Wall Street Journal 2022 03 31 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
EARLY MESOAMERICAN	OLMEC
Hard gray metal	TUNGS
Lang. of 55-Down	ITAL
RELY ON	LOOKTO
CHEER UP	HEAR
INNER: PREFIX	ENTO
They’re driven by campers	TPEGS
Ace of aces?	NISPRO
Wolverine’s relative	PINEMAR
It may be caught by a filter	SPAM
“___, c’est moi” (purported Louis XIV quote)	LETAT
Gangster’s gun	GAT
NOT PERMITTED	VERBO
DEPUTY	AIDE
Morsel a horse’ll eat	OAT
SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES	ERAS
LEAD TO	GENERATE
Botanical feelers	DRILS
Grand Tour setting	EUROPE
SUDS	LATHER
Simple pond plant	ALGA
Rapper Kool ___ Dee	MOE
AMORPHOUS SHAPE	BLOB
Reputations	IMAGES
“You beat me”	ILOSE
Ace of aces?	NISPRO
Host of Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa”	INAGAR
It surrounds la Città del Vaticano	ROMA
Yeoman’s “yes”	AYE
CHOIR PLATFORM	RISER
WAY UP	STAIR
WEE BIT	DRIB
Some John Deere machines	BALERS
Bestselling K-pop group	BTS
NAACP co-founder Wells	IDA
Graceful deer	ROES
Like many philosophical questions	DEEP
Arboreal reptile	IGUANA
NOVAK DJOKOVIC, FOR ONE	SERB
LETTERS OF URGENCY	ASAP
ITINERANT SORT	NOMAD
SYNDICATE HEAD	MRBIG
“Today” news anchor Craig	MELVIN
STRIPED ANTELOPE	KUDU
HALF OF SECHS	DREI
TWISTY LETTER	ESS
Be a burden	IMPOSE
GOT DOWN	ALIT
POWDER HOLDERS	KEGS
CITY DIVISION	WARD
Cook’s hammer	DERIZER
WATERPROOF JACKET	ANORAK
“Everybody Hurts” band	REM
Ring org	WBA
Skye of “Gas Food Lodging”	IONE
COPIED	APED
Warmer, when playing	NEARERTO
TURN	ROTATE
Grams	NANA
Justice Dept. figure	ATTY
Fla.’s “Sunshine City”	STPETE
River on Germany’s eastern border	ODER
LIKE SOME WALLS	PAPERED
QuietComfort headphones maker	BOSE
CLASSIC DRESS STYLE	ALINE
MUFFLE	DEADEN

EARLY MESOAMERICAN

OLMEC

Hard gray metal

TUNGS

Lang. of 55-Down

ITAL

RELY ON

LOOKTO

CHEER UP

HEAR

INNER: PREFIX

ENTO