Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BECAUSE INTHAT
Direction in Alaska’s state motto NORTH
Discussing work outside of work, e.g TALKINGSHOP
ALARMED CRY YELP
DOC FOR DACHSHUNDS VET
Easy putts TAPINS
EQUIP RIG
“Shoot!” RATS
First número UNO
PLEASANT NICE
IDYLLIC PLACE EDEN
INDICATE EVINCE
PULITZER WINNER JAMES AGEE
CHALLENGING HARD
BURGLE ROB
Architect I.M PEI
A POP PER
1960s Secretary of Defense Robert MCNAMARA
Gladys Knight’s backers PIPS
Large singing groups OCTETS
Lieutenants’ subordinates ENSIGNS
“___ had it!” IVE
Most packed DENSEST
Not at all chatty TACITURN
“Let You Love Me” singer Rita ORA
Sometime earlier ONCE
“I hate it!” UGH
HOPPY BEER, FOR SHORT IPA
HARMONIZE SYNC
OLD RUSSIAN RULER TSAR
“Get Out” director Jordan PEELE
Five-dollar bills, informally ABES
Trap for catching snaky fish EELPOT
Functional bit, colloquially, and a hint to 17-, 28-, 35- and 44-Across BUSINESSEND
Weasels’ cousins STOATS
Magazine first published in 1867 HARPERSBAZAAR
___ long way (achieve great success) GOA
Hostess alternative DRAKES
LONG-BODIED FISH PIKE
NARROW INLET RIA
Irish honoree, for short STPAT
MODEL HEIDI KLUM
Rewarder of good service TIPPER
Home for a hawk AERIE
Franchise role for Keanu NEO
Petite pooch, for short POM
LACKS HASNOT
Popular soup TOMATO
Love song, often DUET
TAX FORM ID SSN
TO-DO LIST ITEMS TASKS
SUFFIX FOR EAST OR WEST ERN
WISE ALTERNATIVE UTZ
SHORTLY, INFORMALLY INAFEW
SISTER IN AN ORDER NUN
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CITY OSLO
Still solid, in a way UNMELTED
Succulents used to make tequila AGAVES
Trevor who hosted “The Daily Show” NOAH
Only even prime TWO
Well-connected device? PUMP
Some china TEASET
Rap’s Run-___ DMC
PLAYFUL GROWL RAWR
SHAKE LIKE ___ ALEAF