WSJ Crossword Answers December 3 2022

WSJ ACROSS

• . Charlotte’s creationWEB
• . FlourishGROW
• . Peregrine’s piercerTALON
• . Starts to come aroundSTIRS
• . Pitcher for a series openerACE
• . Low card in pinochleNINE
• . 1995 Scorsese filmCASINO
• . Knight wearARMOR
• . Or “A Pastry Cook’s Journey From Rags to Riches”?THEBUNALSORISES
• . Action character introduced in 1982’s “First Blood”RAMBO
• . It can be soft or firmTOFU
• . Nonviolent protestSITIN
• . FittingAPT
• . “Smooth Operator” singerSADE
• . Or “An Indian Chef’s Memoirs”?THEREMAINSOFTHEDAL
• . “Same”METOO
• . Ladder barRUNG
• . Maiden name labelNEE
• . Flaky mineralMICA
• . Nearly worthless coinSOU
• . RISD degreeBFA
• . Olive in the comicsOYL
• . Fundraising salesBAZAARS
• . Or “How I Built My Fast-Food Empire”?LORDOFTHEFRIES
• . Rome’s Galleria Nazionale ___ ModernaDARTE
• . Desktop arrayICONS
• . Draped garmentSARI
• . Was pedantic, in a wayNITPICKED
• . “The hottest spot north of Havana”COPA
• . Homes, informallyCRIBS
• . Fashion model WekALEK
• . Flock femaleEWE
• . Or “Notes From My CBD Bakery”?LOAVESOFGRASS
• . Broad st.AVE
• . SkilledABLE
• . First-rate, to Teddy RooseveltBULLY
• . Diva’s deliveryARIA
• . Give inACQUIESCE
• . Humvee precursorJEEP
• . Fancy neckwearASCOT
• . WooCOURT
• . Or “Garden Greens Year-Round”?THEWINTERSKALE
• . Sped offTOREOUT
• . Glass of “This American Life”IRA
• . FreshNEW
• . Wasn’t colorfastRAN
• . ChowGRUB
• . Co. that made the Hornet, Pacer and GremlinAMC
• . “To Live and Die ___” (1985 film)INLA
• . They pull up to the red carpetLIMOS
• . Or “Remembrances of a Gin and Tonic Enthusiast”?INSEARCHOFLOSTLIME
• . Where Colin Powell got his B.S.CCNY
• . Symbol of AthenaOWL
• . Is repelled byHATES
• . Rider of the eight-legged horse SleipnirODIN
• . Not outAWAKE
• . Or “Confessions of a Disgruntled Sommelier”?GONEWITHTHEWINE
• . Terminal areasGATES
• . Spotter’s cryISEEIT
• . “You are so right!”AMEN
• . Roman goddess of nightNOX
• . Bring to bearEXERT
• . Far from wordyTERSE
• . Hardy title nameTESS
• . Prov. north of the Great LakesONT

WSJ DOWN

• . Power unitWATT
• . You’ve heard it beforeSLICE
• . ComplaintTGI
• . Bearded beastAGE
• . Step into the showerECHO
• . Studio signMOOCOW
• . Jumbled massACORN
• . Dark gooWAX
• . Like tarsiers and tigersBEEF
• . Cases for speech therapyEUROPE
• . Truck capacity, maybeCORUSCATE
• . Discouraging wordsBUTT
• . Mother of IsaacDNA
• . A bitten apple, e.g.QUEBECKER
• . CloseGNU
• . Hold upHOBOS
• . Smash lettersLAURO
• . Late night’s O’BrienANEST
• . CabooseRINSEOFF
• . Liu of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”OBITUARY
• . StabilizesONAIR
• . Some rode the railsATSCALE
• . Composer StravinskyTMC
• . Second cal. pageGIT
• . LandedWELTER
• . Syllables spoken while covering one’s earsHARVEST
• . Bovine, in baby talkCHOOSE
• . Setting for a Grand TourSIMU
• . Pizzeria buyERIE
• . In a big wayCHI
• . Passive force of Chinese philosophyOWNER
• . Floral garlandCONAN
• . Pitchers Greinke and WeissFIBS
• . Stuff in strandsEER
• . Field yieldFLEES
• . Lake that sounds spookyTAR
• . Little liesIGOR
• . Hollywood hopefulSOB
• . Kid zoneWAIL
• . Betray sorrowWIE
• . Guitar composer AntonioASIAN
• . Final noticeYIN
• . Mount on HonshuFUJI
• . Narrow valleyNOHIT
• . Rider of two Triple Crown winnersLISPS
• . Some stringsLEI
• . No longer on the plateGLEN
• . Show inquisitivenessLSAT
• . Squirrel snackONETON
• . SparkleSTARLET
• . Pierre Trudeau, e.g.ATTHAT
• . X, to XenophonNOS
• . Always, abridgedFEB
• . Brimming, as with tearsPLAYPEN
• . Banshee’s callLETME
• . SavorsSTEADIES
• . ___ Friday’sRELISHES
• . Sister network of FlixSARAH
• . Settle onZACKS
• . Like some Nolan Ryan gamesASWIM
• . Both Clintons and Obamas took itENS
• . In additionTRADEMARK
• . Siamese soundASK
• . White birds-in-___ (Florida flower)MEOW
• . Person with a titleIMMEDIATE
• . Speeds offARCARO
• . “I’ve got it”DINO
• . Fred and Wilma’s four-legged friendROB
• . Party toACRED
• . Counter statement?VIOLAS
• . Historic periodINON
• . Ski shop buySRO
• . “Scram!”LAS
• . Golfer MichelleEATEN
• . Lowish USN rankNEXT