WSJ Crossword Answers - Aug 16

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By Zhouqin Burnikel · Edited by Mike Shenk

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Across

  1. 1“Matilda” writer RoaldDAHL
  2. 5Stitched upSEWN
  3. 9Henry VIII and Elizabeth I’s royal houseTUDOR
  4. 14Largest continentASIA
  5. 15Trilevel cookieOREO
  6. 162024 film that won the Best Picture OscarANORA
  7. 17Puts on a blacklistBANS
  8. 18Marine mammal’s tooth that might be a meter longWALRUSTUSK
  9. 20Thrown inADDED
  10. 22ID first issued in 1936SSN
  11. 23High wind in a pitOBOE
  12. 24Spring zodiac signTAURUSTHEBULL
  13. 28Fruit that’s sometimes poachedPEAR
  14. 29Like chinchillas and alpacasANDEAN
  15. 32Tippy-topACME
  16. 35“Please stay!”DONTGO
  17. 38Savings for sr. yrs.IRA
  18. 39Shell, Prell or Dell, e.g.BRAND
  19. 41Greta of “The Morning Show”LEE
  20. 42Absorb thoroughlySOPUP
  21. 44Playfully shyCOY
  22. 45Ferry destinationISLAND
  23. 48New England football team, informallyPATS
  24. 49Water sourceSPIGOT
  25. 51Hefty bookTOME
  26. 53Persian ruler who conquered BabyloniaCYRUSTHEGREAT
  27. 59Done laps in a poolSWUM
  28. 61Gamer’s cubeDIE
  29. 62Hayek of “Frida”SALMA
  30. 63Source of oranges or lemonsCITRUSTREE
  31. 67Stadium seating sectionTIER
  32. 68Assumed nameALIAS
  33. 69Muffin materialBRAN
  34. 70“This is bad!”OHNO
  35. 71Japanese box lunchBENTO
  36. 72Croquet game settingYARD
  37. 73Corrosion found in the four longest Across answersRUST

Down

  1. 1Sponge gentlyDABAT
  2. 2Carne ___ (grilled Mexican dish)ASADA
  3. 3Like many Diwali celebrantsHINDU
  4. 4High-tech pointerLASERPEN
  5. 5Female hogSOW
  6. 6Distinct stretch of timeERA
  7. 7Like Cardiff nativesWELSH
  8. 8Like Thor and OdinNORSE
  9. 9Prof’s helpers, for shortTAS
  10. 10InnumerableUNTOLD
  11. 11Extra-hoppy brewDOUBLEIPA
  12. 12“Thereabouts”ORSO
  13. 13Leaf-gathering toolRAKE
  14. 19What you do to groceries when you get homeUNBAG
  15. 21Expected inDUE
  16. 25GloomySAD
  17. 26Online troublemakerTROLL
  18. 27Chicago-style pizza chain, familiarlyUNOS
  19. 30In ___ (stagnated)ARUT
  20. 31Brief snoozesNAPS
  21. 32Elementary school basicsABCS
  22. 33Corn or cottonCROP
  23. 34Question on the dance floorMAYICUTIN
  24. 36Org. for profsNEA
  25. 37First extra inningTENTH
  26. 40Christian of fashionDIOR
  27. 43Old switchboard proOPERATOR
  28. 46Posts inside wallsSTUDS
  29. 47Female deerDOE
  30. 50One doing a lot of heavy lifting?GYMRAT
  31. 52Sports cars from BritainMGS
  32. 54Refuse to get involvedSITBY
  33. 55___ incognitaTERRA
  34. 56College benefactor YaleELIHU
  35. 57Replies from the congregationAMENS
  36. 58Divining deckTAROT
  37. 59Wound coveringSCAB
  38. 60Cunning trickWILE
  39. 64Troop-entertaining grp.USO
  40. 65Spot for an AirPodEAR
  41. 66FinishEND

