WSJ Crossword Answers December 24 2022

WSJ ACROSS

• . Paisley of country musicBRAD
• . Eve’s predecessorADAM
• . Southwestern cottonwoodsALAMOS
• . Field figureJOCK
• . Helen of Troy’s motherLEDA
• . Emperor at age 16NERO
• . El Greco Museum cityTOLEDO
• . “It Came ___ the Midnight Clear”UPON
• . Warhol’s walking aids?ANDYCANES
• . RepressHOLDIN
• . Viral phenomenonMEME
• . Nation east of North MacedoniaBULGARIA
• . Water balloon fight?SOPPINGSPREE
• . Paths for snowballsARCS
• . Scrooge, for oneMISER
• . Sheep soundBLEAT
• . Make a crop top, perhaps?TRIMTHETEE
• . More eccentricDOTTIER
• . Inquisition chargeHERESY
• . Words of approximationORSO
• . Like some ciderHARD
• . Aachen articleDAS
• . Orange vegetableYAM
• . Gives an edge toWHETS
• . Well-made spar on a boat’s sail?GOODSPRIT
• . City in the shadow of the Snowy RangeLARAMIE
• . Birch family membersALDERS
• . “…and giving a nod, up the chimney he ___”ROSE
• . Places to get une éducationECOLES
• . Aromatherapy stuffOIL
• . “The Lion in Winter” actorOTOOLE
• . Makeup of Vivien’s carillon?LEIGHBELLS
• . Online picture surrounded by text?GIFWRAPPED
• . Bitter feelingENMITY
• . Eighth cal. pageAUG
• . Within one’s powerDOABLE
• . Wise-owl connectorASAN
• . Stanley Cup champs in 1975FLYERS
• . Princess in Disney’s “Enchanted”GISELLE
• . Advantage of using a natural sweetener?SUGARPLUS
• . “This is only ___”ATEST
• . GI address lettersAPO
• . Wide shoe designationEEE
• . Chronological stretchesERAS
• . Catalan artistDALI
• . Come togetherGATHER
• . Ezekiel or IsaiahPROPHET
• . Red-haired horse produced on a stud farm?GINGERBRED
• . Water nymphNAIAD
• . SilencesMUTES
• . Start for Cop or callROBO
• . “No way that Dickens character is the Nickleby lad!”?AINTNICHOLAS
• . Balloonist, e.g.AERONAUT
• . Presidential powerVETO
• . Fender offeringGUITAR
• . Thief who stole the missing letters from this puzzle’s theme answersTHEGRINCH
• . Pic to clickICON
• . Present’s oppositeABSENT
• . Dasher’s activityRACE
• . The Big Easy, for shortNOLA
• . Lairs for bearsDENS
• . Highland girlsLASSES
• . Vigoda and BeameABES
• . Make like a beaverGNAW

WSJ DOWN

• . Be indiscreetBLAB
• . Contact lens solution brandTHY
• . Extra, in a price list: Abbr.LEASE
• . First half of a double-header, usuallyAVID
• . Exception to the rule?RENU
• . Richards of “The World Is Not Enough”REAL
• . NeighborhoodENSUE
• . Jan. and Dec., e.g.NIECE
• . Companion of Porthos and AramisADDL
• . Solved a word search, sayIRMA
• . Star playerIMAGE
• . Healthcare prefixANTON
• . One-eyed godDAYGAME
• . Cardinal, e.g.REGINA
• . Brit’s sweaterPITONS
• . “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” e.g.CARTS
• . One of Santa’s teamACHT
• . One might be found in a stockingRERAN
• . Store conveniencesANARCHY
• . Afternoon breakMOBY
• . Classic Yuletide presentsPRODIGAL
• . PiddlingDENISE
• . “Guide us to ___ perfect light” (“We Three Kings” lyric)WILE
• . GenuineFLAP
• . Thomas nicknamed “Soul Queen of New Orleans”CUBA
• . Under controlAREA
• . Son of 13-DownTOHEEL
• . Sometime home of Georgia O’KeeffeLUSH
• . 1952 Winter Olympics settingHISS
• . Hang downMOS
• . Window alternativeMERE
• . Lively horseSLAYS
• . DeviousnessEMOTES
• . IcySIESTA
• . Drive aheadSUE
• . Capital between Winnipeg and CalgaryTULANE
• . Zwei quadrupledATHOS
• . Musician who’s a relative of Herman MelvilleOSLO
• . Archaeologist’s placeGRAD
• . Dispatches dragons, e.g.TARTS
• . Planets and moonsLOOPED
• . One may be related to youDIG
• . Rental pagesSTAGES
• . FollowALLPRO
• . Reflection, e.g.GELID
• . Mystery writer GraftonELIS
• . Keeps from taking off, perhapsTRA
• . Be patientMEDI
• . Diploma ownerTHOR
• . Agitated stateFOGSIN
• . Thick with greeneryAHAB
• . Puts onODIN
• . 1939 co-star of Garland, Haley and BolgerTAOS
• . Foil’s kinWAIT
• . Showed againGREECE
• . Wastefully extravagantSONGBIRD
• . New Haven collegiansORBS
• . Letters on Chicago-bound luggageGEORGES
• . Feydeau who wrote farcesSLEDS
• . Shady spotTALE
• . Slamming into the side ofARBOR
• . Mountaineer’s spikesJUMPER
• . Hams it upPROPEL
• . School in 117-AcrossTBONING
• . Nation south of North MacedoniaOPERA
• . Sofia Coppola, to Talia ShireDROOP
• . Composer BrucknerLAHR
• . Bakery waresANON
• . ZealousCOMET
• . Bahía de Cochinos islandAISLE
• . Feline warningEPEE
• . Obsessed captainUCLA
• . ShortlyKNEE
• . Kareem’s alma materSTEED
• . Turn to slushORD
• . Refrain syllableTHAW