Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 09

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