Wall Street Journal 2023 02 28 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
“Cut it out!”	LAYOFF
“It’s all ___” (“I can’t really remember”)	ABLUR
“Over here!”	PSST
401, IN OLD ROME	CDI
68-Across, in France	PAS
Autumn sign	SCORPIO
BLACK-TIE EVENT	GALA
Childhood friends who may never meet	PENPALS
CHOREOGRAPHY BIT	STEP
COMMOTION	STIR
CROOKED	BENT
DELI CHOICE	RYE
Dog tormented by Garfield	ODIE
EAGER	KEEN
ELATION	GLEE
Eliciting a “meh”	SOSO
EXPLOSIVE STUFF	TNT
GPS SUGGESTION	RTE
LEGAL CLAIM	LIEN
FITTING	APT
FORBIDDEN	BARRED
SKILLED	ABLE
PAINTER KAHLO	FRIDA
SHORT-LIVED CRAZE	FAD
POKER PAYMENT	ANTE
FIRST PLACE	EDEN
PANACHE	ELAN
LEB. NEIGHBOR	ISR
QUARTERBACK RODGERS	AARON
RECHARGE, IN A WAY	RESTUP
MOST IN NEED OF A MASSAGE	SOREST
Lennon’s love	ONO
Shake need	STRAW
Mets’ div	NLE
First or second, e.g	GEAR
Facebook creation	PROFILE
Feature of a cardinal or blue jay	CREST
Grilling direction	SEAR
Letter from Paul, say	EPISTLE
Odd sign at a comedy club?	NOKIDDING
Odd sign at a counselor’s office?	NODOUBT
Odd sign at a sauna?	NOSWEAT
Odd sign on a football field?	NOOFFENSE
Offerings of PBS’s “Masterpiece”	DRAMAS
Refiner’s supply	ORE
TINY AMOUNT	SMIDGEN
SNOOZE	NAP
WYO. NEIGHBOR	SDAK
WYO. NEIGHBOR	NEB
Stylish bloke	TOFF
UPS logo, e.g	SHIELD
Vikings’ org	NFL
Tennis great Björn	BORG
Stereo setting	TREBLE
TAUNTED	MOCKED
Pebbles’s pop	FRED
Re-election seekers	INS
Kindle, e.g	EREADER
Lunchtime, for some	ONE
Finishes a hole	PUTTS
PASTA PREFERENCE	ALDENTE
PAY ATTENTION	TUNEIN
DISGUSTED CRY	FIE
“The Rise of Skywalker” heroine	REY

“Cut it out!”

LAYOFF

“It’s all ___” (“I can’t really remember”)

ABLUR

“Over here!”

PSST

401, IN OLD ROME

CDI

68-Across, in France

PAS

Autumn sign

SCORPIO