Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2018 01 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BECOME NARROWER TAPER
BIT OF BUTTER PAT
SPICY HOT
DELAY HOLDUP
WHAT THE BLANK IN A FILL-IN-THE-BLANK CLUE SIGNIFIES OMISSION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASPER
ASIAN PENINSULA KOREA
NOCTURNAL PREDATOR OWL
CATHEDRAL AREAS APSES
FIND A NEW TENANT FOR RELET
White mouse, for example ALBINO
NEIGHBORLY KIND
Acute, as eyesight KEEN
Item seen in Grant Wood's 'American Gothic' PITCHFORK
THREAD BUY SPOOL
POKER PRIZE POT
INGREDIENT IN MANY STIR-FRIES TOFU
HISTORIC NORMANDY EVENT DDAY
State with the lowest population density ALASKA
DRUNK ___ SKUNK ASA
Softball variety SLOWPITCH
WAS VISIBLY EMBARRASSED BLUSHED
Jazz trumpeter nicknamed 'Jumbo' ALHIRT
START OF MGM'S MOTTO ARS
Cosmetics company that comes calling AVON
SOME NEST EGGS IRAS
FRIEND OF JERRY AND GEORGE ELAINE
FIRMLY MAINTAIN A POSITION STANDFAST
SIDE IN SOME NEGOTIATIONS UNION
MOVIE STAR CAGE, FAMILIARLY NIC
SITCOM ALIEN ALF
Brownish color UMBER
THAT FELLOW'S HIS
ADDRESS FOR A PIRATE MATEY
___ JIMA IWO
SWITCH OFF KILL
LIKE BASEBALL INNINGS AS OPPOSED TO FOOTBALL QUARTERS UNTIMED
RUN OUT OF CLOTHING? STREAK
Eggs, in ancient Rome OVA
PAY FORKOVER
JAILBIRD CON
GARDEN POOL SWIMMERS KOI
THE TRAMMPS' MUSIC DISCO
'We are their voice' org ASPCA
LESS ASSERTIVE MEEKER
MERMAID'S HOME SEA
Sheet edge HEM
Yoga practitioner's shirshasana HEADSTAND
EXPLOSIVE STUFF TNT
GOT INVOLVED TOOKPART
YOUNG FELLOW LAD
Angling catch FISH
Convenient, like convenience store shopping ONESTOP
Aircraft's course VECTOR
DANDLING SPOT KNEE
SOUTHERNMOST IVY PENN
King with gilt feelings? MIDAS
Theatrical showboats HAMS
ORG. WITH THE ARTS.GOV WEBSITE NEA
Ironically named period for commuters RUSHHOUR
1950S WHITE HOUSE NICKNAME IKE
SOME BRIEFS BVDS
ACCELERATED SPED
FREEDOM FROM WORRY EASE
White House press secretary Sanders SARAH
Contributes to the mix ADDSIN
ANTIQUATED OLD
ANGLING GEAR TACKLE
Run jointly, as a committee COCHAIR
Aid for keeping cafeteria food warm HEATLAMP
WHIRL SPIN
BOOT BOTTOMS SOLES
COMPANY'S OPERATING COSTS OVERHEAD
MINUSCULE WEE
BARITONES, TYPICALLY MEN
Top 40 songs HITS