Wall Street Journal Crossword August 12, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Tribal Tunes” by Luke K. Schreiber. Today’s puzzle has a total of 76 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorLuke K. Schreiber

Clues76

Grid15×15

Across

1Calculating3 Letters

4They’re hit with a crunch3 Letters

7Unhelpful response to “You’re muted”3 Letters

10Where racers retire?3 Letters

13Princess’s irritant, in a tale3 Letters

14Like Steven Wright’s comedy7 Letters

16Men’s body spray brand3 Letters

17“How frustrating!”3 Letters

18Joke toy of 19757 Letters

19TV home of the “Five-Timers Club”3 Letters

20The White Stripes and the Black Keys, e.g.4 Letters

22Antelope with lyre-shaped horns5 Letters

23Bibliography abbr.4 Letters

24Whence colonists came13 Letters

27Jacob gave him bread and pottage4 Letters

28Cheerful cries4 Letters

29Noted feature of Frank Sinatra9 Letters

35X, sometimes3 Letters

38Affaire de coeur5 Letters

39Craft brew initials3 Letters

42Santa, in Salisbury15 Letters

47Trash can resident of TV5 Letters

48Animal carrier of note3 Letters

49Cricket sound5 Letters

50“Prove it!”6 Letters

52“Defense! Defense!” and others6 Letters

53The Jackson 5, e.g., and a hint to 18-, 24-, 29- and 42-Across13 Letters

57Word with bottle, baseball and blasting3 Letters

58Thumbs-down review, informally7 Letters

59German physicist Georg3 Letters

61Link letters3 Letters

62Winner of a race7 Letters

63Dyson product, for short3 Letters

64Scrape (by)3 Letters

65Fail to play3 Letters

66Blockhead3 Letters

67UFO crew3 Letters

Down

1Tater4 Letters

213-Across, e.g.6 Letters

3Brutes in “Gulliver’s Travels”6 Letters

4Payroll-processing co.3 Letters

5Namesake of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s lifetime achievement award5 Letters

6Follower of Dionysus5 Letters

7Speed skater Ohno5 Letters

8Asian gambling mecca5 Letters

9Cuttlefish defense3 Letters

10Beaver tail, e.g.6 Letters

11Rejects, informally6 Letters

12Giveaway4 Letters

15“Hotel Transylvania” nickname4 Letters

21Attempt4 Letters

23Uber alerts, for short4 Letters

25Legendary warrior ___ Mulan3 Letters

26“Science Guy” Bill3 Letters

30Milky Way, e.g.3 Letters

311978 song with a recognizable dance4 Letters

32Danish physicist Niels4 Letters

33Hide in the shadows4 Letters

34One of Switzerland’s Forest Cantons3 Letters

35Company money mgrs.4 Letters

36Yardage line8 Letters

37Zendaya and Tom Holland, e.g.8 Letters

39Romantic confession8 Letters

40Festive cone8 Letters

41Serpents on sarcophagi4 Letters

43Hems and ___4 Letters

44Otters’ kin7 Letters

45Ordinary fellows7 Letters

46Cuisine featuring lemongrass4 Letters

51Reason for some food recalls5 Letters

52Support staffs?5 Letters

54Help feloniously4 Letters

55Book after Matthieu and Marc3 Letters

56Spanakopita cheese4 Letters

57Stick that breaks?3 Letters

60Hip-hop vocalists3 Letters

About the August 12, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 runs under the title “Tribal Tunes” and was constructed by Luke K. Schreiber. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 76 clues — 37 across and 39 down. Every answer above has been solved and verified by hand.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clues are in the August 12, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 76 clues — 37 across and 39 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The August 12, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Luke K. Schreiber.

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