Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
“Rome ___ built in a day” WASNT
ANNOYANCE PEEVE
ASSUAGES ALLAYS
ASTRONOMER CARL SAGAN
AUSTRALIAN BOOT BRAND UGG
Baldy’s hairpiece TOUPEE
Ballerina’s bends PLIES
Ballerina’s support TOE
Bit of concealer DAB
Black tie attire TUX
Bolivian buddy AMIGO
Captain in pursuit of Moby Dick AHAB
Christmas card word NOEL
CUTTING REMARKS BARBS
DESIRABLE QUALITY ASSET
DISHWASHER CYCLE DRY
Egomaniac’s fixation SELF
Emperor groups in Antarctica PENGUINCOLONIES
EXPRESS CONTEMPT SNIFF
QUICK BURST OF LIGHT FLASH
SECRET HOARD STASH
FIRST ZODIAC SIGN ARIES
NEGATIVE CONJUNCTION NOR
NOT MANY FEW
LONG AGO YORE
METRICAL FEET IAMBS
REWORK, AS A BOOK INTO A FILM ADAPT
ROCKER VAN HALEN ALEX
LONDON LAVATORY LOO
FILMING LOCATION SET
RELOCATES MOVES
EXPERT ON IRS FORMS CPA
LIKE MUCH FOLKLORE ORAL
MIGHTY LONG TIME EON
ISRAELI FLIER ELAL
Garden section BED
Modify formally AMEND
Interest-free? BORED
Midsection muscles, for short ABS
Kids’ guessing game ISPY
End for Canton or Vietnam ESE
In a bad way (and also an Italian espresso brand) ILLY
Lure for baseball buffs COOPERSTOWN
Machu Picchu’s range ANDES
Manual for writers STYLEGUIDE
Mayberry’s deputy on 1960s TV BARNEYFIFE
Midler nicknamed “The Divine Miss M” BETTE
Net-nicking serve, in tennis LET
Nigeria’s largest city LAGOS
Old-time copy MIMEO
One might result in damages CIVILSUIT
PBS investigative series FRONTLINE
Really restless ANTSY
Savings plan for srs IRA
SMALL AND MISCHIEVOUS ELFIN
SMALL VALLEY DELL
STRONG FLAVOR TANG
SWEARING-IN PLEDGE IDO
STREET URCHINS WAIFS
STOOD UP ROSE
TRUNK TORSO
WATER DOWN DILUTE
STOCKINGS NYLONS
SLUGGING STAT RBI
WET OUTSIDE RAINY
STEM (FROM) DERIVE
Taxpayer’s ID SSN
Thurman of “Kill Bill” UMA
Sequenced DNA material GENOME
Shady bower ARBOR
Sheriff’s ID BADGE
Slave rebel Turner NAT
Top card in War ACE
Tsp. or tbsp., for example AMT
Weekend comedy hit, briefly SNL