Wall Street Journal 2022 02 23 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
INQUISITIVE ONE	SNOOP
Eliciting an “awww!”	CUTE
Stopper, informally	KIBOSH
Resignation trigger, perhaps	SCANDAL
OLD JALOPY	BEATER
Issa of “Insecure”	RAE
PENNED	WROTE
Interior secretary Haaland	DEB
YELLOWSTONE BUGLER	ELK
Bourbon kin	RYE
Gender-specific possessive	HERS
Organ pipes, e.g	CACTI
GOOFS UP	ERRS
Tot’s downtime	NAP
Very close game	NAILBITER
“___ to you!”	HERES
Opera’s opening	ACTI
KEEP OUT OF SIGHT	LAYLOW
Arafat’s successor	ABBAS
Husky holder	LEASH
BEEHIVE STATE NATIVE	UTE
“That’s ridiculous!”	PAH
BOTTLED SPIRITS	GENIES
ONLINE COMMERCE	ETAIL
Spot for a Boy Scout’s merit badges	SASH
Puffin’s cousin	AUK
El Paso’s sister city	JUAREZ
Penn in NYC, e.g	STN
Beanery or bistro	EATERY
Penn in Hollywood	SEAN
The Tigers’ Javier Baez, e.g	EXCUB
PINBALL PALACE	ARCADE
APIECE	PER
PITCHING STAT	ERA
NADA	ZILCH
PHONE DOWNLOADS	APPS
Census form number	AGE
PUBLIC OUTCRY	STINK
Strenuous task	BACKBREAKER
It gets a rise out of dough	YEAST
TAILS OFF	EBBS
ANTICIPATORY TIME	EVE
APISH	SIMIAN
STUFFED SHIRT	PRIG
IRON OUTPUT	STEAM
Wheat flour component	GLUTEN
Astonishing sight	EYEPOPPER
Powerful handshake	BONECRUSHER
CRY FEEBLY	MEWL
SWEET LIQUEUR	CREME
ANNIE, FOR ONE	ORPHAN
Christine of “Evil”	LAHTI
TUSKED MAMMAL	BOAR
SLIM DOWN	PARE
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF	USE
___ ALAI	JAI
At least some	ANY
Noted diet doctor	ATKINS
Refugee’s need	ASYLUM
“Super Trouper” group	ABBA
ABOUNDS	TEEMS
Driver of “The Last Duel”	ADAM
Visits briefly	NIPSIN
DRESS IN FINERY	TOGUP
Dems.’ foes	GOP
Painful dive	BELLYBUSTER
U-HAUL RENTAL	VAN
COURT DIVIDER	NET
HILARIOUS JOKE	KNEESLAPPER
Show some emotion	REACT
Chihuahua’s bark	YIP

INQUISITIVE ONE

SNOOP

Eliciting an “awww!”

CUTE

Stopper, informally

KIBOSH

Resignation trigger, perhaps

SCANDAL

OLD JALOPY

BEATER

Issa of “Insecure”

RAE