU→
46D
Hitchcock’s “Dial ___ Murder” (4)
Starts with M, ends with RMFOR→
48D
Bad customer for a china shop (5)
Starts with K, ends with ZKLUTZ→
49D
Horace works (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
51D
“Barbie Girl” band (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAQUA→
53D
Tolerate (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEAR→
55D
Screw up (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
56D
Wed. preceder (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETUE→
58D
Pro ___ (for now) (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTEM→
59D
Modern vaccine component (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARNA→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for August 18, 2026?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kelly Richardson and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Snow for skiing (POWDER); Indian, e.g. (OCEAN); Like a sunset silhouette (REARLIT).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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