Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
WANE EBB
Cause for evacuation during initial remarks? OPENINGFIRE
When-all-else-has-failed option LASTRESORT
Brain sections LOBES
Having no practical relevance MOOT
Oil reserve? PIMPLE
Sleeper spy MOLE
TATS INK
Player number not found on a jersey STAT
CAPONE HENCHMAN NITTI
Common coffee break hr TENAM
Contacts, in a way EMAILS
PURPLE BERRY ACAI
Swear word? OATH
NEAT ICELESS
Might increase TROOPSURGE
Sacramento newspaper BEE
SET RIGHT REPAIR
Ship lip GUNWALE
Miller’s matter GRIST
PARTING WORD ADIEU
MEMORABLE TIME ERA
REMOTE LOCATION? SOFA
READY TO ROLL INGEAR
A/C MEASURES BTUS
Like some exhibition pieces ONLOAN
You don’t need an Rx for it OTCDRUG
Semicircular character CEE
Clear writing? ERASE
Red root BEET
HINT OF COLOR TINGE
GENERAL ON A CHINESE MENU TSO
CARPOOL LANE LETTERS HOV
Green section of a Risk board ASIA
2022 World Cup setting QATAR
Didn’t guzzle NURSED
FANCY DESIRE
Western contest RODEO
EDIBLE TUBES PENNE
HUMBLE ABASE
TENTATIVE TASTE SIP
Disarms PUTSATEASE
“I’m not ___ judge” ONETO
Modern collectible, in brief NFT
Colorful collectible AUTUMNLEAF
SLAY DOIN
Dwarves’ city under a mountain, in Tolkien’s stories MORIA
___ DICTUM (PASSING REMARK) OBITER
“You can’t stop me!” IGOTTA
“I’m melting!” ITSHOT
Server’s take TIP
PRESENT, SAY TENSE
FREE OF ADDITIVES PURE
PORTION (OUT) METE
WINTER AIR CAROL
FINGERS IDS
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE URGE
Counsel’s incessant proposal? PERPETUALMOTION
Debt vouchers CHITS
NEUTRAL COLOR TAUPE
Uniform trim LACING
Prime vineyard CRU
Young’s partner ERNST
Mob scene participants? RACKETEERS
NEGATION SYMBOL, IN LOGIC TILDE
MENS ___ (CRIMINAL INTENT) REA
___-disant (self-styled) SOI
WINDOW LEDGE SILL
GET SMART LEARN
Rarely free version of freeware PRO
Bison’s home PLAINS
CHOIR SINGER ALTO
CALL FROM A COTE BAA
POSSESSES OWNS
Measure of a celeb’s familiarity and allure QSCORE
COUNTRY SINGER TRAVIS TRITT
Round Table addresses SIRS
Camp counselor training subj CPR
START FOR GIRL OR BOY ATTA
Janelle of “Moonlight” MONAE
Bit of hair or smoke WISP
“I Am Woman” singer Helen REDDY
SULLEN SORT MOPER
ROOFING MATERIAL TIN
Present one’s case PLEAD
Tombstone surname EARP
VIA, INFORMALLY THRU
Its in-flight announcements are in Hebrew and English ELAL
Talking in class ORALREPORT
Interminable legal proceeding? LONGSUIT
They’re nuts ACORNS
POWERFUL PEOPLE INS
Helps when one shouldn’t ABETS
BACK REAR
JAM INGREDIENT? AUTO
“Shoot!” DRAT
Place to buy amphorae AGORA
FEDEX ALTERNATIVE UPS
Overlook a chance to revive a dismissed case? DONTSEETHEAPPEAL
Camouflaged HID
COOKED UP MADE
SWEEPING STORY EPIC
Civil rights martyr Till EMMETT
ARBOREAL PRIMATE ORANG
PRETEND FEIGN
UNINSPIRING BLAH
COLLARS ARRESTS
BEFORE TODAY AGO
COUP TARGET ETAT
SAUCER CREW, FOR SHORT ETS
Stain on an attorney’s record? HEARINGLOSS
GOVT. ID ISSUER SSA
AGGRAVATION TSURIS
What master criminals leave NOTRACE
Figure missing from EV ads MPG
“Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” painter RENOIR
Stocking calamity during cross-examination? TRIALRUN
100%, slangily HUNDOP
Finish litigation in debt? SETTLEDOWN