Wall Street Journal Crossword August 27, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Thursday, August 27, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “In a Pet” 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

1Long way to travel4 Letters

5Satyr’s celebration4 Letters

9Baseball card info5 Letters

14“Put ___ in it” (“Hold that thought”)4 Letters

15Medal recipient4 Letters

16Alter, as a skirt5 Letters

17Beverage brand begun in Toronto9 Letters

19Defense strategy5 Letters

20Person who goes over the line?6 Letters

21Found hilarious, perhaps8 Letters

23Flamenco cry3 Letters

24Virus-tracking org.3 Letters

25Simple seat5 Letters

28Facile3 Letters

30Where a sitcom airs4 Letters

34Business trip need, often6 Letters

36Commotion3 Letters

37Trifling4 Letters

38Tad’s dad3 Letters

39Prepares for wrestling practice, say7 Letters

42Sad state3 Letters

43Animal on the zodiaco español4 Letters

45Low USMC rank3 Letters

46Reduced to shreds6 Letters

48Caress in the shower4 Letters

49Simple Magic 8 Ball answer3 Letters

50Cures, in a way5 Letters

51Anvil site3 Letters

53Trident-shaped letter3 Letters

54Like Charlemagne8 Letters

59Postal scale units6 Letters

63Solitary sort5 Letters

64Creamy cheese9 Letters

66Beginner’s course5 Letters

67“Sorry to say...”4 Letters

68Dopey dog of the comics4 Letters

69Song of triumph5 Letters

70Vessel that’s oared4 Letters

71Have a bawl4 Letters

Down

1Delicate trim4 Letters

2Apple Pencil target4 Letters

3Variety of 2-Down4 Letters

4Carousing7 Letters

5United hub5 Letters

6Roulette bet3 Letters

7“This is so frustrating!”4 Letters

8Fluctuate4 Letters

9Pottery piece5 Letters

10Verizon, e.g.7 Letters

11Ringed by4 Letters

12Brass family member4 Letters

13Roasting rod4 Letters

18Whipped cream helping6 Letters

22Behave badly6 Letters

25Boards under beds5 Letters

26Completely unacceptable5 Letters

27Domingo’s domain5 Letters

28Repair bill section5 Letters

29Paid spots3 Letters

31Banister post5 Letters

32River swimmer5 Letters

33Company higher-ups5 Letters

35Ancient documents6 Letters

40“___ been had!”3 Letters

41Pogo, e.g.6 Letters

44Post-1968, in the tennis world7 Letters

47Colorful arc7 Letters

52“Rubber Capital of the World”5 Letters

53Art of verse5 Letters

54Irreverently glib4 Letters

55Novelist Jaffe4 Letters

56Pay to play4 Letters

57Horse mackerel4 Letters

58Bright ring4 Letters

60Hand over4 Letters

61Lake south of Niagara Falls4 Letters

62Flight unit4 Letters

65Spoil3 Letters

About the August 27, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Thursday, August 27, 2026 runs under the title “In a Pet” and was constructed by Mike Shenk. It uses a 15×15 grid and contains 78 clues — 39 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 27, 2026 WSJ Crossword?

This puzzle contains 78 clues — 39 across and 39 down — all listed above with links to individual answer pages.

Who constructed this Wall Street Journal Crossword?

The August 27, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Mike Shenk.

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