Wall Street Journal Crossword

August 5, 2024

Matt Forster

 

The answers to the first three clues below will have something in common that is hinted at by the fourth clue. Can you determine what it is?

 

1. Cause of a traffic jam, often

2. Collected things to do before dying

3. Maneuver at an air show

4. What a plausible theory does

 

Answer to Clue 4:

Holds water

 

Answers to Clues 1-3:

 

1. Bottleneck

2. Bucket list

3. Barrel roll - - -The first part or first word of each clue is something that holds water.