Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
“Blame It ___” (1984 romantic comedy) ONRIO
“La Brea” airer NBC
AFFECTIONATE TENDER
Ant’s prize CRUMB
Anvil sound CLANG
Apple or potato variety RUSSET
BANISH EXPEL
Bird, e.g CELTIC
Book of scanned photos? ISPY
Buddy of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” EBSEN
Candidate for a reduced sentence? RUNON
CATERING CONTAINER URN
CLOSE NIGH
CLUNKER DUD
Delivery from a rev SER
Demonstrate derision SCOFF
Erosion during a downpour BRAINWASHED
EXPECTED DUE
NUT CASE SHELL
HOLD UP DELAY
MAUNA ___ KEA
NOISE BRACKETED
OUTFIT EQUIP
SATURATE SOP
MAKE MERRY ELATE
NOD OFF DROWSE
ILL-GOTTEN GAINS BRIBE
ILL-GOTTEN GAINS LUCRE
FIRE CAN
SHADY SLY
SPENDING LIMIT CAP
GREEN ACRES LEA
Imitative of ALA
Needs a massage ACHES
Fishy dish for which a Thames island is named EELPIE
Hardly a lot of FEW
Hooter hatcher BOWLEGGED
Humdrum existence RUT
Inclined to verbosity GASSY
Like Cinnabon’s cinnamon rolls ICED
Like some ticket recipients FINED
Maaco challenges DENTS
Mariner’s turn ATBAT
Meeting place of ancient Rome BATHS
Movement attracting lots of followers BANDWAGON
Phila.-to-NYC dir NNE
Place to pull over in an emergency BROADSHOULDERED
Realm destroyed in “Thor: Ragnarok” ASGARD
Senators’ grp NHL
Show breaks ADS
SUGGEST OPINE
TOPS AONE
WATER COLORS AQUAS
TORE SPED
TOPPLES (OVER) KEELS
Swift shark MAKO
Timetables, informally SKEDS
Wolf pack members UBOATS
The present day? XMAS
UFO bunch ETS
Vaccine basis RNA
Unfortunate occurrence MISHAP
Inner ear COB
PACIFIC WELCOME ALOHA
Inquisitive interjections EHS
ROLLOVER TARGET IRA