WSJ Crossword hints and answers for September 2, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
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Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Its business is picking up (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCAB→
4A
Alienware’s parent company (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDELL→
8A
Lose a shadow, say (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHAVE→
13A
Earlier (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
14A
Islander who speaks Unangam Tunuu (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALEUT→
16A
Solitude seeker (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLONER→
17A
Ones for whom two rites make a wrong (9)
Starts with B, ends with SBIGAMISTS→
19A
Wolverine’s kin (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
20A
It might be airtight (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
21A
Anchor position (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSEABED→
23A
Eyed creepily (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLEERED→
25A
Old gathering places (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAGORAS→
29A
Second, for one (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
31A
Adams or Fillmore (7)
Starts with A, ends with LABIGAIL→
32A
Rate of motion (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCLIP→
35A
Mob enforcers (6)
Starts with G, ends with NGUNMEN→
37A
Guernsey greeting (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMOO→
38A
Volunteer sitter, sometimes (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAUNT→
39A
Welcome gift in Waikiki (3)
Starts with L, ends with ILEI→
41A
DMV document (3)
Starts with L, ends with CLIC→
42A
Name on “Wicked” posters (6)
Starts with A, ends with AARIANA→
45A
Yard sale proviso (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASIS→
46A
Immodest display (7)
Starts with E, ends with PEGOTRIP→
48A
Ethane’s lack (4)
Starts with O, ends with RODOR→
50A
Coastline curves (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBIGHTS→
51A
Bona fide (6)
Starts with A, ends with LACTUAL→
55A
Variety, for one (6)
Starts with W, ends with YWEEKLY→
59A
Letter between Sierra and Uniform (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTANGO→
60A
Starting squad (5)
Starts with A, ends with MATEAM→
63A
Be a major success, and something found five times in this puzzle (9)
Starts with G, ends with GGOOVERBIG→
65A
One of New Zealand’s official languages (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMAORI→
66A
Sensitivity training target (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBIGOT→
67A
Took in (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
68A
Patriot plays (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPUNTS→
69A
Carpenter’s collection (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAWS→
70A
Empty talk (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
Down
1D
Scheming set (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCABAL→
2D
Quick-thinking (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGILE→
3D
Spade player, familiarly (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBOGIE→
4D
Satanic child in “The Omen” (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDAMIEN→
5D
Country music’s ___ Young Band (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
6D
Reduced amount (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
7D
Bouzouki, e.g. (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUTE→
8D
Fizz ingredient (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSLOEGIN→
9D
Show-off (6)
Starts with H, ends with GHOTDOG→
10D
Crumb carrier (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
11D
Neckline shape (3)
Starts with V, ends with EVEE→
12D
Throw wildly, say (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
15D
Wanders in an airport, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
22D
“That’ll do, pig” pig (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBABE→
24D
Really enjoy (3)
Starts with D, ends with GDIG→
26D
Aykroyd and Murray’s “Ghostbusters” co-star (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAMIS→
27D
Mayo with a kick (5)
Starts with A, ends with IAIOLI→
28D
Vegas noisemakers (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLOTS→
30D
Bulb output, sometimes (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTULIP→
31D
Acid variety (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMINO→
32D
“The Alienist” author Carr (5)
Starts with C, ends with BCALEB→
33D
Plumber with a green hat (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILUIGI→
34D
Under an assumed name, informally (5)
Starts with I, ends with GINCOG→
36D
Teacher’s org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANEA→
40D
Wine cask deposit (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTARTAR→
42D
NASA moon program (7)
Starts with A, ends with SARTEMIS→
43D
Small hill (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERISE→
44D
Nabokov novel (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
49D
Some a cappella groups (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOCTETS→
52D
Prepare to put away, as groceries (5)
Starts with U, ends with GUNBAG→
53D
Stress (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAGITA→
54D
Secluded seating (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOGES→
56D
“The Americans” org. (3)
Starts with K, ends with BKGB→
57D
Clark’s co-worker (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLOIS→
58D
Practice for posers (4)
Starts with Y, ends with AYOGA→
60D
Fender attachment (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAMP→
61D
Letter between sigma and upsilon (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTAU→
62D
Significant stretch (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
64D
Promise (3)
Starts with V, ends with WVOW→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for September 2, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Its business is picking up (CAB); Alienware’s parent company (DELL); Lose a shadow, say (SHAVE).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
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