Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 17

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