Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BEFORE TODAY AGO
Bison’s home PLAINS
Bit of hair or smoke WISP
Brain sections LOBES
CALL FROM A COTE BAA
Camouflaged HID
ARBOREAL PRIMATE ORANG
HINT OF COLOR TINGE
BACK REAR
FEDEX ALTERNATIVE UPS
AGGRAVATION TSURIS
A/C MEASURES BTUS
2022 World Cup setting QATAR
100%, slangily HUNDOP
FINGERS IDS
“You can’t stop me!” IGOTTA
Cause for evacuation during initial remarks? OPENINGFIRE
Civil rights martyr Till EMMETT
“Shoot!” DRAT
Disarms PUTSATEASE
“I’m not ___ judge” ONETO
“I Am Woman” singer Helen REDDY
“I’m melting!” ITSHOT
Having no practical relevance MOOT
“Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” painter RENOIR
Clear writing? ERASE
EDIBLE TUBES PENNE
CHOIR SINGER ALTO
COLLARS ARRESTS
GENERAL ON A CHINESE MENU TSO
Camp counselor training subj CPR
HUMBLE ABASE
FANCY DESIRE
Counsel’s incessant proposal? PERPETUALMOTION
GET SMART LEARN
Dwarves’ city under a mountain, in Tolkien’s stories MORIA
COOKED UP MADE
Figure missing from EV ads MPG
Finish litigation in debt? SETTLEDOWN
Debt vouchers CHITS
Colorful collectible AUTUMNLEAF
Interminable legal proceeding? LONGSUIT
COUNTRY SINGER TRAVIS TRITT
WINTER AIR CAROL
UNINSPIRING BLAH
COUP TARGET ETAT
FREE OF ADDITIVES PURE
Didn’t guzzle NURSED
Green section of a Risk board ASIA
WANE EBB
Its in-flight announcements are in Hebrew and English ELAL
PRESENT, SAY TENSE
PARTING WORD ADIEU
NEAT ICELESS
GOVT. ID ISSUER SSA
SET RIGHT REPAIR
NEUTRAL COLOR TAUPE
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE URGE
SWEEPING STORY EPIC
MEMORABLE TIME ERA
Red root BEET
CARPOOL LANE LETTERS HOV
TATS INK
CAPONE HENCHMAN NITTI
WINDOW LEDGE SILL
PRETEND FEIGN
POSSESSES OWNS
Common coffee break hr TENAM
Contacts, in a way EMAILS
Modern collectible, in brief NFT
Oil reserve? PIMPLE
Overlook a chance to revive a dismissed case? DONTSEETHEAPPEAL
Helps when one shouldn’t ABETS
Player number not found on a jersey STAT
Present one’s case PLEAD
SLAY DOIN
Rarely free version of freeware PRO
Miller’s matter GRIST
Semicircular character CEE
Server’s take TIP
Ship lip GUNWALE
Sleeper spy MOLE
Stain on an attorney’s record? HEARINGLOSS
Mob scene participants? RACKETEERS
ROOFING MATERIAL TIN
TENTATIVE TASTE SIP
Uniform trim LACING
POWERFUL PEOPLE INS
When-all-else-has-failed option LASTRESORT
Might increase TROOPSURGE
Sacramento newspaper BEE
Measure of a celeb’s familiarity and allure QSCORE
Stocking calamity during cross-examination? TRIALRUN
REMOTE LOCATION? SOFA
Talking in class ORALREPORT
Place to buy amphorae AGORA
Prime vineyard CRU
They’re nuts ACORNS
What master criminals leave NOTRACE
___-disant (self-styled) SOI
SAUCER CREW, FOR SHORT ETS
Western contest RODEO
Young’s partner ERNST
Like some exhibition pieces ONLOAN
START FOR GIRL OR BOY ATTA
SULLEN SORT MOPER
JAM INGREDIENT? AUTO
READY TO ROLL INGEAR
PORTION (OUT) METE
Janelle of “Moonlight” MONAE
MENS ___ (CRIMINAL INTENT) REA
You don’t need an Rx for it OTCDRUG
NEGATION SYMBOL, IN LOGIC TILDE
PURPLE BERRY ACAI
Round Table addresses SIRS
Swear word? OATH
VIA, INFORMALLY THRU
Tombstone surname EARP
___ DICTUM (PASSING REMARK) OBITER