Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Bowler, in slang KEGLER
Break off, as ties SEVER
BE CERTAIN OF KNOW
Assume by force USURP
ALTERNATIVE TO MOUSSE GEL
ALMOND OR PECAN TREE
ALARMED EXCLAMATION OHNO
Advice from a bear SELL
Abbr. replacing some names ETAL
“Which came first?” choice EGG
“Redemption” writer URIS
“Ready when you are!” IMSET
“Grazie” response PREGO
Clinton’s attorney general RENO
Compatriot, informally PAISANO
Disembodied listener ALEXA
Dreaming, maybe INBED
Ferrara farewell CIAO
Fish often cooked tataki-style AHI
Home to 1.4 billion INDIA
Home to 4.7 billion ASIA
Host who got a lot of questions TREBEK
It gets played ROLE
Joust implement LANCE
Org. for narcs DEA
Revealing word VOILA
STRANDS IN A LAB DNA
STOP CEASE
STOP END
REQUIRING A LOT OF ATTENTION NEEDY
PUB MISSILE DART
SECRET RENDEZVOUS TRYST
CHAMPION OF A CAUSE CRUSADER
DEFICIENCY LACK
GET VERY HOT ROAST
SEND PACKING CAN
MADISON AVE. PRO ADREP
KIMONO CLINCHER OBI
Sound muffled by an elbow, perhaps ACHOO
Winning service ACE
ENVIRONMENTAL PREFIX ECO
RENTAL CHOICE SEDAN
GROUNDBREAKING INVENTION PLOW
GROUNDBREAKING INVENTION HOE
PSYCHOANALYSIS SUBJECT EGO
Like many campfire stories SCARY
HAMS EMOTERS
MEXICAN BREAD PESOS
San Francisco’s ___ Tower COIT
Clydesdale sound CLOP
UNITED HUB OHARE
SQUEEZING SNAKES BOAS
STEWS FRETS
WIRY LEAN
Some revolvers DOORS
Tuition reducer AID
Spa sighs AHS
Wonder Woman portrayer Gadot GAL
Tennis champ Naomi OSAKA
For free, in a way ASAGIFT
Extra fees from a politician’s manager? HANDLINGCHARGES
Extra fee from an Oregon city? EUGENELEVY
Extra fee from a Honda importer? CIVICDUTY
“That pleases me greatly!” SOGLAD
“What a shame!” TOOBAD
1986 TURNER AUTOBIOGRAPHY ITINA
BIG INITIALS IN FASHION YSL
POCKET PROTECTOR? OLINE