Wall Street Journal Crossword July 8, 2026 Answers

Below are all the clues for the Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Wall Street Journal Crossword, titled “Don't Give Up” by Joe Marquez. Today’s puzzle has a total of 78 crossword clues. Click any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and past appearances.

ConstructorJoe Marquez

Clues78

Grid15×15

Across

1Playfully pokes on the nose5 Letters

6Young blokes4 Letters

10Upper limit3 Letters

13Western sight6 Letters

14Moral fiber4 Letters

15One might take a shot3 Letters

16Soft, salty snack11 Letters

18Ball-bearing item3 Letters

19Qatari leader4 Letters

20Beer container3 Letters

21Component of a kid’s “telephone,” once6 Letters

23Degree of excellence7 Letters

25Israelite who was “in the belly of the fish three days and three nights”5 Letters

26Treat like a baby6 Letters

28Cut the cord?5 Letters

31Music genre akin to house and trance6 Letters

34“Hi!” from a hound3 Letters

36River past Memphis4 Letters

37Prominent stretch3 Letters

38Rocker’s traps7 Letters

412016 vice presidential candidate Kaine3 Letters

42Orange throwaway4 Letters

44Clean water org.3 Letters

45Fun house features6 Letters

47Word with social or mass5 Letters

49Crater Lake location6 Letters

51Airport with the code BOS5 Letters

53They suck up spills7 Letters

57Glass works6 Letters

59Neither here ___ there3 Letters

60Chain unit4 Letters

61Bud3 Letters

62Persevere, and a description of the theme answers, based on their first words11 Letters

65Ring legend3 Letters

66Alexa’s counterpart4 Letters

67Spot sellers6 Letters

68Nullified service3 Letters

69Tattoo parlor supply4 Letters

70Hired muscle5 Letters

Down

1Myanmar, before5 Letters

2Buck who was MLB’s first Black coach5 Letters

3Source of a three-pound egg7 Letters

4Brand named as a shortening of “Pfefferminz”3 Letters

5Dockworker9 Letters

6Letters on a rainbow flag4 Letters

7Singer Grande, to fans3 Letters

8“Same here”5 Letters

9Beer containers6 Letters

10Have an intellectual battle (with)9 Letters

11Polygon figure4 Letters

12Group based at the Xavier Institute4 Letters

13Blueprint detail4 Letters

17Ingredient in flaky pie crusts4 Letters

22Bread paired with korma4 Letters

24Portfolio component4 Letters

25Jamaican barbecue style4 Letters

27Kendrick with 27 Grammys5 Letters

29Writer Wiesel4 Letters

30Many blue state governors, for short4 Letters

31Expression4 Letters

32Lake bordering four states4 Letters

33Like a romantic dinner9 Letters

35“Naughty, naughty” gesture9 Letters

39Atop4 Letters

40Tugboat sound4 Letters

43Christian from Normandy4 Letters

46Fertilization type7 Letters

48Four-time Australian Open champ6 Letters

50Native of Endor4 Letters

52Sean who played Samwise5 Letters

54White with fear5 Letters

55Cuts short5 Letters

56Gym units4 Letters

57Milky stone4 Letters

58White with fear4 Letters

59CBS series with multiple spinoffs4 Letters

63Gall3 Letters

64Promise in front of a priest3 Letters

About the July 8, 2026 WSJ Crossword

The Wall Street Journal Crossword for Wednesday, July 8, 2026 runs under the title “Don't Give Up” and was constructed by Joe Marquez. 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 July 8, 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 July 8, 2026 puzzle was constructed by Joe Marquez.

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