Wall Street Journal Crossword August 2, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Sunday, August 2, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “For a Song” by Mike Shenk. Today’s puzzle has a total of 78 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorMike Shenk

Clues78

Grid15×15

Across

1Spot for a castaway5 Letters

6Salami seller4 Letters

10Healthy salad green4 Letters

14Starts the bidding5 Letters

15Sharif of “Doctor Zhivago”4 Letters

16Yoked animals4 Letters

17Pricey Japanese beef5 Letters

18The Flintstones’ pet4 Letters

19Clarinet part4 Letters

20“Yes, And?” singer12 Letters

23Pickleball court sight3 Letters

24Pint in a pub3 Letters

25Two-point throw in horseshoes6 Letters

29Moody rock genre3 Letters

30Sewing line4 Letters

32Egg cells3 Letters

33“Little Bit of Love” singer13 Letters

36Field unit4 Letters

38Fleming who created James Bond3 Letters

39Galley tools4 Letters

40“Stupid Girl” singer13 Letters

45Snaky fish3 Letters

46“Make it snappy!” letters4 Letters

47Play division3 Letters

48Largest federation of unions in the U.S.6 Letters

50Fragrant conifer3 Letters

51Attorney’s org.3 Letters

54“All I Know” singer12 Letters

58Popular swab4 Letters

61Otherwise4 Letters

62Idaho’s capital5 Letters

63Use a 33-Down4 Letters

64Brownish red4 Letters

65Bury5 Letters

66Walk of Fame symbol4 Letters

67Longings4 Letters

68“Keen!”5 Letters

Down

1Hawkeye5 Letters

2Tire in the trunk5 Letters

3For real, informally5 Letters

4One-named Irish singer4 Letters

5Destructive wave7 Letters

6Steer clear of5 Letters

7Dubai leader4 Letters

8Turner of Hollywood4 Letters

9Rule without exceptions7 Letters

10Seoul’s peninsula5 Letters

11Woodsman’s tool3 Letters

12Director Spike3 Letters

13Terminate3 Letters

21Sleep like ___4 Letters

22Moore of “G.I. Jane”4 Letters

26Pitcher Ryan5 Letters

27At any time4 Letters

28Tampa baseballers4 Letters

29Water pitcher4 Letters

30Envelope stick-on5 Letters

31Sicilian peak4 Letters

33Shop tool5 Letters

34“Howdy!”4 Letters

35Robber’s haul4 Letters

36Cruising4 Letters

37Restaurant VIP4 Letters

41Hibernation spot4 Letters

42Mysterious lore7 Letters

43Ingenuous person4 Letters

44Wash before surgery7 Letters

49Bank heist, for example5 Letters

50Worries5 Letters

51Japanese dog5 Letters

52Persistently trouble5 Letters

53Oldsmobile’s last model5 Letters

55Model-making need4 Letters

56Org.’s kin4 Letters

57Minimal amount4 Letters

58NFL passers3 Letters

59Young one3 Letters

60Nest egg option, for short3 Letters

About the August 2, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Sunday, August 2, 2026 runs under the title “For a Song” and was constructed by Mike Shenk. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 78 clues — 37 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 2, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 78 clues — 37 across and 41 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The August 2, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk.

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Yes. Every answer on WSJCrosswordAnswers.org is solved by hand from the official WSJ grid and cross-checked before publishing. If you spot a discrepancy, please let us know.

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