Our WSJ Crossword Hints for August 9, 2023 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a 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 Hints, August 9, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 8/9/23. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- Winner of three directing Oscars in the 1930s
- Vital force of Chinese medicine
- Irish writer O’Brien
- Baltic catch
- Skip the ceremony
- Hardly any
- King or queen
- Food container
- Have lofty ambitions
- Pasta sauce brand
- Some balls
- Caterpillars, e.g.
- Prayer book
- Fantasy fiend
- Doesn't play
- Chop ___
- Produces cross words
- A bunch
- Way way off!
- With 33-Down, barely gets
- Lab pest
- Doing nothing
- Name on the block?
- See 18-Down
- Annoy
- Didn’t just imply
- Solemnly serious
- Fret
- Chips in
- Tablet installation
- Wine bar order
- Protect, in a way
- Mass departure
- Little hellion
- Bucks
- Assume as a fact
- Site of a 2002 Winter Olympics skating venue
- Anfernee of the Trail Blazers
- Massage target
- Fight site
- Tool for a custodian
- Egg cells
- Surveyor’s tool?
- “Still mooing,” when ordering
- Adjust, as a brooch
- Knocked off
- Gardener’s purchase
- Velocity for free fall
- In your dreams!
- Goofs
- Telepath's skill
- Bloated
- Reed heard on records
- Name in a “Breaking Bad” spinoff title
- Trifling
- 20-20, e.g.
- Like some roads
- Savvy real estate investments?
- Botheration
- Before the present
- In the manner of
- Come to mind
- Bestow happiness upon
- Teller of groan-worthy jokes
- Subtle tact
- Vacation properties?
- Holy lands?
- “Didn’t I warn you?”
- Golf green’s border
- Boardwalk treats
- Start of Kalamata
- Throw together
- Lengthy garment
- Bit of dust
- Roast setting
- Online real estate listing?
- Senior moment?
- Struggles
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.

One of the unique features of the WSJ Crossword is its emphasis on finance and business-related themes. The puzzle often includes clues and answers related to the world of economics, investing, and business news.
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