WSJ Crossword Answers December 18 2021

WSJ ACROSS

• . Took inMISLED
• . Rook’s outputCAW
• . Game divisionHALF
• . Rockefeller in NYC, e.g.CTR
• . Words following a yawnIMTIRED
• . One from the hearth?ASH
• . Lake at the southern end of the Welland CanalERIE
• . Drive awaySHOO
• . Good one to wager onTHEFAVORITE
• . Small African parrotsLOVEBIRDS
• . Hits the sauceTOPES
• . PitchedCAREENED
• . Out of the wayASIDE
• . WagerBET
• . Five-time NBA MVPJORDAN
• . “Two, two, two mints in one” brandCERTS
• . One of three on a Quidditch teamCHASER
• . Visual effects co. founded by George LucasILM
• . Pair in a kingBEDMATES
• . Photojournalist Dith, subject of “The Killing Fields”PRAN
• . Bright redCERISE
• . Like the Honda CR-ZWEDGY
• . QB’s mistakeINT
• . Aurora’s counterpartEOS
• . ContractedSHRUNK
• . Site of Chicago touchdownsOHARE
• . ___ avisRARA
• . Ball team in red, white and blue uniformsNATIONALS
• . Rome’s Fontana di ___TREVI
• . It’s next to iodine in the periodic tableXENON
• . Bikini wearer’s giveawayTANLINE
• . Disappearing seaARAL
• . “Appalachian Spring” composerCOPLAND
• . Anatomical pouchSAC
• . Colleague of eight others who are hiding in this gridRUDOLPH
• . Start for athlete or colorTRI
• . Quarterback’s groupOFFENSE
• . Good things that come to those who waitTIPS
• . French wine grapeALTESSE
• . Polo in ChinaMARCO
• . Anti-harassment hashtagMETOO
• . Delphi temple attendantPRIESTESS
• . “Rhyme Pays” rapperICET
• . Sheltered inletsCOVES
• . Patient peopleBIDERS
• . Org. whose seal features an eagle clutching a keyNSA
• . Ball-bearing itemTEE
• . Intern, oftenGOFER
• . Service componentTEACUP
• . No longer anonymousIDED
• . Second-largest of the U.S. Virgin IslandsSTTHOMAS
• . Shay’s country music partnerDAN
• . Abolitionist slated to replace Jackson on the $20 billTUBMAN
• . WoreHADON
• . Anxious feelingNERVES
• . Insubstantial writingPAP
• . Penguins great LemieuxMARIO
• . More charmingWINSOMER
• . Hold tightCLING
• . Concerned only with the immediate futureSHORTTERM
• . Noted name in shock rockALICECOOPER
• . 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17 and 20, for the eight hiding in this gridROWS
• . Many a MauritanianARAB
• . Awesomely exciting, slangilyLIT
• . She plays Chani in “Dune”ZENDAYA
• . Six for a TDPTS
• . Polite requestMAYI
• . Signal of desperationSOS
• . First-hand, as intelligenceEYESON

WSJ DOWN

• . Fly catcherMITT
• . Intro to a forum viewPEN
• . Flight partOMITS
• . Athlete’s ultimate punishmentMSRP
• . Makes blankIMHO
• . Patel of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”CROAT
• . Mosque of Ibn Tulun settingFACET
• . Dagger alternativeAHOT
• . CajoleSTEP
• . Paris’s abducteeHASTA
• . DH for the Yanks in 2015 and 2016FREETHROWS
• . Tyler of “Armageddon”LIFEBAN
• . Retainer, e.g.INSECT
• . Williamsburg tavern owner CampbellHAIRS
• . “Meet the Press” host ChuckERASES
• . Affectionate giftSOLANO
• . Dwarf with glassesGODOT
• . Queen Latifah album “Nature of a ___”DEV
• . British sovereignty in IndiaTECHNICS
• . Daft, in DerbyCOMO
• . 1960s arena, brieflyTAM
• . Panasonic audio brandDOC
• . Biden senior adviser RichmondRERAN
• . BorderEMOFAN
• . Zagreb nativeERA
• . “___ luego” (Spanish farewell)RAJ
• . Played againRULER
• . Wally’s nickname for his brotherEVES
• . Bankruptcy filer of 2001WRAY
• . Market businessCAIRO
• . Stock holderINS
• . Tool in schoolUTTER
• . Powerful groupNIMBI
• . Young YorkieASTERISK
• . County southeast of NapaADIOS
• . Tough testsDEN
• . Put back on the marketWHEEDLE
• . Cricket, for oneTROPO
• . Prefix with sphere or pauseTARSALS
• . ATI computer chipset brandNAM
• . Spanish farewellORALS
• . Youngster in a holtBENVOLIO
• . CompleteHELEN
• . Sound from carolers?WHELP
• . Passes overPIA
• . CharacteristicEMITS
• . Unopposed shotsAROD
• . Attendee of a My Chemical Romance concert, perhapsBEAV
• . Sgt.’s superiorHARDC
• . INXS song “I ___ Message”SEC
• . City near DortmundLIV
• . December 24 and 31, e.g.CEDRIC
• . Former U.S. women’s soccer team coach SundhageLIEUT
• . BlueREZ
• . Singer PerryFEE
• . Romeo’s cousinEDGE
• . Unseen title character of 1953OTTERPUP
• . Foot bonesCEE
• . Collapse inwardBARMY
• . Some crime scene evidenceXPRESS
• . Bear abodeBACONY
• . Like carbonara sauceSISTA
• . Snow cloudsRELIST
• . Puts outIMPLODE
• . Brief time, brieflyCHRISTIANA
• . Car ad lettersSENDA
• . “Cat on ___ Tin Roof”IPAS
• . Name on “King Kong” postersTODD
• . Tribe’s home, informallyENRON
• . Hoppy brewsESSEN
• . “So Sick” singerNEYO
• . Mom’s mom, informallyROSE
• . Scot’s topperSTAND
• . Significant spanSAD
• . Clamp shapeGRAN