Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 04

crossword answers
Clue Answer
“My word!” GEE
Bess’s predecessor ELEANOR
Blood pressure raiser, maybe IRE
COVENT GARDEN OFFERING OPERA
Destination for a pilgrim SHRINE
FRAGRANT SHRUB RUE
Handel cantata “___ e Leandro” ERO
Having less experience GREENER
Ice Bucket Challenge cause: Abbr ALS
Inhabitants of ancient Scotland PICTS
Like Lexington Avenue ONEWAY
Maryland governor Moore WES
Possessive on orange packages REESES
Pressing person URGER
Scrolling strip on a sportscast CRAWL
Readies for a round SPARS
PASTEL HUE LILAC
Show of disdain SNEER
Spelunking aficionado CAVER
PASS ENACT
KICKS IN STARTS
Step, to une ballerine PAS
Stubbornly follow DOG
THINK ALIKE AGREE
Home for hibernation DEN
HIGH-MAINTENANCE SORT DIVA
GRAVE SEVERE
GALLING IRKSOME
Food processors, at times MINCERS
EYES UNPLEASANTLY OGLES
COURT CALL LET
Country great Haggard MERLE
Conqueror of Valencia ELCID
CHECKOUT COUNT ITEMS
BATTLEFIELD CRY MEDIC
Anchor’s offering NEWS
ADD UP TO TOTAL
*Unescorted ALCAPONE
*Lease signer CARPENTER
*It forks into two branches upstream of Arles CARPHONE
*Humiliating defeat CRAPOUT
*Gin cocktail SCALPING
“Heavens!” YIPES
“Didn’t I warn you?” SEE
SERVANT OF SAURON ORC
RED-INK AMOUNTS LOSSES
Server of a six-yr. term SEN
Stage array SET
STAIRCASE POST NEWEL
MLB team leader MGR
Trident, e.g MISSILE
Twinings wares TEA
TWISTY SHAPES ESSES
Twisty swimmer EEL
Ventura runner MAC
VERY BRIGHT NEON
Yorkshire area DALES
Bernardo’s girl, in “West Side Story” ANITA