Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 13

crossword answers
Clue Answer
DECOMPOSE ROT
Citrus peel shavings ZEST
Boarding requirement PASS
“Don’t try ___ at home” THIS
“A Delicate Balance” playwright ALBEE
RELATED AKIN
LITTLE SONGBIRD WREN
HANKERING URGE
FRAGRANCE AROMA
Analyze sentences PARSE
Irish brogue, for example ACCENT
John of “Animal House” BELUSHI
Lamp feature SHADE
Librarian’s verb READ
Low-lying haze MIST
Madonna, for one POPICON
BLACK-AND-WHITE WHALE ORCA
Moves on a computer screen DRAGS
Captain’s call for help SOS
Profoundly loyal TRUEBLUE
Conflict of 1914 to 1918 WWI
Sheriff’s badge shape STAR
Sister of Olga and Masha in Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” IRINA
Course you just have to show up for EASYA
Sudden inspiration BRAINWAVE
Suffering after a workout, maybe ACHY
FOR EACH APIECE
First American woman in space SALLYRIDE
YOUNG KIDS SMALLFRY
Fish for fish sticks COD
Gets hitched in secret ELOPES
Thoracic bone RIB
Undo an error, in a way ERASE
Warbler’s warble CHIRP
Woodcuts and watercolors ART
DODGE ELUDE
HIDING PLACE LAIR
Hitting four homers in a game, say ONFIRE
Kings, in Cannes ROIS
Lawyer’s job CASE
KICKS OFF BEGINS
SAILORS, INFORMALLY TARS
GUITARIST CLAPTON ERIC
“Do I look impressed?” BIGDEAL
ICOMFORT MATTRESS MAKER SERTA
Aggressive basketball play FASTBREAK
WINTER COAT PARKA
Quick trip before a party, perhaps BEERRUN
THE BUCKEYE STATE OHIO
___ & Perrins (Worcestershire sauce brand) LEA
ROWBOAT PROPELLERS OARS
LETTER AFTER EPSILON ZETA
PASSIONATE DANCE TANGO
PAPER TOWEL UNIT ROLL
Streamers? TVS
Miserly Marner in a classic tale SILAS
Pre-Academy Awards attention OSCARBUZZ
Some computer screens LCDS
YOUNG KIDS TYKES
HAND OVER CEDE
LENDS A HAND TO AIDS
OVERNIGHTER GUEST
Reindeer in “Frozen” SVEN