"How does that ___?" Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “"How does that ___?"” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of August 9, 2026? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026
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WORK is the answer to “"How does that ___?"”. It means to exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: OWKR.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Labor”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (August 9, 2026)
Across
- 1. What a protester or a sports fan might hold4 letters, starts with SSIGN
- 5. Start to hydrate?5 letters, starts with CCARBO
- 10. Agency concerned with labor pains, briefly?4 letters, starts with OOSHA
- 14. Three, in Torino3 letters, starts with TTRE
- 17. Chicago Bulls star Kukoc who became a Hall of Famer in 20214 letters, starts with TTONI
- 18. Annually5 letters, starts with AAYEAR
- 19. Storage place for old photographs, maybe5 letters, starts with AATTIC
- 20. Ifill of "PBS NewsHour"4 letters, starts with GGWEN
- 21. "Doctor Sleep" actor McGregor4 letters, starts with EEWAN
- 22. See 65 Across5 letters, starts with MMEARA
- 23. ___ song (opening number on a TV show)5 letters, starts with TTHEME
- 24. Citrus layer4 letters, starts with RRIND
- 25. *Flavor of some Jell-O shots5 letters, starts with WWATER
- 27. "The Ghost of Frankenstein" actor ___ Chaney Jr.3 letters, starts with LLON
- 28. *Handball and volleyball, at the Summer Olympics3 letters, starts with TTEA
- 29. Conduits for escaping air5 letters, starts with VVENTS
- 30. Sounding like Big Ben7 letters, starts with PPEALING
- 33. Buildup of power between superpowers8 letters, starts with AARMSRACE
- 36. Jane Goodall's subjects8 letters, starts with PPRIMATES
- 39. "Superman's Not Coming" author Brockovich4 letters, starts with EERIN
- 41. Saw through, as a trick7 letters, starts with WWASONTO
- 44. "+" or "-" particle3 letters, starts with IION
- 45. Salami or sausage, e.g.4 letters, starts with MMEAT
- 46. Former7 letters, starts with OONETIME
- 48. Needle-nosed fish3 letters, starts with GGAR
- 49. *Person recognized as one of the best college athletes in this country4 letters, starts with AALLA
- 51. Costa ___ (resident of San José)5 letters, starts with RRICAN
- 54. *Seething3 letters, starts with SSIM
- 55. Marriage status symbol4 letters, starts with RRING
- 56. French lit?6 letters, starts with FFLAMBE
- 59. Rid of impurities7 letters, starts with CCLEANSE
- 61. Sound of springing5 letters, starts with BBOING
- 63. "Point Break" actor Patrick6 letters, starts with SSWAYZE
- 65. With 22 Across, Veronica Rooney's portrayer on "Archie Bunker's Place"4 letters, starts with AANNE
- 66. Stage crews?7 letters, starts with TTROUPES
- 68. With 70 Across, "Help, I can't get up there on my own" ... or, what you must do when entering the starred answers in this puzzle6 letters, starts with GGIVEME
- 70. See 68 Across6 letters, starts with AABOOST
- 72. Brought into accord7 letters, starts with AATTUNED
- 75. "Now, about ..."4 letters, starts with AASTO
- 77. Those who are right across the pond?6 letters, starts with TTORIES
- 81. Major embarrassment5 letters, starts with SSHAME
- 82. What a propane furnace generates7 letters, starts with GGASHEAT
- 85. Inner strength6 letters, starts with MMETTLE
- 87. *Glowed unsteadily4 letters, starts with SSHIM
- 88. Color accompanying the black stripes on Calvin's shirt3 letters, starts with RRED
- 89. *Becomes locked together5 letters, starts with IINTER
- 91. "___ a bad mama jama" (lyric from a Carl Carlton song)4 letters, starts with SSHES
- 92. ___ capita3 letters, starts with PPER
- 93. Fruits and vegetables7 letters, starts with PPRODUCE
- 96. Overthrow of a regime4 letters, starts with CCOUP
- 99. Miami summer hrs.3 letters, starts with EEDT
- 100. Operating system on Google Pixel phones7 letters, starts with AANDROID
- 102. "___ we forget ..."4 letters, starts with LLEST
- 104. Picante dip, maybe8 letters, starts with HHOTSALSA
- 106. Caesar salad shreds8 letters, starts with PPARMESAN
- 108. Least sufficiently lit7 letters, starts with DDIMMEST
- 110. *Competitions in which observers can provide running commentary?5 letters, starts with TTRACK
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- 113. *He drew the gods' ire by taking their fire3 letters, starts with PPRO
- 114. 2026 FIFA World Cup co-host5 letters, starts with TTHEUS
- 118. "How does that ___?"4 letters, starts with WWORK
- 119. Quintet of a kids' song5 letters, starts with EEIEIO
- 121. Zero5 letters, starts with AAUGHT
- 124. Trade show, briefly4 letters, starts with EEXPO
- 125. Results of being tagged4 letters, starts with OOUTS
- 126. Zohran Mamdani's title5 letters, starts with MMAYOR
- 127. Impoverished areas5 letters, starts with SSLUMS
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- 129. Piglet's place3 letters, starts with SSTY
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Down
- 1. Hearty bowlful4 letters, starts with SSTEW
- 2. State where the author N.K. Jemisin was born4 letters, starts with IIOWA
- 3. Fly in a cloud4 letters, starts with GGNAT
- 4. 2100, in military time6 letters, starts with NNINEPM
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- 6. "Sure thing, Cap'n!"3 letters, starts with AAYE
- 7. Having reasonable expectations9 letters, starts with RREALISTIC
- 8. Noble rank for Porthos in "The Three Musketeers"5 letters, starts with BBARON
- 9. Color accompanying the black stripes on Hobbes's back6 letters, starts with OORANGE
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- 11. Geyser emanation5 letters, starts with SSTEAM
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- 13. Great pitcher, or a great serve3 letters, starts with AACE
- 14. Like aircraft with a pair of motors10 letters, starts with TTWINENGINE
- 15. Tenant's obligation4 letters, starts with RRENT
- 16. Farthest points4 letters, starts with EENDS
- 19. Accomplish6 letters, starts with AATTAIN
- 20. ___-Roman5 letters, starts with GGRECO
- 26. Quantity of paper4 letters, starts with RREAM
- 29. Annual setting?4 letters, starts with VVASE
- 31. Took a few beets, say3 letters, starts with AATE
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- 37. Does somersaults, say5 letters, starts with RROLLS
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- 47. Connect with5 letters, starts with TTIETO
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- 52. Chowder ingredient4 letters, starts with CCLAM
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- 57. "Good golly!"5 letters, starts with BBYGUM
- 58. Online pub5 letters, starts with EEZINE
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- 61. ___ buddies5 letters, starts with BBOSOM
- 62. Shockingly strange5 letters, starts with OOUTRE
- 64. Celebratory night3 letters, starts with EEVE
- 67. Become moldy3 letters, starts with RROT
- 69. Defeated, but barely5 letters, starts with EEDGED
- 71. Dockside sight4 letters, starts with BBOAT
- 72. Drained of color5 letters, starts with AASHEN
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- 74. Floppy topper3 letters, starts with TTAM
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- 78. TGIF or FWIW contraction3 letters, starts with IITS
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- 117. Relax in the tub4 letters, starts with SSOAK
- 119. ___'s Not Dead (lifestyle brand selling Sad Kid Society shirts)3 letters, starts with EEMO
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Questions
What is the answer to “"How does that ___?"”?
WORK, 4 letters: to exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose.
When was “"How does that ___?"” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of August 9, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
4 letters, starting with W.