Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Carrier of protein-building instructions RNA
Chipotle extra, for short GUAC
Close enough to be picked up WITHINEAR
Debut, in Variety-speak BOW
POPS DAD
MONASTIC HOOD COWL
DEEP RED WINE
SORRY STATE WOE
IN NEED OF A GOOD SCRUBBING GRUNGY
DEBUNKED DOWN
Cornerstone abbr ESTD
CLASSICO COMPETITOR RAGU
CHILL VEG
Cause to race GUN
CAMELOT LADY ENID
Brit’s undershirt VEST
BIT OF RESISTANCE OHM
Pioneering computer programmer Lovelace ADA
Basic diet, for diabetics ANAGRAM
Dennings of “Thor: Love and Thunder” KAT
Drink Gatorade during a timeout, say HYDRATE
Elite group of wildfire fighters HOT
It holds about 1.5 ounces GLASS
Italy’s busiest port GENOA
Japanese dish served on skewers YAKITORI
Jefferson’s secretary of state MADISON
Make one’s disdain plain SNEER
Narcissist’s love SELF
Prepare to drop, maybe DRAG
Ref’s decision TKO
Roswell crashers, for short ETS
Skipper’s spot HELM
“Como Ama ___ Mujer” (Jennifer Lopez album) UNA
NUMB DEADEN
MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALL
HAND HOLDER? ARM
SCULLS OARS
Therapy session topics FEARS
They’re yet to be paid DEBTS
Trophy bearing an atom EMMY
Unseemly outburst SCENE
Years, in Poitiers ANS
RIVER SPORT CREW
GOLD, IN GUADALAJARA ORO
Plane, e.g TOOL
Political ideology ISM
Cones’ counterparts RODS
Go for a run SKI
Hardly a favorite LONG
Schoolyard scrape OWIE
Port closer CORK
Merger acquisition? INLAW
YET TO BE PAID OWING
TRAUMATIZE SCAR
“You betcha!” DARNTOOTIN
Y-SHAPED WEAPON SLING
JFK’s predecessor DDE
TRAFFIC COP? NARC
Audio file format WAV
Obstacles in many a heist movie LASERBEAMS
OFF TARGET WRONG
Cup, in Cannes TASSE
TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED DRONEDON
Unconvincing argument, informally WEAKTEA
Taking hits TOKING
Superhero’s secret ALTEREGO
REDUCED ONSALE
THIRD-STRINGERS CTEAM
Tapioca sources CASSAVAS
The Golden State, familiarly CALI