Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 28

crossword answers
Clue Answer
CATERPILLAR ROLL INGREDIENT EEL
OBJECTIVE END
PAMPERING PLACE SPA
Big place in California? SUR
BITTERLY REGRETS RUES
ALKALINE SOLUTION LYE
“The Maine Woods” writer THOREAU
BRIGHT BRAINY
“I hear ya, sister!” AMEN
Broad back muscle, for short LAT
Buccaneers’ base TAMPA
Busy mo. for elves DEC
CAKE FINISHER ICER
CHEESE IN A RED COAT EDAM
JAPANESE FLOOR MAT TATAMI
AUTO ADORNMENT DECAL
GHASTLY AWFUL
An American in Paris, maybe EXPAT
MONOPOLY CARD DEED
BASIC RELIGIOUS BELIEF DEISM
ANNOY RILE
Heavy Olympics favorite DREAMTEAM
“Nearly done!” ONETOGO
National Mall shader ELM
Parent whose kids have moved out, and a phonetic clue to parts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across EMPTYNESTER
Professor in a game PLUM
REVERBERATED ECHOED
MIXTURE MELANGE
“Homeland” org CIA
“2001” computer HAL
LETTER BEFORE SIGMA RHO
MAKE FIZZY AERATE
London stroller PRAM
EASTER FIND EGG
Doves do it COO
Embedded agents MOLES
Start for way, west or wife MID
INNERMOST CENTRAL
Outback strutters EMUS
Longtime label for Kenny G ARISTA
Polluter-policing org EPA
Pension supplements IRAS
FRIENDLY AMIABLE
SHAD YIELD ROE
RYE BUYS LOAVES
Lovebirds no more EXES
TEXTURE FEEL
MIAMI-TO-NYC HEADING NNE
Lawyer: Abbr ATT
Tailor’s concern FIT
Small, to Scots WEE
LENDS A HAND AIDS
ISLAND EAST OF JAVA BALI
Loosen, as a cuff UNBUTTON
PINBALL PARLORS ARCADES
Scoreboard nos PTS
SLAP TARGET, SOMETIMES WRIST
SIX-LEGGED WORKER ANT
___ KIPPUR YOM
Raid participant COMMANDO
Rose of Guns N’ Roses AXL
USED A LOOM WOVE
Prune again RETRIM
LETTERS BEFORE XIS NUS
LEVINE OF MAROON 5 ADAM