Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2020 04 15

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BY WAY OF VIA
CRACKED AJAR
SAMPLE TRY
___ JIMA IWO
GOLDEN RULE WORD UNTO
PANACHE ELAN
GREET THE DAY RISE
ABATES LETSUP
OSCAR WINNER AS THATCHER STREEP
MOUTH, INFORMALLY YAP
DIAMOND SCORE RUN
DIAMOND FEATURE FACET
PIONEERING PROGRAMMER LOVELACE ADA
Gadot of “Justice League” GAL
BE DECISIVE OPT
SERENADE, AS THE MOON BAYAT
Dropped one’s hand FOLDED
End for the IRS web address GOV
Gold-holding fort KNOX
Gives for safekeeping ENTRUSTS
RESEARCH SETTING LAB
CHOICE WORDS? ORS
Talia Shire, to Nicolas Cage AUNT
Those firing shots? ANTIVAXXERS
Sylvan carpet MOSS
Stinger seller KIA
DEC. CELEBRATION XMAS
STICK ADHERE
BOARD FINISH MATE
PRONOUNCES UTTERS
INDIAN CHIEF RAJA
Bonobo, e.g APE
Humble lodgings INN
Malay-speaking sultanate BRUNEI
Lemony Snicket’s evil count OLAF
Letters for a lawyer ESQ
Parapsychology subj ESP
Not sufficiently careful LAX
Mom’s mom, informally GRAN
Makeup of la mer EAU
JOINS THE DEBATE ARGUES
With flying colors? VIBRANTLY
CLOSE WATCH EAGLEEYE
FAR FROM FRIENDLY ICY
SOMEWHAT ATAD
LIKE DRONES IN A COLONY OF BEES MALE
CBS police procedural NCIS
Citizen’s annual homework assignment, and this puzzle’s theme TAXRETURN
Complete defeat ROUT
Chardonnay, par exemple VIN
Coleco contemporary ATARI
BODY PIC TAT
FIX A LOOSE LACE RETIE
LOVE LETTERS XOXOX
MOOLAH DINERO
HEADS OFF AVERTS
“Lovely” Beatles girl RITA
“Twinkle, twinkle, little bat” singer HATTER
“Pagliacci” piece ARIA
“Bye!” SEEYOU
Tree cover BARK
Shaft near a driver’s feet FRONTAXLE
Badger’s cousin OTTER
1999 movie satirizing “Star Trek” fandom GALAXYQUEST
Alternative to boots on the ground AIRSTRIKE
NURSING A GRUDGE SORE
WITHOUT SANS
LOCK TRESS
BANKRUPT RUIN
SOME JAZZ COMBOS OCTETS
Vance in OK, e.g AFB
What some do regarding a 54-Across FILEANEXTENSION
Works in a studio ART
SOCK END TOE
SLACK-JAWED REACTION AWE
WILL SMITH TITLE ROLE ALI