Wall Street Journal Crossword August 4, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Hollywood Ending” by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. Today’s puzzle has a total of 78 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorGary Larson & Amy Ensz

Clues78

Grid15×15

Across

1Fist bump3 Letters

4Full of energy5 Letters

9Blows off steam5 Letters

14Commotion3 Letters

15Letter on a resistor5 Letters

16Old assembly area5 Letters

17Operate the camera for a 1994 Bullock/Reeves action movie?9 Letters

19Nickname of Hall of Famer Ernie Banks5 Letters

20Spun yarn4 Letters

21Digest founder Eric4 Letters

22Quiet partner5 Letters

23Arrange the kliegs and spots for a 1973 Woody Allen movie?12 Letters

26Grave6 Letters

29The rite answer3 Letters

30Put to the test5 Letters

31Papers in pots4 Letters

34Barclays Center ballers4 Letters

38Star pitcher3 Letters

39Provide funding for a 2004 James Wan horror movie?7 Letters

42Plumeria product3 Letters

43Kansas or Alabama, e.g.4 Letters

45Planted plots4 Letters

46Key5 Letters

48Press into service3 Letters

50Relaxed6 Letters

51Helm a 2012 Denzel Washington movie?12 Letters

57“Oh My God” singer5 Letters

58Chaplin of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”4 Letters

59Terrible time for a toddler4 Letters

63University of Louisiana’s ___ Cajuns5 Letters

64Hire actors for a 2008 Meryl Streep movie?9 Letters

661960s United Nations secretary-general5 Letters

67When many take their coffee break5 Letters

68Veggie burger protein3 Letters

69Numbers5 Letters

70Tibet’s capital5 Letters

71Passport datum3 Letters

Down

1Absurd4 Letters

2Sarah McLachlan hit4 Letters

3Campaign predictor4 Letters

4“Veritas ___ liberabit” (“Truth will set you free”)3 Letters

5Call into question6 Letters

6Some of them bear crowns5 Letters

7Star pitcher?5 Letters

8Fills with cargo5 Letters

9Ratcheted (up)6 Letters

10Accept mutually7 Letters

11“For real!”5 Letters

12Battle break5 Letters

13Fencing choice5 Letters

18Rumble5 Letters

24Online reference for cinephiles4 Letters

25Homer’s middle child4 Letters

26Wild guess4 Letters

27Black-and-white mammal4 Letters

28Bank holding4 Letters

31Rocks in slings?3 Letters

32Approved3 Letters

33Cruiser letters3 Letters

35Fitzgerald of jazz4 Letters

36Concert merch4 Letters

37Position4 Letters

40Be complicit4 Letters

41In the company of4 Letters

44Some swordplay7 Letters

47Fight5 Letters

49Perfumery products6 Letters

50Playing marbles6 Letters

51Game with a numbered board5 Letters

52Its license plates say “Famous potatoes”5 Letters

53Lear’s middle child5 Letters

54Kind of point5 Letters

55Reluctant5 Letters

56Place for online pic posting5 Letters

60Gutless sort4 Letters

61Double-reed instrument4 Letters

62“Come Sail Away” rock group4 Letters

65Crime scene evidence3 Letters

About the August 4, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 runs under the title “Hollywood Ending” and was constructed by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz. 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 4, 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 4, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz.

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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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