Wall Street Journal 2022 01 31 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
NIKE COMPETITOR	AVIA
1950s auto flop	EDSEL
Adjective in a battery ad	LONGLASTING
Did some grousing	MOANED
Frying vat fill	CORNOIL
EXTREMELY	ULTRA
BAR GARNISH	OLIVE
SHADE TREE	ELM
CURTAIN HANGER	ROD
COUPLE	PAIR
PEN TIP	NIB
BECKONED	CALLED
Greedy cache	HOARD
HAS TO HAVE	NEEDS
Lang. of Liverpool	ENG
Like styling mousse	FROTHY
“Wait a sec!”	HOLDON
Mined deposit	ORE
“___ never work”	ITLL
Play date for grown-ups	GAMENIGHT
FOOT FEATURE	TOE
Secure, as a ship to shore	MOOR
Showgirl in Manilow’s “Copacabana”	LOLA
Follows commands	OBEYS
FLOURISHED	BOOMED
PUBLISHER NAST	CONDE
POWER PROBLEM	OUTAGE
BACKED (AWAY)	SHIED
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR NEWSOM	GAVIN
“Pygmalion” playwright	SHAW
Jumped a gap, as a spark	ARCED
MAG. STAFFERS	EDS
Toronto’s prov	ONT
Lion’s bellow	ROAR
Paris sidewalk eatery	CAFE
___ down (prepared to sleep)	BEDDED
Ram in football	STRAIGHTARM
Steak marbling	FAT
Sub groups?	FLEETS
Sun burst?	NOVA
HANDLES SKILLFULLY	FINESSES
IF NOT	ELSE
KISMET	FATE
___ ALAMOS	LOS
“I see!”	AHA
WINTER GLIDER	SLED
SUPPLEMENTS	ADDSTO
Trips, for example	POKERHAND
STAND UP TO	OPPOSE
Vaccine approval agcy	FDA
NOT HOMOGENEOUS	DIVERSE
LIGHT SWITCH POSITION	OFF
Get news of	HEAR
STAY IN HIDING	LIELOW
TWO-UNDER-PAR SCORE	EAGLE
HOME DEPOT RIVAL	LOWES
SPOT FOR A YACHT	SEA
Large Japanese dogs	AKITAS
LADDIE	BOYO
___ MOINES	DES
SOME CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE	FIBERS
WEB PAGE ADDRESS	URL
STEERED CLEAR OF	AVOIDED
Suburban shopping center	MINIMALL

NIKE COMPETITOR

AVIA

1950s auto flop

EDSEL

Adjective in a battery ad

LONGLASTING

Did some grousing

MOANED

Frying vat fill

CORNOIL

EXTREMELY

ULTRA