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Latest answers — September 1, 2026
All clues for the Tuesday, September 1, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Double Team” by Joe Rodini.
Across
1Falling-out4 Letters
5Dam that created Lake Nasser5 Letters
10“Hard as a Rock” band4 Letters
14Its app has a “Where to?” field4 Letters
15How many play Wordle5 Letters
16Lively quality4 Letters
17Quail collective4 Letters
18Basis of many skateboarding tricks5 Letters
19Sweat unit4 Letters
20Cherry castoffs5 Letters
22TSA checkpoint needs3 Letters
23“Holy moly!”5 Letters
24Early Ford competitor3 Letters
26Letters after a comma3 Letters
27Retained3 Letters
29Least willing to share information7 Letters
32Makeshift shelter3 Letters
35Makes an oopsy4 Letters
38Is worse for wear4 Letters
39Obedience school command4 Letters
40Seize forcibly5 Letters
41Waithe of “Ready Player One”4 Letters
42Old Testament book before Jeremiah6 Letters
44Where some jokes are taken6 Letters
46Coddlers of toddlers7 Letters
48Kicks out of office7 Letters
49Publicist’s piece7 Letters
57Pacific island kingdom5 Letters
58Chum3 Letters
59Shop collection5 Letters
61Market measure5 Letters
63Bothered a lot5 Letters
64Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner5 Letters
65Org. with a “No Such Podcast”3 Letters
66Like pleasant fall weather5 Letters
Down
1Barbecue seasonings4 Letters
2Skeptical response4 Letters
4“You wouldn’t dare!” response5 Letters
5Big commotion3 Letters
6Caulfield’s creator8 Letters
8Top-tier celebrities8 Letters
9“Science Guy” Bill3 Letters
10Brothers’ keeper?5 Letters
11Leaders in the pits (MLS/NFL)10 Letters
12Cameron of “Charlie’s Angels”4 Letters
13Concluding passage4 Letters
21Org.’s kin3 Letters
23Still3 Letters
27Common pronoun pairing5 Letters
28“Am not!” retort5 Letters
30Core-strengthening device7 Letters
31High schooler’s exam (that’s not redundant, since its letters no longer stand for anything)7 Letters
33Radii neighbors5 Letters
34Bygone emperors5 Letters
36Narrow4 Letters
38___ masala (potato dish)4 Letters
43Puddle jumper7 Letters
45It hasn’t been squared7 Letters
47Arrive unnoticed6 Letters
48National flower of Mexico6 Letters
50“Jeepers!”5 Letters
51Perfect4 Letters
52Wraps up4 Letters
53A long time4 Letters
54Really small amount4 Letters
56Flashy rock genre4 Letters
57Minnesota governor Walz3 Letters
60Unkempt digs3 Letters
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