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. “Matilda” writer Roald — Answer: DAHL. Hint: Name the British author behind this beloved mischievous-child story 📚
  2. 5. Stitched up — Answer: SEWN. Hint: A torn seam may be this after careful repair 🧵
  3. 9. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I’s royal house — Answer: TUDOR. Hint: This dynasty links two famous English monarchs 👑
  4. 14. Largest continent — Answer: ASIA. Hint: Think of the continent spanning from the Middle East to the Pacific 🌏
  5. 15. Trilevel cookie — Answer: OREO. Hint: This iconic sandwich treat has a creamy center between two chocolate wafers 🍪
  6. 16. 2024 film that won the Best Picture Oscar — Answer: ANORA. Hint: Identify the title that took home the Academy’s top prize 🏆
  7. 17. Puts on a blacklist — Answer: BANS. Hint: To bar someone officially is to do this ⛔
  8. 18. Marine mammal’s tooth that might be a meter long — Answer: WALRUSTUSK. Hint: Picture the long ivory tooth projecting from a whiskered Arctic animal 🦷
  9. 20. Thrown in — Answer: ADDED. Hint: Something included as an extra can be described this way ➕
  10. 22. ID first issued in 1936 — Answer: SSN. Hint: This identifier began with the Social Security program 🪪
  11. 23. High wind in a pit — Answer: OBOE. Hint: A double-reed instrument that may sound from an orchestra pit 🎶
  12. 24. Spring zodiac sign — Answer: TAURUSTHEBULL. Hint: This spring sign is symbolized by a powerful bovine ♉
  13. 28. Fruit that’s sometimes poached — Answer: PEAR. Hint: This sweet fruit can be gently simmered in spiced liquid 🍐
  14. 29. Like chinchillas and alpacas — Answer: ANDEAN. Hint: Think of the mountain region associated with these woolly animals 🏔️
  15. 32. Tippy-top — Answer: ACME. Hint: The highest point or ultimate peak is called this ⛰️
  16. 35. “Please stay!” — Answer: DONTGO. Hint: A desperate farewell plea asks someone not to leave 🥺
  17. 38. Savings for sr. yrs. — Answer: IRA. Hint: This retirement account helps fund your later years 💰
  18. 39. Shell, Prell or Dell, e.g. — Answer: BRAND. Hint: This label identifies a company’s product or identity 🏷️
  19. 41. Greta of “The Morning Show” — Answer: LEE. Hint: Name the actress who plays Stella Bak on the television drama 📺
  20. 42. Absorb thoroughly — Answer: SOPUP. Hint: Take in every last bit, as with a spill. 🧽
  21. 44. Playfully shy — Answer: COY. Hint: A teasingly bashful attitude might be described this way. 😉
  22. 45. Ferry destination — Answer: ISLAND. Hint: It is the landmass where a boat may let its passengers off. ⛴️
  23. 48. New England football team, informally — Answer: PATS. Hint: This Boston team’s nickname is a shortened version of its official name. 🏈
  24. 49. Water source — Answer: SPIGOT. Hint: Turn this fixture to draw water from a pipe. 🚰
  25. 51. Hefty book — Answer: TOME. Hint: Think of a weighty, substantial volume. 📚
  26. 53. Persian ruler who conquered Babylonia — Answer: CYRUSTHEGREAT. Hint: This ancient king founded the Achaemenid Empire and captured Babylon. 👑
  27. 59. Done laps in a pool — Answer: SWUM. Hint: Completed repeated lengths of a swimming pool. 🏊
  28. 61. Gamer’s cube — Answer: DIE. Hint: This numbered cube is rolled in many tabletop games. 🎲
  29. 62. Hayek of “Frida” — Answer: SALMA. Hint: She portrayed the famed Mexican painter in the biographical film. 🎬
  30. 63. Source of oranges or lemons — Answer: CITRUSTREE. Hint: It is a fruit tree capable of producing either of these familiar harvests. 🍊
  31. 67. Stadium seating section — Answer: TIER. Hint: Look for a horizontal level of seats rising above another. 🏟️
  32. 68. Assumed name — Answer: ALIAS. Hint: A person may use this alternate identity for privacy or disguise. 🕵️
  33. 69. Muffin material — Answer: BRAN. Hint: This fiber-rich grain ingredient often gives baked goods a hearty texture. 🧁
  34. 70. “This is bad!” — Answer: OHNO. Hint: Use this worried exclamation when trouble suddenly appears. 😬
  35. 71. Japanese box lunch — Answer: BENTO. Hint: This portable meal comes neatly arranged in compartments. 🍱
  36. 72. Croquet game setting — Answer: YARD. Hint: A home lawn can provide the perfect outdoor playing area. 🥌
  37. 73. Corrosion found in the four longest Across answers — Answer: RUST. Hint: This reddish-brown oxidation commonly forms on iron. 🔩

