Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 28

crossword answers
Clue Answer
AUTO ADORNMENT DECAL
BASIC RELIGIOUS BELIEF DEISM
An American in Paris, maybe EXPAT
ALKALINE SOLUTION LYE
“The Maine Woods” writer THOREAU
Big place in California? SUR
BITTERLY REGRETS RUES
Broad back muscle, for short LAT
Busy mo. for elves DEC
CAKE FINISHER ICER
CATERPILLAR ROLL INGREDIENT EEL
CHEESE IN A RED COAT EDAM
JAPANESE FLOOR MAT TATAMI
OBJECTIVE END
GHASTLY AWFUL
MAKE FIZZY AERATE
ANNOY RILE
“Nearly done!” ONETOGO
“I hear ya, sister!” AMEN
MONOPOLY CARD DEED
Heavy Olympics favorite DREAMTEAM
London stroller PRAM
National Mall shader ELM
Parent whose kids have moved out, and a phonetic clue to parts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across EMPTYNESTER
Professor in a game PLUM
BRIGHT BRAINY
REVERBERATED ECHOED
MIXTURE MELANGE
LETTER BEFORE SIGMA RHO
Embedded agents MOLES
“Homeland” org CIA
“2001” computer HAL
PAMPERING PLACE SPA
INNERMOST CENTRAL
EASTER FIND EGG
Start for way, west or wife MID
Doves do it COO
TEXTURE FEEL
Buccaneers’ base TAMPA
Outback strutters EMUS
Lovebirds no more EXES
Polluter-policing org EPA
Pension supplements IRAS
Lawyer: Abbr ATT
SHAD YIELD ROE
RYE BUYS LOAVES
Longtime label for Kenny G ARISTA
Loosen, as a cuff UNBUTTON
FRIENDLY AMIABLE
Scoreboard nos PTS
Tailor’s concern FIT
Small, to Scots WEE
LENDS A HAND AIDS
ISLAND EAST OF JAVA BALI
Rose of Guns N’ Roses AXL
PINBALL PARLORS ARCADES
SIX-LEGGED WORKER ANT
MIAMI-TO-NYC HEADING NNE
SLAP TARGET, SOMETIMES WRIST
Raid participant COMMANDO
USED A LOOM WOVE
LETTERS BEFORE XIS NUS
___ KIPPUR YOM
Prune again RETRIM
LEVINE OF MAROON 5 ADAM