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Latest answers — September 2, 2026
All clues for the Wednesday, September 2, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Success Story” by Mike Shenk.
Across
1Its business is picking up3 Letters
4Alienware’s parent company4 Letters
8Lose a shadow, say5 Letters
13Earlier3 Letters
14Islander who speaks Unangam Tunuu5 Letters
16Solitude seeker5 Letters
19Wolverine’s kin5 Letters
20It might be airtight5 Letters
21Anchor position6 Letters
23Eyed creepily6 Letters
25Old gathering places6 Letters
29Second, for one4 Letters
31Adams or Fillmore7 Letters
32Rate of motion4 Letters
35Mob enforcers6 Letters
37Guernsey greeting3 Letters
38Volunteer sitter, sometimes4 Letters
39Welcome gift in Waikiki3 Letters
40Bank4 Letters
41DMV document3 Letters
42Name on “Wicked” posters6 Letters
45Yard sale proviso4 Letters
46Immodest display7 Letters
48Ethane’s lack4 Letters
50Coastline curves6 Letters
51Bona fide6 Letters
55Variety, for one6 Letters
59Letter between Sierra and Uniform5 Letters
60Starting squad5 Letters
66Sensitivity training target5 Letters
67Took in3 Letters
68Patriot plays5 Letters
69Carpenter’s collection4 Letters
70Empty talk3 Letters
Down
1Scheming set5 Letters
2Quick-thinking5 Letters
3Spade player, familiarly5 Letters
4Satanic child in “The Omen”6 Letters
5Country music’s ___ Young Band3 Letters
6Reduced amount4 Letters
7Bouzouki, e.g.4 Letters
8Fizz ingredient7 Letters
9Show-off6 Letters
10Crumb carrier3 Letters
11Neckline shape3 Letters
12Throw wildly, say3 Letters
15Wanders in an airport, for short3 Letters
18Curt6 Letters
22“That’ll do, pig” pig4 Letters
24Really enjoy3 Letters
27Mayo with a kick5 Letters
28Vegas noisemakers5 Letters
30Bulb output, sometimes5 Letters
31Acid variety5 Letters
32“The Alienist” author Carr5 Letters
33Plumber with a green hat5 Letters
34Under an assumed name, informally5 Letters
36Teacher’s org.3 Letters
40Wine cask deposit6 Letters
42NASA moon program7 Letters
43Small hill4 Letters
44Nabokov novel3 Letters
47Foil6 Letters
49Some a cappella groups6 Letters
52Prepare to put away, as groceries5 Letters
53Stress5 Letters
54Secluded seating5 Letters
56“The Americans” org.3 Letters
57Clark’s co-worker4 Letters
58Practice for posers4 Letters
60Fender attachment3 Letters
61Letter between sigma and upsilon3 Letters
62Significant stretch3 Letters
64Promise3 Letters
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