Down

  1. 1. Sponge gently — Answer: DABAT. Hint: Blot lightly rather than rubbing the surface. 🧴
  2. 2. Carne ___ (grilled Mexican dish) — Answer: ASADA. Hint: Complete the name of this Mexican dish made with grilled beef. 🌮
  3. 3. Like many Diwali celebrants — Answer: HINDU. Hint: Many festival-of-lights celebrants follow this major Indian faith. 🪔
  4. 4. High-tech pointer — Answer: LASERPEN. Hint: This gadget projects a bright pinpoint for presentations or playful targeting 🔴
  5. 5. Female hog — Answer: SOW. Hint: This is the barnyard term for an adult mother pig 🐖
  6. 6. Distinct stretch of time — Answer: ERA. Hint: Think of a named historical age or period ⏳
  7. 7. Like Cardiff natives — Answer: WELSH. Hint: People from the capital of Wales share this description 🏴
  8. 8. Like Thor and Odin — Answer: NORSE. Hint: This describes the mythology and people of ancient Scandinavia ⚔️
  9. 9. Prof’s helpers, for short — Answer: TAS. Hint: These assistants often lead discussion sections and grade papers 🎓
  10. 10. Innumerable — Answer: UNTOLD. Hint: So many that counting them would be impossible 🔢
  11. 11. Extra-hoppy brew — Answer: DOUBLEIPA. Hint: This beer style doubles down on bitterness and hop character 🍺
  12. 12. “Thereabouts” — Answer: ORSO. Hint: Use this phrase when giving an approximate location or amount 📍
  13. 13. Leaf-gathering tool — Answer: RAKE. Hint: Its toothed head makes autumn yard cleanup easier 🍂
  14. 19. What you do to groceries when you get home — Answer: UNBAG. Hint: At home, you take the items out of their shopping bags 🛍️
  15. 21. Expected in — Answer: DUE. Hint: A payment or event with a scheduled arrival has this status 📅
  16. 25. Gloomy — Answer: SAD. Hint: This describes a downcast mood or dreary outlook ☁️
  17. 26. Online troublemaker — Answer: TROLL. Hint: This person provokes reactions in comment sections for amusement 🧌
  18. 27. Chicago-style pizza chain, familiarly — Answer: UNOS. Hint: This restaurant name is often shortened when discussing deep-dish dining 🍕
  19. 30. In ___ (stagnated) — Answer: ARUT. Hint: A stalled project is metaphorically stuck in one of these 🪵
  20. 31. Brief snoozes — Answer: NAPS. Hint: These short rests can recharge you during the day 😴
  21. 32. Elementary school basics — Answer: ABCS. Hint: Young students first learn these letters of the alphabet 🔤
  22. 33. Corn or cotton — Answer: CROP. Hint: Either one can be cultivated and harvested from a field 🌾
  23. 34. Question on the dance floor — Answer: MAYICUTIN. Hint: A polite dancer asks this before joining someone already moving 💃
  24. 36. Org. for profs — Answer: NEA. Hint: This educators' group is known by a three-letter abbreviation. 🎓
  25. 37. First extra inning — Answer: TENTH. Hint: In baseball, this is the frame that kicks off overtime after nine innings ⚾
  26. 40. Christian of fashion — Answer: DIOR. Hint: This designer's elegant label is a fixture on runways and red carpets. 👗
  27. 43. Old switchboard pro — Answer: OPERATOR. Hint: This once-common worker manually connected callers. ☎️
  28. 46. Posts inside walls — Answer: STUDS. Hint: These vertical supports give framed walls their structure. 🧱
  29. 47. Female deer — Answer: DOE. Hint: Think of the gentle woodland animal often paired with a buck 🦌
  30. 50. One doing a lot of heavy lifting? — Answer: GYMRAT. Hint: This dedicated exerciser spends lots of time training. 🏋️
  31. 52. Sports cars from Britain — Answer: MGS. Hint: These classic British roadsters are remembered for spirited driving. 🏎️
  32. 54. Refuse to get involved — Answer: SITBY. Hint: This person deliberately stays uninvolved while events unfold. 🙈
  33. 55. ___ incognita — Answer: TERRA. Hint: A mapmaker’s phrase for an unexplored landmass 🌍
  34. 56. College benefactor Yale — Answer: ELIHU. Hint: This benefactor's name is closely tied to Yale's early history. 🎓
  35. 57. Replies from the congregation — Answer: AMENS. Hint: These traditional congregational responses often follow a prayer. 🙏
  36. 58. Divining deck — Answer: TAROT. Hint: This fortune-telling pack is filled with symbolic cards. 🔮
  37. 59. Wound covering — Answer: SCAB. Hint: This natural patch forms as skin heals over a wound. 🩹
  38. 60. Cunning trick — Answer: WILE. Hint: This crafty maneuver is designed to deceive. 🦊
  39. 64. Troop-entertaining grp. — Answer: USO. Hint: This organization brings entertainment to military personnel. 🎭
  40. 65. Spot for an AirPod — Answer: EAR. Hint: A wireless earbud may nestle here. 🎧
  41. 66. Finish — Answer: END. Hint: It's what happens when something comes to a close! 🛑

