Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
SECRET RENDEZVOUS TRYST
Some revolvers DOORS
Home to 1.4 billion INDIA
Joust implement LANCE
It gets played ROLE
STRANDS IN A LAB DNA
Sound muffled by an elbow, perhaps ACHOO
1986 TURNER AUTOBIOGRAPHY ITINA
Bowler, in slang KEGLER
“What a shame!” TOOBAD
PUB MISSILE DART
HAMS EMOTERS
Wonder Woman portrayer Gadot GAL
Dreaming, maybe INBED
“Grazie” response PREGO
POCKET PROTECTOR? OLINE
SQUEEZING SNAKES BOAS
ENVIRONMENTAL PREFIX ECO
Abbr. replacing some names ETAL
DEFICIENCY LACK
Winning service ACE
Spa sighs AHS
Tuition reducer AID
Host who got a lot of questions TREBEK
Break off, as ties SEVER
MEXICAN BREAD PESOS
Compatriot, informally PAISANO
PSYCHOANALYSIS SUBJECT EGO
KIMONO CLINCHER OBI
UNITED HUB OHARE
Home to 4.7 billion ASIA
ALTERNATIVE TO MOUSSE GEL
“Which came first?” choice EGG
San Francisco’s ___ Tower COIT
“Redemption” writer URIS
Ferrara farewell CIAO
Revealing word VOILA
BIG INITIALS IN FASHION YSL
GET VERY HOT ROAST
RENTAL CHOICE SEDAN
CHAMPION OF A CAUSE CRUSADER
ALMOND OR PECAN TREE
Fish often cooked tataki-style AHI
MADISON AVE. PRO ADREP
Tennis champ Naomi OSAKA
Clydesdale sound CLOP
Org. for narcs DEA
Like many campfire stories SCARY
SEND PACKING CAN
WIRY LEAN
“That pleases me greatly!” SOGLAD
Extra fee from an Oregon city? EUGENELEVY
ALARMED EXCLAMATION OHNO
“Ready when you are!” IMSET
Extra fee from a Honda importer? CIVICDUTY
Extra fees from a politician’s manager? HANDLINGCHARGES
Advice from a bear SELL
STOP CEASE
STOP END
Assume by force USURP
Clinton’s attorney general RENO
GROUNDBREAKING INVENTION PLOW
GROUNDBREAKING INVENTION HOE
Disembodied listener ALEXA
BE CERTAIN OF KNOW
REQUIRING A LOT OF ATTENTION NEEDY
STEWS FRETS
For free, in a way ASAGIFT