Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
MINOR CRITICISM NIT
FLUSH GLOW
Fern production SPORE
STUCK INAPICKLE
Don’t-care hairstyles MESSYBUNS
DEDICATED WORKS ODES
SOFTENS MELTS
Character who calls Charlie “Chuck” PEPPERMINTPATTY
Chapel answer IDO
Cause for some R ratings SEX
Captain whose Bounty crew mutinied BLIGH
BLACKJACK HALF ACE
1996 MLB batting champ, familiarly AROD
“The Grass Harp” novelist CAPOTE
“Skedaddle!” GIT
“Peachy!” NEATO
“La Sylphide” costumes TUTUS
Finish off quickly, as a plate of food INHALE
Katy of NBC News TUR
Mama’s mom NANA
Maple tree insert TAP
Nor’easter, e.g STORM
Pinkish orange color MELON
Quarterback run SNEAK
Resort near Salt Lake City ALTA
Seacrest’s morning TV partner RIPA
Sign of a popular amusement park ride LINE
Skateboarder’s jump OLLIE
Star in a show TOPTHEBILL
Title trash-compacting robot in a Pixar film WALLE
Traditional Muslim head covering HIJAB
Unified voting group BLOC
Unreliable, as cell service PATCHY
Void’s partner NULL
What a Fender might be hooked to AMP
“Cool beans, bro!” AWESOMESAUCE
___ LAMA DALAI
Words on Spanish valentines YOTEAMO
VARIETY ILK
VARIETY TYPE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AID
HEAD HONCHO THEBIGCHEESE
EPITOME OF EASINESS ABC
DUBAI DIGNITARY EMIR
STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS BEAMS
DERBY PART BRIM
ILL-FATED NOTTOBE
TRIDENT-SHAPED LETTERS PSIS
RESEARCH FACILITY LAB
RANDOM GUESS STAB
Fully aware of ONTO
TIME OF PROSPERITY BOOM
KIDS JOSHES
SUPERLATIVE ADVERB MOST
OOLONG HOLDER TEABAG
United Nations Day mo OCT
ZODIAC CREATURE LION