Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
CHALLENGING HARD
IDYLLIC PLACE EDEN
NARROW INLET RIA
Direction in Alaska’s state motto NORTH
1960s Secretary of Defense Robert MCNAMARA
“Let You Love Me” singer Rita ORA
“I hate it!” UGH
Architect I.M PEI
ALARMED CRY YELP
A POP PER
“Shoot!” RATS
BURGLE ROB
INDICATE EVINCE
First número UNO
EQUIP RIG
Easy putts TAPINS
DOC FOR DACHSHUNDS VET
Some china TEASET
LONG-BODIED FISH PIKE
Five-dollar bills, informally ABES
Franchise role for Keanu NEO
Gladys Knight’s backers PIPS
Hostess alternative DRAKES
Irish honoree, for short STPAT
Large singing groups OCTETS
Lieutenants’ subordinates ENSIGNS
Most packed DENSEST
Not at all chatty TACITURN
Rewarder of good service TIPPER
Sometime earlier ONCE
PLEASANT NICE
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CITY OSLO
MODEL HEIDI KLUM
Still solid, in a way UNMELTED
Succulents used to make tequila AGAVES
Trap for catching snaky fish EELPOT
Trevor who hosted “The Daily Show” NOAH
Weasels’ cousins STOATS
Well-connected device? PUMP
___ long way (achieve great success) GOA
Love song, often DUET
TAX FORM ID SSN
TO-DO LIST ITEMS TASKS
Petite pooch, for short POM
Only even prime TWO
Popular soup TOMATO
Rap’s Run-___ DMC
SUFFIX FOR EAST OR WEST ERN
HOPPY BEER, FOR SHORT IPA
Home for a hawk AERIE
PLAYFUL GROWL RAWR
SHORTLY, INFORMALLY INAFEW
SISTER IN AN ORDER NUN
HARMONIZE SYNC
“___ had it!” IVE
OLD RUSSIAN RULER TSAR
PULITZER WINNER JAMES AGEE
WISE ALTERNATIVE UTZ
SHAKE LIKE ___ ALEAF
Magazine first published in 1867 HARPERSBAZAAR
Functional bit, colloquially, and a hint to 17-, 28-, 35- and 44-Across BUSINESSEND
BECAUSE INTHAT
Discussing work outside of work, e.g TALKINGSHOP
“Get Out” director Jordan PEELE
LACKS HASNOT