Wall Street Journal Crossword September 8, 2025 Answers

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Wall Street Journal Crossword September 8, 2025 Answers

This Wall Street Journal puzzle from September 8, 2025 contains 78 total clues—39 across and 39 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Wall Street Journal crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Response from the congregation	AMEN
5A	“Me too!”	DITTO
10A	Web designer’s language	HTML
14A	Pasta sauce brand	RAGU
15A	Drained of color	ASHEN
16A	“Ah, gotcha!”	ISEE
17A	*Verify with multiple sources	CROSSCHECK
19A	Moonshine containers	JUGS
20A	Perform in a play	ACT
21A	Science’s Newton	ISAAC
22A	Carvey of “SNL”	DANA
23A	Condescend	DEIGN
25A	*Belong to an earlier period	DATEBACK
28A	Begins gradually	EASESIN
31A	Digits involved in identity thefts: Abbr.	SSN
32A	Springfield bartender	MOE
33A	Salt Lake City athlete	UTE
34A	Small drink	SIP
36A	Looking to add employees	HIRING
38A	*Four-dimensional continuum	SPACETIME
41A	Like some wasps’ nests	PAPERY
44A	For each	PER
45A	What birthday candles may represent	AGE
48A	“For the people who serve” grp.	USO
49A	Ninny	DODO
51A	Not free	ATACOST
54A	*Wrestling move that scores two or more points	TAKEDOWN
57A	Made a selection	CHOSE
58A	Singer McEntire	REBA
59A	Marine Corps cry	OORAH
62A	Bear’s abode	DEN
63A	Unfeeling	NUMB
64A	Chemical link with two pairs of shared electrons, or what each starred answer forms	DOUBLEBOND
66A	Soothing substance	ALOE
67A	Davis of “Jungle Fever”	OSSIE
68A	Formerly	ONCE
69A	River feature	BEND
70A	Game with kings and queens	CHESS
71A	Brewed beverage	ALE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Skee-Ball setting	ARCADE
2D	Mime Marcel	MARCEAU
3D	Person with an “I” problem	EGOTIST
4D	Letters before xis	NUS
5D	Bodily pouches	SACS
6D	Labor dept. agency	OSHA
7D	In the lead	AHEAD
8D	Major attractions	MECCAS
9D	Tattoo artist’s supply	INK
10D	Muslim head covering	HIJAB
11D	Giant wave	TSUNAMI
12D	Annual Orlando event for sci-fi and comic fans	MEGACON
13D	Hugo’s “___ Misérables”	LES
18D	Religious no-nos	SINS
22D	Jorts material	DENIM
24D	V formation members	GEESE
26D	Something shot out of a cannon at some events	TSHIRT
27D	Container for 71-Across	KEG
29D	Parent’s words that end an argument	ISAYSO
30D	Movie star Cage, informally	NIC
35D	Spirit	MOOD
37D	Make contact with	REACH
39D	Gucci rival	PRADA
40D	Brewed beverage	ALE
41D	Wall Street option	PUT
42D	Generally	ASARULE
43D	Pikachu’s franchise	POKEMON
46D	“Ha! Funny joke!”	GOODONE
47D	Intrinsic nature	ESSENCE
50D	Nike’s logo	SWOOSH
52D	Regret a workout, maybe	ACHE
53D	Regretting a workout, maybe	TENDER
55D	Diminished	EBBED
56D	Pointless	INANE
60D	MLB stats for cleanup hitters	RBIS
61D	Brewed beverages	ALES
63D	Collar	NAB
64D	Colleague of Sleepy and Sneezy	DOC
65D	Music’s Dylan	BOB

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