Wall Street Journal Daily Crossword
Wall Street Journal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 6, 2026
Work through the 2026-08-06 Wall Street Journal grid at your own pace. Select a square, reveal one answer, or check the completed crossword when you need it.
Editorially checked for the puzzle.
Puzzle date
August 6, 2026
Search Crossword Solver
Verified puzzle answer data is available for this published grid.
Click a square to reveal its letter. Get hints below.
Revealed 0 of 189 squares (0%).
Clue index
All Across and Down clues
Across
1.Maker of Primavera scooters5 letters6.Book containing the Believers’ Prayer4 letters10.“Honey, Honey” singers4 letters14.Situation at the start of a regular-season extra inning5 letters15.Left on a cruise?4 letters16.Hit on the head4 letters17.Proceed without effort5 letters18.Sad4 letters19.Make a touchdown4 letters20.39-Across foes in the 1940s6 letters22.Brunch order6 letters24.Acid’s opposite4 letters25.Prose descriptor6 letters27.Thing to join for a spell3 letters30.Wise guy5 letters32.Lady of La Mancha6 letters34.Femur-tibia connector, for short3 letters37.Defeatist’s words5 letters39.20-Across foes in the 1940s4 letters40.What a true hero may be paid15 letters44.Billy with a beard4 letters45.Stood out favorably5 letters46.Dorm VIPs3 letters47.Flip6 letters50.Pentathletes’ needs5 letters52.Hurricane center3 letters53.Cowardly6 letters55.Proctor’s call4 letters59.Opening on Broadway6 letters61.Twain with a twang6 letters63.Developer’s area4 letters65.“Raise Your Glass” singer4 letters67.Ready for the operation, maybe5 letters68.It may be happy or be witching4 letters69.Slurpee alternative4 letters70.Immune system part5 letters71.Like JFK or SFO4 letters72.“The Martian” org.4 letters73.Sides in a classic battle5 letters
Down
1.SAT prep study5 letters2.Sherlock’s sister in a series of Millie Bobby Brown movies5 letters3.Elite fighting group5 letters4.Pocketful in a nursery rhyme6 letters5.Pay to play4 letters6.BOLO kin3 letters7.Suggestion to a crayon-wielding child, and a hint to four rows of this puzzle15 letters8.Strong suit5 letters9.Strengthens6 letters10.Qualified for the job4 letters11.Percussionist without an instrument9 letters12.Outlaw3 letters13.“Your point being?”3 letters21.Character from a bar5 letters23.Ang with Oscars3 letters26.Sam the Minuteman’s sch.5 letters28.Wheeler of the WNBA’s Sparks5 letters29.Bridge positions5 letters31.Comic quality3 letters33.Rejuvenating break3 letters34.Texas A&M athlete5 letters35.Buddy5 letters36.Excludes9 letters38.Change: Prefix5 letters41.Took in3 letters42.Show covering Hollywood from 1991 to 20255 letters43.Take in3 letters48.Pocketful in a nursery rhyme3 letters49.Bowling variety6 letters51.Batter’s position6 letters54.German camera maker5 letters56.Dow, e.g.5 letters57.German appliance maker5 letters58.Viscounts’ superiors5 letters60.Lower left PC key4 letters62.Crude quarters4 letters63.21st of 24 letters3 letters64.Chaney of horror films3 letters66.Mauna ___3 letters
About this crossword
Solve Wall Street Journal without losing the thread
The latest Wall Street Journal crossword answer guide. The grid preserves the original Across and Down numbering, including linked clue references where supplied.
Use a single-letter reveal for a gentle nudge. Each clue also has a stable detail page, and dated links let you return to earlier verified puzzles without changing the answer shown for this date.
Common questions
Wall Street Journal answer FAQ
Are these answers for August 6, 2026?
Yes. The page date comes from the puzzle record itself, including weekly titles and sources that do not publish every day.
Can I reveal only one clue?
Yes. Select an Across or Down clue, then reveal individual letters or the complete entry without opening the rest of the grid.