Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 28

crossword answers
Clue Answer
ALKALINE SOLUTION LYE
An American in Paris, maybe EXPAT
ANNOY RILE
Big place in California? SUR
Broad back muscle, for short LAT
Busy mo. for elves DEC
CAKE FINISHER ICER
OBJECTIVE END
PAMPERING PLACE SPA
MAKE FIZZY AERATE
MONOPOLY CARD DEED
CHEESE IN A RED COAT EDAM
JAPANESE FLOOR MAT TATAMI
INNERMOST CENTRAL
GHASTLY AWFUL
FRIENDLY AMIABLE
REVERBERATED ECHOED
MIXTURE MELANGE
LETTER BEFORE SIGMA RHO
LENDS A HAND AIDS
MIAMI-TO-NYC HEADING NNE
Doves do it COO
LETTERS BEFORE XIS NUS
Embedded agents MOLES
Lawyer: Abbr ATT
Polluter-policing org EPA
Heavy Olympics favorite DREAMTEAM
London stroller PRAM
Longtime label for Kenny G ARISTA
Loosen, as a cuff UNBUTTON
Lovebirds no more EXES
National Mall shader ELM
Parent whose kids have moved out, and a phonetic clue to parts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across EMPTYNESTER
Professor in a game PLUM
Raid participant COMMANDO
RYE BUYS LOAVES
USED A LOOM WOVE
Outback strutters EMUS
PINBALL PARLORS ARCADES
LEVINE OF MAROON 5 ADAM
Prune again RETRIM
EASTER FIND EGG
ISLAND EAST OF JAVA BALI
Small, to Scots WEE
Start for way, west or wife MID
CATERPILLAR ROLL INGREDIENT EEL
Buccaneers’ base TAMPA
BRIGHT BRAINY
BITTERLY REGRETS RUES
BASIC RELIGIOUS BELIEF DEISM
AUTO ADORNMENT DECAL
“The Maine Woods” writer THOREAU
“Nearly done!” ONETOGO
“I hear ya, sister!” AMEN
“Homeland” org CIA
“2001” computer HAL
Rose of Guns N’ Roses AXL
Pension supplements IRAS
SHAD YIELD ROE
SIX-LEGGED WORKER ANT
___ KIPPUR YOM
TEXTURE FEEL
SLAP TARGET, SOMETIMES WRIST
Scoreboard nos PTS
Tailor’s concern FIT