Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2023 01 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
“Rats!” EEK
“Rocky III” co-star MRT
Bistro or brasserie EATERY
CAUSE OF GREAT DISTRESS BANE
LIKE A COUCH POTATO INERT
NOT PRECISE LOOSE
REZNOR OF NINE INCH NAILS TRENT
PRONE APT
MAKE KNOWN AIR
DISCOVERED DUGUP
CLARIFICATION LEAD-IN IMEAN
Carriage controls REINS
Bubbly indulgence BATH
Neruda creation ODE
Best Supporting Actor winner of 2016 and 2018 ALI
Game stake ANTE
College application edge, slangily HOOK
Disneyland’s county ORANGE
Drummond of Food Network’s “The Pioneer Woman” REE
Expression of insight AHH
Famous Downing Street number TEN
Jolting joe, informally CAF
Landlocked Eur. country AUS
Like a heart or diamond RED
Mat traditionally twice as long as wide TATAMI
Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian, for one IBIS
O’Rourke of Texas BETO
Practitioner of unassertive action and simplicity TAOIST
Releases from censorship UNGAGS
Reputation problem STAIN
Rushing fig YDS
Schiff or Schumer, informally DEM
Section of la carte des vins BLANCS
Seeds for sweets CACAO
Send a Dear John text ENDIT
Be after SEEK
SHREWD ASTUTE
STEALS TAKES
SQUARE UNHIP
STORYBOOK BADDIE GIANT
Arles apple POMME
SHIRAZ SETTING IRAN
Son of Sarabi and Mufasa SIMBA
Tuck deg MBA
Watch on a phone, say STREAM
Aphrodite’s love ADONIS
*Spending limits CARHOPS
*Sardine holder TIBETAN
*Pans’ partners POPHITS
*Of lesser importance MINOTAUR
*Medicare drug level TIPSIER
*Dorm room wall art, often POETASTER
*Anita’s “West Side Story” pal MARIACHI
“Meow! Meow!” FEEDME
Dojo figure SENSEI
EQUIVOCATES HEDGES
INVENTOR OTIS ELISHA
CONTEMPTIBLE SORT CUR
COMMON FIRST WORD MAMA
CONTENTS OF SOME POCKETS ORE
Layered treats OREOS
Floor finisher TILER
STRAPPED INNEED
Trattoria tubes PENNE