Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
ALARMED EXCLAMATION OHNO
Assume by force USURP
CHAMPION OF A CAUSE CRUSADER
Break off, as ties SEVER
BE CERTAIN OF KNOW
ALTERNATIVE TO MOUSSE GEL
ALMOND OR PECAN TREE
Advice from a bear SELL
Abbr. replacing some names ETAL
1986 TURNER AUTOBIOGRAPHY ITINA
“Which came first?” choice EGG
“Redemption” writer URIS
“Ready when you are!” IMSET
Clinton’s attorney general RENO
Compatriot, informally PAISANO
Disembodied listener ALEXA
Dreaming, maybe INBED
Ferrara farewell CIAO
Fish often cooked tataki-style AHI
For free, in a way ASAGIFT
Home to 1.4 billion INDIA
Home to 4.7 billion ASIA
Host who got a lot of questions TREBEK
It gets played ROLE
Joust implement LANCE
Org. for narcs DEA
Revealing word VOILA
“Grazie” response PREGO
STOP CEASE
STOP END
GET VERY HOT ROAST
DEFICIENCY LACK
REQUIRING A LOT OF ATTENTION NEEDY
PUB MISSILE DART
SECRET RENDEZVOUS TRYST
SEND PACKING CAN
MADISON AVE. PRO ADREP
KIMONO CLINCHER OBI
ENVIRONMENTAL PREFIX ECO
Sound muffled by an elbow, perhaps ACHOO
Winning service ACE
RENTAL CHOICE SEDAN
GROUNDBREAKING INVENTION PLOW
GROUNDBREAKING INVENTION HOE
PSYCHOANALYSIS SUBJECT EGO
Like many campfire stories SCARY
HAMS EMOTERS
MEXICAN BREAD PESOS
Clydesdale sound CLOP
STRANDS IN A LAB DNA
STEWS FRETS
UNITED HUB OHARE
WIRY LEAN
Some revolvers DOORS
Tuition reducer AID
SQUEEZING SNAKES BOAS
Spa sighs AHS
Wonder Woman portrayer Gadot GAL
Tennis champ Naomi OSAKA
POCKET PROTECTOR? OLINE
San Francisco’s ___ Tower COIT
Extra fees from a politician’s manager? HANDLINGCHARGES
Extra fee from an Oregon city? EUGENELEVY
Extra fee from a Honda importer? CIVICDUTY
“That pleases me greatly!” SOGLAD
“What a shame!” TOOBAD
BIG INITIALS IN FASHION YSL
Bowler, in slang KEGLER