Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 07 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Now or before EVER
MOOCHERS SPONGES
Show interrupters ADS
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY EMORY
Player on a golf course GARY
“How was ___ know?” ITO
Human rights activist Clooney AMAL
Preceding time EVE
Flooring decor choice sorted out? CARPETTACKLED
CHEAPEN DEBASE
Private doctors MEDICS
OFFICIAL AGREEMENT ASSENT
Winning World Series manager in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 TORRE
Auditory assaults DINS
Fashion designer Posen ZAC
HOT SEXY
LIKE SOME AUTO TRIM CHROMED
MANIPULATIVE FELLOW USER
CEREMONIAL PRACTICE RITE
VERB FOR LATIN LOVERS AMO
Krypton, for one GAS
EXCEDRIN ALTERNATIVE ADVIL
Longtime Yankees announcer Allen MEL
Connects to a space station on a return trip REDOCKS
Distiller’s product was a failure? GINFIZZLED
Good for planting, perhaps LOAMY
Infant scurried away? BABYBUSTLED
Mendes of “Hitch” EVA
Pics on pecs TATS
Chestnuts, e.g STEEDS
Chestnuts, e.g HORSES
ONE AND ONLY SOLE
They should be washed on a gentle cycle DELICATES
YIELD TO WANDERLUST ROVE
Fruit preserved in brine? CHERRYPICKLED
FLYNN OF FILMS ERROL
Spicy Mexican marinade ADOBO
MATCH MAKEUP SETS
Trained team CADRE
INVITES ASKS
SCALE CLIMB
LESSEN GRADUALLY EBB
OPPOSITE IN CHARACTER POLAR
BIT OF FICTION LIE
CHUM PAL
CANAL FEATURES LOCKS
PREPARES TO FIRE AIMS
ITALIAN WINE AREA ASTI
OLD TESTAMENT BOOK EZRA
PLAINS TRIBE KANSA
PIVOTAL KEY
STAND RISE
DECREASE DIP
SURFACE EXTERNAL
CULMINATION ACME
EXTEND, AS A LINE REELOUT
LIMPING, SAY LAME
Potential embryo OVUM
Scott of “Hawaii Five-0” CAAN
“Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” writer ELIOT
“Money ___ object” ISNO
Chicken ___ (buttery dish) KIEV
Dune buggy addition ROLLBAR
Fanatical followings CULTS
Inconsequential item TRIFLE
Menswear designer Behar IKE
Radio operator committed larceny? HAMBURGLED
Skeptical reactions SNORTS
They’re easily swayed PUSHOVERS
Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera IDA
Too precious for words CUTESY
SPACE ROOM
BIG GULP CHUG
THURMAN OF FILMS UMA
COURSE ROUTE
REFERENCE WORDS SEEALSO
CHUM BESTBUD
“I’m ___” (Ed Sheeran song) AMESS
WORD OF HONOR VOW
UFO CREW ETS
MAINTENANCE UPKEEP
ACQUIESCE ACCEDE
HOE TARGET WEED
LIKE SOME MARKERS GENETIC
THESE, IN TOURS CES
RAN OUT LAPSED
ALPINE ABODE CHALET
Retailer begun as a seller of fishing gear ORVIS
Run-scoring out, for short SAC
Tureen fill SOUP
LAUNDRY CHALLENGE STAIN
TANK TOP TURRET
GO AROUND ORBIT
COLLAPSES UNDER PRESSURE GIVES
DIGRESSION ASIDE
WON BACK RETAKEN
MAKE A LOT PAVE
FIRST PERFECT NUMBER SIX
PRIDE LETTERS LGBT
REGULAR HEXAHEDRON CUBE
High pts MTS
List-shortening abbr ETAL
Artistic creations OPUSES
Stephen of “The Crying Game” REA
Title cocker spaniel in a Disney film LADY
Aaron Copland ballet RODEO
Creature in Liberty Mutual commercials EMU
“I’d say...” in texts IMO
Boosters boost it MORALE
Crucifix sent down an alley? CROSSBOWLED
Earn a timeout, maybe ACTUP
Fruit salad components MELONBALLS
Lower in social status DECLASS
Painter’s paste GESSO
Rafter’s challenge RAPIDS
Shop tool bent under pressure? SAWBUCKLED
Well-versed sort POET