Wall Street Journal Crossword August 25, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Joking Kind” by Daniel Hrynick. Today’s puzzle has a total of 74 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorDaniel Hrynick

Clues74

Grid15×15

Across

1Friday’s lead-in?3 Letters

4Word after black, covert or photo3 Letters

7Intimidating words6 Letters

13Hawaiian pizza topping3 Letters

14Seltos seller3 Letters

15Significant capital6 Letters

16Gracefully stylish7 Letters

18A bit more than 2,000 yards7 Letters

19Three-time Emmy Awards host with four Emmys11 Letters

21Thing that a soda can, a web browser or a bar patron has3 Letters

22Inventor Howe5 Letters

23Blitzen strap4 Letters

24Chalice contents4 Letters

25Camper shelter4 Letters

26Subscription level4 Letters

27Butterflies in the kitchen, e.g.5 Letters

28Match at the poker table3 Letters

29Tony Randall’s “The Odd Couple” co-star11 Letters

31Soul jazz pianist/singer McCann3 Letters

32Burning feeling3 Letters

33“Rhoda” co-star who voices Marge Simpson11 Letters

39CD-___3 Letters

42It’s not a good look5 Letters

43Where Homer downs Duffs4 Letters

44Hand, on a hacienda4 Letters

45Ballerina’s garb4 Letters

461 on the Mohs scale4 Letters

47Off the plate, perhaps5 Letters

48Blog feed letters3 Letters

49“Psych!” (or what the initials of three funny people in this puzzle mean, fittingly)11 Letters

51They’re well-grounded (one hopes!)7 Letters

53What an unwelcome guest might be shown7 Letters

54Dojo doings6 Letters

55Charged particle3 Letters

56Busy season on la Côte d’Azur3 Letters

57Paris’s ___ Palace6 Letters

58They spin longer than singles3 Letters

59Costa ___ Sol3 Letters

Down

1Bennie’s backup singers, in an Elton John song7 Letters

2Biblical land west of the River Jordan7 Letters

3Self-ish George Harrison song7 Letters

4Approves5 Letters

5Pepto-Bismol hue4 Letters

6Like the Onion’s journalism7 Letters

7Sixth-grader, typically5 Letters

8Recuperate4 Letters

9Zodiac animal3 Letters

10Snobby attitude7 Letters

11Hawks’ home7 Letters

12Chicago’s “Cloud Gate” sculpture, familiarly7 Letters

17Hurdle for a would-be M.B.A.4 Letters

18Condescending look5 Letters

20Mousy4 Letters

24Hourly rate4 Letters

26Job to do4 Letters

27Contented rumble4 Letters

29Heckle4 Letters

30Many campaign promises4 Letters

31Stead4 Letters

33Basic canoeing technique7 Letters

34Odd7 Letters

35“Why don’t we give it a shot?”7 Letters

36Gather5 Letters

37Charger unit4 Letters

38Suit supplement7 Letters

39Like a post with vastly more critical comments than likes or shares7 Letters

40Lacking in variety7 Letters

41Kennel club reject7 Letters

44Org. that makes PSAs for safe rides home4 Letters

46Student in a class of her own?5 Letters

47Utopian settings5 Letters

49Juilliard jump4 Letters

50Seller of Cinn-A-Stack pancakes4 Letters

52___ Vegas3 Letters

About the August 25, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Tuesday, August 25, 2026 runs under the title “Joking Kind” and was constructed by Daniel Hrynick. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 74 clues — 38 across and 36 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 25, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 74 clues — 38 across and 36 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The August 25, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Daniel Hrynick.

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