Wall Street Journal Crossword Answers & Hints
Thursday, September 4, 2025 | Play Wall Street Journal Crossword
WSJ publishes daily crosswords and a Friday “Contest” meta; Saturdays feature variety puzzles (e.g., Acrostic, Rows Garden). We post gentle hints and full solutions.
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Need help with the Wall Street Journal Crossword? This page provides the latest WSJ crossword answers and hints for the puzzle date shown above. Use letter reveals for a gentle nudge, check one entry when you’re stuck, or open the full solution when you’re ready to review the completed grid.
The WSJ lineup includes standard daily crosswords, a Friday contest crossword with an extra meta layer, and a Saturday variety slot (often featuring formats like acrostics). If you’re here to learn, try solving first, then use small reveals to understand how the cluing is guiding you — it’s one of the fastest ways to improve.
About the WSJ Crossword
The Wall Street Journal Crossword runs as part of the WSJ Puzzles lineup. In addition to daily grids, WSJ is known for its Friday contest puzzle (with a meta answer) and a Saturday variety puzzle slot.
What is the WSJ Friday Contest?
The Friday contest works like a normal crossword, but after you fill the grid you extract an additional hidden word or phrase as your contest entry. It’s a fun “extra step” for solvers who enjoy metas.
What are WSJ Saturday variety puzzles?
On Saturdays, WSJ often runs a different format — for example, an Acrostic. These puzzles reward a slightly different skillset while still scratching the same word-game itch.
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Frequently asked questions about Wall Street Journal Crossword
The Wall Street Journal crossword is part of WSJ’s puzzles lineup. In addition to daily crosswords, WSJ is known for a Friday contest crossword with a meta component and a Saturday variety puzzle slot.
The Friday Contest is a crossword with an extra meta answer. After completing the grid, solvers extract a hidden word or phrase and submit it as their contest entry.
WSJ Saturdays often feature a variety puzzle format — for example, an Acrostic — instead of a standard crossword grid.
We list WSJ puzzles by date and let you reveal letters, check individual answers, or view the full solution when you need help finishing.
Yes. Use the date selector to browse the archive and revisit past puzzles for practice.
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