Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BECAUSE INTHAT
Direction in Alaska’s state motto NORTH
ALARMED CRY YELP
Discussing work outside of work, e.g TALKINGSHOP
DOC FOR DACHSHUNDS VET
Easy putts TAPINS
“Shoot!” RATS
PLEASANT NICE
IDYLLIC PLACE EDEN
BURGLE ROB
CHALLENGING HARD
EQUIP RIG
Architect I.M PEI
A POP PER
1960s Secretary of Defense Robert MCNAMARA
“___ had it!” IVE
Franchise role for Keanu NEO
Functional bit, colloquially, and a hint to 17-, 28-, 35- and 44-Across BUSINESSEND
Gladys Knight’s backers PIPS
Large singing groups OCTETS
Lieutenants’ subordinates ENSIGNS
“Let You Love Me” singer Rita ORA
Most packed DENSEST
Not at all chatty TACITURN
“I hate it!” UGH
Sometime earlier ONCE
LONG-BODIED FISH PIKE
HARMONIZE SYNC
OLD RUSSIAN RULER TSAR
“Get Out” director Jordan PEELE
Five-dollar bills, informally ABES
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CITY OSLO
Trap for catching snaky fish EELPOT
Trevor who hosted “The Daily Show” NOAH
Weasels’ cousins STOATS
HOPPY BEER, FOR SHORT IPA
___ long way (achieve great success) GOA
NARROW INLET RIA
INDICATE EVINCE
PULITZER WINNER JAMES AGEE
First número UNO
Hostess alternative DRAKES
MODEL HEIDI KLUM
Irish honoree, for short STPAT
Home for a hawk AERIE
Magazine first published in 1867 HARPERSBAZAAR
Petite pooch, for short POM
Rewarder of good service TIPPER
Popular soup TOMATO
TAX FORM ID SSN
TO-DO LIST ITEMS TASKS
SUFFIX FOR EAST OR WEST ERN
WISE ALTERNATIVE UTZ
SHORTLY, INFORMALLY INAFEW
SISTER IN AN ORDER NUN
Love song, often DUET
Only even prime TWO
LACKS HASNOT
Still solid, in a way UNMELTED
Succulents used to make tequila AGAVES
Well-connected device? PUMP
Rap’s Run-___ DMC
PLAYFUL GROWL RAWR
Some china TEASET
SHAKE LIKE ___ ALEAF