Take in

Latest answer — August 21, 2026

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Clue explained

CON is a verb meaning to take in, deceive, or swindle someone. The short answer uses the verb sense rather than the noun meaning a disadvantage or prison inmate.

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Definition
An illustration of a con artist misleading another person.

WSJ Crossword

This clue's Friday, August 21, 2026 appearance

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  1. 1Diplomatic assignment
  2. 5Weighs down
  3. 10Infectious bug
  4. 14One might get tipped
  5. 17Contrail makeup
  6. 19Vengeful swordsman Montoya
  7. 20Potatoes, in Indian cuisine
  8. 21Parcel (out)
  9. 22Long-necked swamp speaker?
  10. 24Honey-based drink
  11. 25Around 314, for a circle of radius 10
  12. 26Alamo option
  13. 27Final glimpse of a forbidding silhouette?
  14. 30Precocious “Family Guy” character
  15. 32“That had to hurt!”
  16. 34Dreyer’s partner
  17. 35Imposes (upon)
  18. 36Used to be
  19. 371982 movie with 2010 and 2025 sequels
  20. 39One of 265 in the Bronx Zoo
  21. 41Regional flora and fauna
  22. 42Two things that meet when applying balm after a workout?
  23. 45Losses in a ledger
  24. 47Cynical crime genre
  25. 48Injures badly
  26. 49Latin for “load”
  27. 51Yao in the Basketball Hall of Fame
  28. 53Having the most pepper icons on the menu, perhaps
  29. 56Result of a burning desire
  30. 58Strung along
  31. 59Take in
  32. 60Fawn’s kin
  33. 62Genesis creator
  34. 64Memorable span
  35. 65Salon choice without waves or curls?
  36. 70Drone-based delivery vehicle?
  37. 73Nintendo avatar
  38. 74“Whiskey in My Water” country singer Tyler
  39. 75Place to grab a mocha
  40. 77___ Lingus
  41. 78North Pole workers
  42. 80Factory worker
  43. 82“You doubt me?”
  44. 87Garden with a snake problem
  45. 88Surrender
  46. 89Saharan stopovers
  47. 91Modernists
  48. 93Genre for Björk and Kate Bush
  49. 95Two-wheeler with cables pulled taut?
  50. 99Bargain hunters’ finds
  51. 100Home of Iowa State
  52. 101Memo starter
  53. 102Receipt line
  54. 103Climbing expert
  55. 105Bestie, in Bordeaux
  56. 106Youngest king in the Valley of the Kings
  57. 108Capital on the Hudson
  58. 110Easy scores during a casual round?
  59. 113Snitch
  60. 115Initial cost
  61. 116Snore-inducing
  62. 117Perfectly negotiated agreements?
  63. 121Xmas, for Jimmy Buffett
  64. 122Southernmost Great Lake
  65. 123Liquefy in a blender
  66. 124Sonata section
  67. 125___ admin (IT pro)
  68. 126Dirt road tracks
  69. 127Microscope insert
  70. 128Drei squared

Down

  1. 1Piping plastic, for short
  2. 2Crew member
  3. 3Enterprise, e.g.
  4. 4Thus far
  5. 5Old Milanese money
  6. 6World’s heaviest snakes
  7. 7“Likewise!”
  8. 8Braggart’s attribute
  9. 9Put in order
  10. 10They may include only the first levels
  11. 11Mournful poem
  12. 12Stadium sound
  13. 13Tweaks
  14. 14“How about this...”
  15. 15Really bothered
  16. 16Drops from ducts
  17. 18Sends, as payment
  18. 21Seafaring
  19. 23Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Hugh the Drover,” e.g.
  20. 28Daughter of Cronus
  21. 29State of mind
  22. 30Pond glider
  23. 31Some food truck fare
  24. 33Growing business?
  25. 38“Put your wallet away”
  26. 40France’s film award
  27. 41Sultanate on the South China Sea
  28. 43Gospel singer Campbell
  29. 44Named as a source
  30. 46Bouillon brand
  31. 50Like a busybody
  32. 52Pest in a cloud
  33. 54Salon offerings
  34. 55“Young Frankenstein” role
  35. 57Elizabethan collar
  36. 58Cold-fermented beer
  37. 61Pixar film set during el Día de los Muertos
  38. 63Chew like a capybara
  39. 65Hook’s sidekick
  40. 66Swinton of “Michael Clayton”
  41. 67Big mouth features
  42. 68Corp. benefits experts
  43. 69Stepped (on)
  44. 71Home page, in a way
  45. 72Partner in crime
  46. 76Priest’s advice
  47. 79ATM feature
  48. 81Fellows who follow
  49. 83Practiced mindfulness, say
  50. 84Bookstore ID
  51. 85Smooth fruit
  52. 86Ancient city that lent its name to a Middle Eastern plateau
  53. 88Utensil that’s full of holes
  54. 90Mgr.’s underling
  55. 92Hot, in a way
  56. 94Daddy, in Durango
  57. 96Doha dignitary
  58. 97Really steamed
  59. 98Where losers dwell
  60. 103DNA lab items
  61. 104Good around the house
  62. 105Challenging H.S. English course
  63. 107Ultrasound targets
  64. 109Back with bucks
  65. 111Revered adviser
  66. 112Easy victims
  67. 114Hazel or olive
  68. 118___-de-sac
  69. 119End of an academic address
  70. 120Heir, often

The answer to “Take in” in the Wall Street Journal crossword is CON — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 21, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 59-Across. Other answers we've seen for this clue include SEE. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Take in” answer

CON (3 letters) — most recent; also seen as SEE

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is CON.

What does CON mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CON is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them

Other answers for “Take in”

Wall Street Journal has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides CON, it has also been SEE. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Take in”?

The answer is CON, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 21, 2026. Other answers for this clue include SEE.

How many letters is the answer to “Take in”?

3 letters: CON. Earlier fills for this clue have also been SEE (3).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 21, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 59-Across. Earlier appearances: August 5, 2026 → SEE.

Can “Take in” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides CON, Wall Street Journal has also used SEE for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's WSJ answers?

The full grid for August 21, 2026 is on the WSJ answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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