Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 17

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