Wall Street Journal Crossword August 19, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Thumbs Down” by Mike Shenk. Today’s puzzle has a total of 80 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues80

Grid15×15

Across

1Big belt4 Letters

5Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was Iran’s last4 Letters

9Grifter’s targets4 Letters

13She’s seated between Samuel and Brett5 Letters

14Lavishly appointed4 Letters

15Party on the beach, perhaps4 Letters

16Cargo from Germany10 Letters

18The ravens Huginn and Muninn serve him4 Letters

19Slinky swimmer3 Letters

20Bit of ancient argot11 Letters

22Overly indulgent3 Letters

23Fashion trigram3 Letters

24Find acceptance from the group5 Letters

27Character’s dramatic journey3 Letters

30New wave music maker5 Letters

34Rio contents4 Letters

35Returning words6 Letters

37Nest egg option3 Letters

38Tango producers15 Letters

41Pub privy3 Letters

42Lady Bird’s hubby6 Letters

43High-pitched Muppet4 Letters

44Trunk5 Letters

46Galley tool3 Letters

47Greek physician5 Letters

48Stew morsel3 Letters

50Foremost3 Letters

51Turning spigots11 Letters

57LinkedIn listing3 Letters

60In a wild state4 Letters

61Godiva’s place to show off10 Letters

63Salad green4 Letters

64Barcelona boy4 Letters

65Dada’s Max5 Letters

66Wraps up4 Letters

67Bus. sch. course4 Letters

68Unacceptable, and a hint to the clues at 16-, 20-, 38-, 51- and 61-Across4 Letters

Down

1Sharply sour fruit4 Letters

2“Let me think...”4 Letters

3Squid squirt3 Letters

4Stranded motorist’s need6 Letters

5Pole, e.g.4 Letters

6Great4 Letters

7Dismissed brutally4 Letters

8Patriotic Patrick5 Letters

9Lento, say6 Letters

10Lamborghini’s parent company4 Letters

11It can make you smart4 Letters

12Like some Masses4 Letters

13“The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat” speaker3 Letters

17Batiking need3 Letters

21Strong quality5 Letters

22“I don’t believe you!”4 Letters

24Court error5 Letters

25Cooler brand5 Letters

26Lesson leader5 Letters

27NH2 group5 Letters

28Spinoff of 19745 Letters

29Brown, e.g.5 Letters

31Bandmate of Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis5 Letters

32“You wouldn’t dare!” reply5 Letters

33Wears5 Letters

35Brown, e.g.3 Letters

36Door sign3 Letters

39Spiny flora5 Letters

40Bring in4 Letters

45Graph aberrations6 Letters

47Egyptian land mentioned in Genesis6 Letters

49Together5 Letters

50Steeped stuff3 Letters

51Tool in a Zen garden4 Letters

52Sultanate in the U.N.4 Letters

53Related4 Letters

54Impressive in scope4 Letters

55City near Lake Tahoe4 Letters

56Press4 Letters

57“On the Conflicts of the Child’s Soul” author4 Letters

58Bone, in Bologna4 Letters

59Get into the pool3 Letters

62Guatemalan gold3 Letters

About the August 19, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 runs under the title “Thumbs Down” and was constructed by Mike Shenk. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 80 clues — 37 across and 43 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 19, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 80 clues — 37 across and 43 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The August 19, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk.

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