Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Campaign strategy SMEAR
Cacti components SPINES
BUD PAL
BROWN, IN A WAY SEAR
Bluegrass musician Molly TUTTLE
Blow-dryer part HEATLEMENT
NATION ONCE KNOWN AS PLEASANT ISLAND NAURU
Bar on a train AXLE
ARTERIAL INSERT STENT
APPLIES USES
APE OR PARROT MIMIC
AMOROUS ARCHER EROS
Alternative to lanolin ALOE
100-centesimi currency LIRA
“The Hollow Men” poet ELIOT
NOT SO MUCH LESS
FALLOPIAN TUBE TRAVELER OVUM
CARNIVAL CITY RIO
SIGN OF SORROW TEAR
Computer’s brains, briefly CPU
Done up, say STYLED
Kennedy center ENS
Mendes of “Training Day” EVA
Metaphorical daily grind RAT
Natl. Arts & Humanities Mo OCT
Proverbial preventative STITCHIME
Representative group CONTNT
Sex ed subject CONTPTION
CARRY TOTE
FURIOUS MADELL
OPENING GAP
SET DOWN PLACE
Spot for a Pom LAP
Subject of a neighborhood poster LOSTDOG
Table payments ANTES
USB connection PORT
HIDEOUT LAIR
CHASING INPURSUIT
LIGHT READING? EBOOK
OPPOSITE OF FULL NEW
Layered snacks OREOS
UNDERSTOOD GOT
WISE ONE SAGE
TINSELTOWN TERRIER ASTA
SOME DEER ROES
TOFFEE BAR FROM HERSHEY SKOR
PETTING ZOO FAVORITE LAMB
COLORFUL SWIMMERS KOI
MISINFORM LIETO
Plan for sr. years IRA
MORTGAGES, FOR EXAMPLE LIENS
Like many dad jokes CORNY
Industrial cutter LASER
Roberto Benigni’s “Life Is Beautiful” role GUIDO
Responder to crashes TECH
Pinball machine features BUMPERS
Decepticons, e.g ROBOTS
1989 Chicago Auto Show debut MIATA
BELIEF SYSTEM ISM
BIT OF REGALIA ORB
MLB VIPS GMS
Endor inhabitants EWOKS
Numerical prefixes AREACODES