WSJ Crossword hints and answers for August 27, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleIn a Pet
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
Long way to travel (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLIMO→
5A
Satyr’s celebration (4)
Starts with O, ends with YORGY→
9A
Baseball card info (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTATS→
14A
“Put ___ in it” (“Hold that thought”) (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAPIN→
15A
Medal recipient (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHERO→
16A
Alter, as a skirt (5)
Starts with H, ends with PHEMUP→
17A
Beverage brand begun in Toronto (9)
Starts with C, ends with YCANADADRY→
19A
Defense strategy (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
20A
Person who goes over the line? (6)
Starts with E, ends with REDITOR→
21A
Found hilarious, perhaps (8)
Starts with R, ends with TROAREDAT→
23A
Flamenco cry (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
24A
Virus-tracking org. (3)
Starts with C, ends with CCDC→
25A
Simple seat (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTOOL→
28A
Facile (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPAT→
30A
Where a sitcom airs (4)
Starts with O, ends with VONTV→
34A
Business trip need, often (6)
Starts with L, ends with PLAPTOP→
36A
Commotion (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
37A
Trifling (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMERE→
38A
Tad’s dad (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
39A
Prepares for wrestling practice, say (7)
Starts with P, ends with PPAIRSUP→
42A
Sad state (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWOE→
43A
Animal on the zodiaco español (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
45A
Low USMC rank (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPVT→
46A
Reduced to shreds (6)
Starts with T, ends with PTOREUP→
48A
Caress in the shower (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSOAP→
49A
Simple Magic 8 Ball answer (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
50A
Cures, in a way (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSALTS→
51A
Anvil site (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
53A
Trident-shaped letter (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPSI→
54A
Like Charlemagne (8)
Starts with F, ends with HFRANKISH→
59A
Postal scale units (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOUNCES→
63A
Solitary sort (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLONER→
64A
Creamy cheese (9)
Starts with C, ends with TCAMEMBERT→
66A
Beginner’s course (5)
Starts with I, ends with OINTRO→
67A
“Sorry to say...” (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
68A
Dopey dog of the comics (4)
Starts with O, ends with EODIE→
69A
Song of triumph (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPAEAN→
70A
Vessel that’s oared (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDORY→
71A
Have a bawl (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWEEP→
Down
1D
Delicate trim (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELACE→
2D
Apple Pencil target (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
3D
Variety of 2-Down (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMINI→
4D
Carousing (7)
Starts with O, ends with TONATOOT→
5D
United hub (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOHARE→
6D
Roulette bet (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRED→
7D
“This is so frustrating!” (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGRRR→
8D
Fluctuate (4)
Starts with Y, ends with OYOYO→
9D
Pottery piece (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSHARD→
10D
Verizon, e.g. (7)
Starts with T, ends with MTELECOM→
11D
Ringed by (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
12D
Brass family member (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATUBA→
13D
Roasting rod (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPIT→
18D
Whipped cream helping (6)
Starts with D, ends with PDOLLOP→
22D
Behave badly (6)
Starts with A, ends with TACTOUT→
25D
Boards under beds (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLATS→
26D
Completely unacceptable (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTABOO→
27D
Domingo’s domain (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
28D
Repair bill section (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPARTS→
29D
Paid spots (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
31D
Banister post (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNEWEL→
32D
River swimmer (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTROUT→
33D
Company higher-ups (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVEEPS→
35D
Ancient documents (6)
Starts with P, ends with IPAPYRI→
40D
“___ been had!” (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIVE→
41D
Pogo, e.g. (6)
Starts with P, ends with MPOSSUM→
44D
Post-1968, in the tennis world (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOPENERA→
47D
Colorful arc (7)
Starts with R, ends with WRAINBOW→
52D
“Rubber Capital of the World” (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAKRON→
53D
Art of verse (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPOESY→
54D
Irreverently glib (4)
Starts with F, ends with PFLIP→
55D
Novelist Jaffe (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARONA→
56D
Pay to play (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
57D
Horse mackerel (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSCAD→
58D
Bright ring (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHALO→
60D
Hand over (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECEDE→
61D
Lake south of Niagara Falls (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
62D
Flight unit (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for August 27, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Long way to travel (LIMO); Satyr’s celebration (ORGY); Baseball card info (STATS).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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