Wall Street Journal Crossword August 17, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Monday, August 17, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Back Lot” by Kevin Shustack. Today’s puzzle has a total of 74 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorKevin Shustack

Clues74

Grid15×15

Across

1SAT prep study5 Letters

6Blue-green hue4 Letters

10Use your incisors4 Letters

14Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela5 Letters

15Catch some waves4 Letters

16Anise-flavored Greek liqueur4 Letters

17Jennifer with multiple platinum albums5 Letters

18Birthplace of Fibonacci and Galileo4 Letters

19Voice above a tenor4 Letters

20Having two flat surfaces always equidistant, as a sheet of glass13 Letters

23“New Rules” singer ___ Lipa3 Letters

25Gothic novelist Radcliffe3 Letters

26Catchall category: Abbr.4 Letters

27Like some loans12 Letters

32Incite4 Letters

33Ballgame delayer4 Letters

34Refrain from a night of heavy drinking?13 Letters

41“Keep quiet” contracts, for short4 Letters

42Nickel back word4 Letters

44Suit stand, by another name12 Letters

48Org. regulating the Pac-12 and Big Ten4 Letters

50Feel remorse for3 Letters

51Cal. spans3 Letters

52Common storefront sign, and a hint to 20-, 27-, 34- and 44-Across13 Letters

57“Now it’s clear”4 Letters

58Arrived4 Letters

59Spacious5 Letters

6232-nation grp.4 Letters

63Bitter brews, briefly4 Letters

64Follow5 Letters

65Narrow valley4 Letters

66Send salacious selfies, say4 Letters

67Title pages?5 Letters

Down

1Kilmer of “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”3 Letters

2Gold, in Granada3 Letters

3Spot for a Brit, casually8 Letters

4Explorer Tasman4 Letters

5Exotic market6 Letters

6Quakers of Colorado?6 Letters

7Witty comment4 Letters

8Bear in the night sky4 Letters

9At a distance4 Letters

10Shark in front of a net, say6 Letters

11Dummy letters in cryptography5 Letters

12Ancient Mexican5 Letters

13Fleece stuff4 Letters

21Opposite of SSW3 Letters

22“I don’t need ___” (restaurant regular’s comment)5 Letters

23“What’s the ___?” (“Who cares?”)3 Letters

24Nickel back word4 Letters

28Antlered animal3 Letters

29Criticize savagely5 Letters

30Temporary trend3 Letters

31Copacabana Beach setting3 Letters

35China’s Zhou ___5 Letters

36Words at a wedding3 Letters

37Skin pic3 Letters

38Designer’s deg.3 Letters

39Depp of “Nosferatu”8 Letters

40At any point4 Letters

43Martians, e.g.: Abbr.3 Letters

44Encrust, like 60-Down might6 Letters

45Physicist Rutherford6 Letters

46Big ___, California3 Letters

47Turned sharply6 Letters

48Twangy5 Letters

49Largest of the Greek islands5 Letters

52Send an online reminder to4 Letters

53CBS franchise4 Letters

54Stare in awe4 Letters

55“The Odyssey” film format4 Letters

56Top-notch4 Letters

60See 44-Down3 Letters

61Agreeable answer3 Letters

About the August 17, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Monday, August 17, 2026 runs under the title “Back Lot” and was constructed by Kevin Shustack. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 74 clues — 33 across and 41 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 17, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 74 clues — 33 across and 41 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The August 17, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Kevin Shustack.

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