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Across

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1“Matilda” writer RoaldDAHL
5Stitched upSEWN
9Henry VIII and Elizabeth I’s royal houseTUDOR
14Largest continentASIA
15Trilevel cookieOREO
162024 film that won the Best Picture OscarANORA
17Puts on a blacklistBANS
18Marine mammal’s tooth that might be a meter longWALRUSTUSK
20Thrown inADDED
22ID first issued in 1936SSN
23High wind in a pitOBOE
24Spring zodiac signTAURUSTHEBULL
28Fruit that’s sometimes poachedPEAR
29Like chinchillas and alpacasANDEAN
32Tippy-topACME
35“Please stay!”DONTGO
38Savings for sr. yrs.IRA
39Shell, Prell or Dell, e.g.BRAND
41Greta of “The Morning Show”LEE
42Absorb thoroughlySOPUP
44Playfully shyCOY
45Ferry destinationISLAND
48New England football team, informallyPATS
49Water sourceSPIGOT
51Hefty bookTOME
53Persian ruler who conquered BabyloniaCYRUSTHEGREAT
59Done laps in a poolSWUM
61Gamer’s cubeDIE
62Hayek of “Frida”SALMA
63Source of oranges or lemonsCITRUSTREE
67Stadium seating sectionTIER
68Assumed nameALIAS
69Muffin materialBRAN
70“This is bad!”OHNO
71Japanese box lunchBENTO
72Croquet game settingYARD
73Corrosion found in the four longest Across answersRUST

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1Sponge gentlyDABAT
2Carne ___ (grilled Mexican dish)ASADA
3Like many Diwali celebrantsHINDU
4High-tech pointerLASERPEN
5Female hogSOW
6Distinct stretch of timeERA
7Like Cardiff nativesWELSH
8Like Thor and OdinNORSE
9Prof’s helpers, for shortTAS
10InnumerableUNTOLD
11Extra-hoppy brewDOUBLEIPA
12“Thereabouts”ORSO
13Leaf-gathering toolRAKE
19What you do to groceries when you get homeUNBAG
21Expected inDUE
25GloomySAD
26Online troublemakerTROLL
27Chicago-style pizza chain, familiarlyUNOS
30In ___ (stagnated)ARUT
31Brief snoozesNAPS
32Elementary school basicsABCS
33Corn or cottonCROP
34Question on the dance floorMAYICUTIN
36Org. for profsNEA
37First extra inningTENTH
40Christian of fashionDIOR
43Old switchboard proOPERATOR
46Posts inside wallsSTUDS
47Female deerDOE
50One doing a lot of heavy lifting?GYMRAT
52Sports cars from BritainMGS
54Refuse to get involvedSITBY
55___ incognitaTERRA
56College benefactor YaleELIHU
57Replies from the congregationAMENS
58Divining deckTAROT
59Wound coveringSCAB
60Cunning trickWILE
64Troop-entertaining grp.USO
65Spot for an AirPodEAR
66FinishEND

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