Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
POWERFUL PEOPLE INS
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
Helps when one shouldn’t ABETS
FANCY DESIRE
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
Western contest RODEO
“I’m melting!” ITSHOT
Sacramento newspaper BEE
Cause for evacuation during initial remarks? OPENINGFIRE
Swear word? OATH
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
NEAT ICELESS
Might increase TROOPSURGE
WANE EBB
Server’s take TIP
PRESENT, SAY TENSE
PORTION (OUT) METE
WINTER AIR CAROL
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
FINGERS IDS
MENS ___ (CRIMINAL INTENT) REA
FREE OF ADDITIVES PURE
___-disant (self-styled) SOI
BACK REAR
JAM INGREDIENT? AUTO
“Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” painter RENOIR
“Shoot!” DRAT
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
SAUCER CREW, FOR SHORT ETS
PRETEND FEIGN
UNINSPIRING BLAH
BEFORE TODAY AGO
Stain on an attorney’s record? HEARINGLOSS
COUP TARGET ETAT
AGGRAVATION TSURIS
Finish litigation in debt? SETTLEDOWN
GOVT. ID ISSUER SSA
COLLARS ARRESTS
What master criminals leave NOTRACE
Figure missing from EV ads MPG
Place to buy amphorae AGORA
Stocking calamity during cross-examination? TRIALRUN
100%, slangily HUNDOP
GENERAL ON A CHINESE MENU TSO
Didn’t guzzle NURSED
2022 World Cup setting QATAR
Green section of a Risk board ASIA
CARPOOL LANE LETTERS HOV
HINT OF COLOR TINGE
Red root BEET
Clear writing? ERASE
SET RIGHT REPAIR
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
Ship lip GUNWALE
You don’t need an Rx for it OTCDRUG
Semicircular character CEE
WINDOW LEDGE SILL
GET SMART LEARN
Round Table addresses SIRS
Rarely free version of freeware PRO
Bison’s home PLAINS
CHOIR SINGER ALTO
COUNTRY SINGER TRAVIS TRITT
CALL FROM A COTE BAA
Measure of a celeb’s familiarity and allure QSCORE
Camp counselor training subj CPR
START FOR GIRL OR BOY ATTA
Janelle of “Moonlight” MONAE
POSSESSES OWNS