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Latest answers — August 24, 2026
All clues for the Monday, August 24, 2026 WSJ Crossword, titled “Buckling Up” by Zhouqin Burnikel.
Across
1Totally amazed4 Letters
5College applicant’s composition5 Letters
13Loses color5 Letters
15Leaves flabbergasted5 Letters
16Cut with an ax3 Letters
1716th book in a Sue Grafton series11 Letters
19Japan’s currency3 Letters
201972 Bill Withers song8 Letters
21Chums4 Letters
22Animal sacred to Hindus3 Letters
23Religion with five pillars5 Letters
26Cpls.’ superiors4 Letters
32Deli sandwich4 Letters
33Language suffix3 Letters
35Sch. founded by Thomas Jefferson3 Letters
36Ice Spice or Cardi B7 Letters
38“Yikes!”3 Letters
39New version of a show6 Letters
41What a valet returns3 Letters
42Cheese often baked in puff pastry4 Letters
43Genre pioneered by Gucci Mane9 Letters
45Spotted4 Letters
46Spot of tea5 Letters
47Smashing success3 Letters
48Hardness scale namesake4 Letters
50Cycling trip through scenic areas8 Letters
55“It just clicked!”3 Letters
56Metal pieces for swinging barn doors11 Letters
59Golden ratio symbol3 Letters
60Pasta sauce brand5 Letters
61Country west of Chad5 Letters
62Round Table title3 Letters
63Moral authority?5 Letters
64Scolding sounds4 Letters
Down
1Phone installation3 Letters
2Cry like a banshee4 Letters
3Different4 Letters
4Actual7 Letters
5Channel with highlights4 Letters
6Bud supporter4 Letters
7“That’s definitely true!”6 Letters
8Singer DiFranco3 Letters
9Letters on some luxury bags3 Letters
11Foot part4 Letters
12Has control over4 Letters
14Maker of Era speakers5 Letters
18Theater ticket info3 Letters
21Hunger indicator4 Letters
24Asparagus stalk5 Letters
25Evil villain’s hideaway4 Letters
26Break off5 Letters
27“Don’t just stand there!”10 Letters
28Pharaoh’s symbol3 Letters
29Joe of “Goodfellas”5 Letters
30Oktoberfest keepsake5 Letters
31Promote aggressively4 Letters
32Feeling offended4 Letters
33Enjoy with gusto5 Letters
36Easy win4 Letters
37Middle X or O3 Letters
40Composer’s work4 Letters
42“Absolutely!”7 Letters
44Buffalo team6 Letters
45Many a 1960s protest5 Letters
47“That’s kinda funny”3 Letters
48Travel book inserts4 Letters
49“Well, howdy!”4 Letters
51“Othello” antagonist4 Letters
52Genre for Jin and J-Hope4 Letters
53Fleece-lined footwear4 Letters
54Really stink4 Letters
56Place for a mud wrap3 Letters
57Number before quattro3 Letters
58Soon-to-be alums3 Letters
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