WSJ Crossword August 5 2024 Answers (8/5/24)

Our WSJ Crossword August 5, 2024 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Wall Street Journal Crossword is a well-known and respected puzzle that appeals to solvers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. The puzzles are created by a team of skilled constructors and are known for their clever clues, intricate wordplay, and challenging themes. The WSJ Crossword is published daily and offers solvers the opportunity to exercise their minds while enjoying a classic form of entertainment.

WSJ Crossword August 5, 2024 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 8/5/24, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Home of the Lightning and Buccaneers
6A	Cause of a cold
10A	Drains of energy
14A	It won’t go off without a hitch
15A	Completed
16A	Leave out
17A	Traffic jam cause, often
19A	“High Priestess of Soul” Simone
20A	Unsightly monstrosity
21A	Most slippery
23A	Have bills to pay
24A	King of the gods, in Wagner’s “Ring”
25A	“___ for All Seasons”
28A	Collected items to do before dying
33A	Catcher of feeding-time dribbles
34A	Spout some swear words
35A	Less wild
36A	Group that may campaign against a show’s cancellation
38A	Group move that circles a stadium
40A	Collection of the best talent
41A	Personal histories, for short
42A	Preceder of X, Y or Z
43A	Maneuver at an air show
46A	Email action
47A	Difficult to climb, perhaps
48A	Follower of Ginnie, Sallie or Fannie
50A	Nobel-winning poet Derek
53A	George Eliot or George Sand, e.g.
57A	Soothing stuff
58A	What a plausible theory does (and what the start of each of 17-, 28- and 43-Across does)
60A	Hall of Famer Musial
61A	Song for a soprano
62A	Molecule makeup
63A	Sharpen
64A	Wranglers alternative
65A	Oscar winner Zellweger
1D	Ziti shape
2D	Sailor’s shout
3D	Word that might follow 2-Down
4D	Stages, as a play
5D	Permit
6D	Left
7D	Night before a holiday
8D	Deal with a steak that’s too rare, maybe
9D	Character for whose benefit there will be a show tonight, in a Beatles song
10D	Chris Pratt, to Maria Shriver
11D	French female friend
12D	Bowling targets
13D	TD or RBI, e.g.
18D	Antarctic volcano
22D	Drinks that may have art in their foam
24D	Loos
25D	Jennifer Saunders/Joanna Lumley Britcom, familiarly
26D	Popular Mazda model
27D	“Li’l” resident of Dogpatch
29D	Take advantage of
30D	GIF, JPEG or PNG
31D	Most common throw with two dice
32D	Explode on X, say
34D	Woke up
37D	City’s saloons, collectively
38D	Pop music’s ___ Tuesday
39D	Moriarty’s foe
41D	Jazz style
44D	Deadly
45D	Injured again, as a hamstring
46D	House counterpart
49D	Egypt’s Sadat
50D	Loads of housework
51D	Choir member
52D	Bank offering
53D	Smartphone precursors, briefly
54D	Lots and lots
55D	Viral phenomenon
56D	Celtic language
59D	Bit of perjury

The WSJ Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in The Wall Street Journal newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its challenging difficulty level, clever wordplay, and witty themes.

The WSJ Crossword was first introduced in 2008, and has since become a popular source of entertainment and mental stimulation for crossword enthusiasts around the world. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their creativity and skill in the field of crossword puzzles.

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