Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
WANE EBB
Brain sections LOBES
Having no practical relevance MOOT
Sleeper spy MOLE
FEDEX ALTERNATIVE UPS
ARBOREAL PRIMATE ORANG
PRETEND FEIGN
UNINSPIRING BLAH
BACK REAR
SWEEPING STORY EPIC
TATS INK
BEFORE TODAY AGO
COUP TARGET ETAT
Camouflaged HID
COOKED UP MADE
SAUCER CREW, FOR SHORT ETS
“Shoot!” DRAT
“Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” painter RENOIR
100%, slangily HUNDOP
Civil rights martyr Till EMMETT
Overlook a chance to revive a dismissed case? DONTSEETHEAPPEAL
Player number not found on a jersey STAT
Stain on an attorney’s record? HEARINGLOSS
Helps when one shouldn’t ABETS
GOVT. ID ISSUER SSA
ROOFING MATERIAL TIN
SULLEN SORT MOPER
VIA, INFORMALLY THRU
JAM INGREDIENT? AUTO
“I Am Woman” singer Helen REDDY
COLLARS ARRESTS
Interminable legal proceeding? LONGSUIT
AGGRAVATION TSURIS
Present one’s case PLEAD
POWERFUL PEOPLE INS
CAPONE HENCHMAN NITTI
Common coffee break hr TENAM
Contacts, in a way EMAILS
Oil reserve? PIMPLE
PURPLE BERRY ACAI
When-all-else-has-failed option LASTRESORT
Swear word? OATH
NEAT ICELESS
Might increase TROOPSURGE
Cause for evacuation during initial remarks? OPENINGFIRE
Sacramento newspaper BEE
Stocking calamity during cross-examination? TRIALRUN
Place to buy amphorae AGORA
Finish litigation in debt? SETTLEDOWN
Figure missing from EV ads MPG
What master criminals leave NOTRACE
Tombstone surname EARP
Bit of hair or smoke WISP
Its in-flight announcements are in Hebrew and English ELAL
Talking in class ORALREPORT
They’re nuts ACORNS
GENERAL ON A CHINESE MENU TSO
Didn’t guzzle NURSED
2022 World Cup setting QATAR
Green section of a Risk board ASIA
CARPOOL LANE LETTERS HOV
HINT OF COLOR TINGE
Red root BEET
Clear writing? ERASE
Western contest RODEO
EDIBLE TUBES PENNE
HUMBLE ABASE
TENTATIVE TASTE SIP
Disarms PUTSATEASE
“I’m not ___ judge” ONETO
Modern collectible, in brief NFT
Colorful collectible AUTUMNLEAF
SLAY DOIN
Dwarves’ city under a mountain, in Tolkien’s stories MORIA
___ DICTUM (PASSING REMARK) OBITER
“You can’t stop me!” IGOTTA
FANCY DESIRE
“I’m melting!” ITSHOT
SET RIGHT REPAIR
Miller’s matter GRIST
PARTING WORD ADIEU
MEMORABLE TIME ERA
READY TO ROLL INGEAR
A/C MEASURES BTUS
Like some exhibition pieces ONLOAN
Ship lip GUNWALE
You don’t need an Rx for it OTCDRUG
Semicircular character CEE
REMOTE LOCATION? SOFA
PRESENT, SAY TENSE
WINTER AIR CAROL
FINGERS IDS
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE URGE
Counsel’s incessant proposal? PERPETUALMOTION
Debt vouchers CHITS
NEUTRAL COLOR TAUPE
Uniform trim LACING
Prime vineyard CRU
Young’s partner ERNST
Mob scene participants? RACKETEERS
NEGATION SYMBOL, IN LOGIC TILDE
PORTION (OUT) METE
MENS ___ (CRIMINAL INTENT) REA
FREE OF ADDITIVES PURE
Server’s take TIP
___-disant (self-styled) SOI
GET SMART LEARN
Bison’s home PLAINS
CALL FROM A COTE BAA
POSSESSES OWNS
Measure of a celeb’s familiarity and allure QSCORE
COUNTRY SINGER TRAVIS TRITT
CHOIR SINGER ALTO
Rarely free version of freeware PRO
Round Table addresses SIRS
Camp counselor training subj CPR
START FOR GIRL OR BOY ATTA
Janelle of “Moonlight” MONAE
WINDOW LEDGE SILL