WSJ Crossword Answers February 26 2022

WSJ ACROSS

• . “Sweetheart”DEAREST
• . Pool workoutLAPS
• . Sorta light, as a complexionFAIRISH
• . “One of Us” singer JoanOSBORNE
• . Try to hitAIMAT
• . Georgia neighborARMENIA
• . Agency that knights call when they need help?SQUIRESERVICE
• . Grazer’s activityNOSHING
• . Founded: Abbr.ESTD
• . Blue bardELEGIST
• . A/C statBTU
• . Pulitzer winner JamesAGEE
• . Creature on the Welsh flagDRAGON
• . Container for zucchinis?SQUASHBOWL
• . Wheel manFERRIS
• . P.D. rankSGT
• . Ruling family in DamascusASSADS
• . New Guinea nativePAPUAN
• . Lower part of a rangeFOOTHILL
• . “Jackie Brown” star GrierPAM
• . Space for an illegible signature?SQUIGGLEROOM
• . “The French Dispatch” director AndersonWES
• . Conrad who walked on the moonPETE
• . Nos. for librariansISBNS
• . Biology lab supplyAGAR
• . “___ le roi!” (cry at the Bastille)ABAS
• . Got byCOPED
• . Mortise partnerTENON
• . Brit’s brew, informallyCHA
• . Mate from MelbourneAUSSIE
• . Memorable Far East weather event?THEGREATSQUALLOFCHINA
• . Best Buy businessRETAIL
• . Diamond callOUT
• . African language groupBANTU
• . “Got it, daddy-o”IMHIP
• . Charades, essentiallyMIME
• . Abstainer’s amountNONE
• . Gambling destination of the Pearl River DeltaMACAU
• . BearingMIEN
• . Org. that oversees reactor securityNRC
• . Buffalo’s offense or defense?SQUADOFBILLS
• . NBC comedy stapleSNL
• . SplitBISECTED
• . Gives a makeoverREDOES
• . Abe of “The Godfather”VIGODA
• . First-rate, slangilyDEF
• . Reef predatorsMORAYS
• . Exterminator’s agenda?SQUISHLIST
• . Garden displayBLOOMS
• . Polly, to TomAUNT
• . Lowest honor cardTEN
• . Place for peace, hopefullyONEARTH
• . In additionALSO
• . Fish dishTILAPIA
• . Boxy residences?SQUAREHOUSING
• . Artist’s workspaceATELIER
• . Prevention measure?OUNCE
• . Japan’s Naruhito, e.g.EMPEROR
• . ChallengingNOTEASY
• . Grateful Dead bassist PhilLESH
• . Mount a revival ofRESTAGE

WSJ DOWN

• . Recommended amountDOSE
• . ABA membersPSI
• . Go up againstTRIMS
• . ___ rage (juicer’s problem)SATAN
• . Go offESQS
• . Derisive actFAQS
• . Cars with plugsHEMIN
• . Regarding as the most important part of one’s existenceQUITO
• . “The Zone of Interest” writer MartinABUT
• . AccordsEPUB
• . Fr. holy womanETHEL
• . Harry Potter books, e.g.UNLET
• . Stirring statesROID
• . Text precursorsRUIN
• . Gets back on the field after an injuryGAIN
• . Friend of Westley and Fezzik, in “The Princess Bride”VITALE
• . Resilient strengthERR
• . Panetta’s successor at DefenseDRAGSTRIP
• . Rival of SpartaBIS
• . Neurologist’s diagnostic, for shortPIA
• . NonsenseSNEERING
• . Where rubber is burnedEEL
• . Arabian shrub whose leaves are chewed as a stimulantNIGHTIES
• . “Good cholesterol” lettersTESLAS
• . Website help sectionsLANA
• . Digital book’s file extensionMRSOLEARY
• . BankruptEEG
• . UndulyEGOT
• . 23rd of 24 lettersICEDIN
• . 1935 Triple Crown winnerARGOS
• . Sister brand of Mountain DewRANSOM
• . Got takeout, perhapsCAS
• . Euripides tragedySOL
• . Singer Del ReyLIVINGFOR
• . Performer’s “grand slam”QUEST
• . Money for freedomTOQUE
• . SwankyAMIS
• . Panamanian coinTOO
• . Tzatziki ingredientCUT
• . Sapporo seafoodQED
• . Director’s cryNUNS
• . Back on the BountyPACTS
• . Requests at the barbershopOMAHA
• . ConfineNUDEBEACH
• . Lucy’s palSTE
• . Make headwayQAT
• . MissionBALBOA
• . Sighting from the crow’s-nestFLARE
• . Count Basie’s “___’Clock Jump”BUSHWA
• . Notorious cow ownerLAND
• . Stuck at a port, perhapsORE
• . Where to get an all-over tanFANTASIES
• . Work commissioned by the khedive of EgyptONEO
• . Sicken with sweetnessMOTHER
• . Pints in pubsAROUSALS
• . Battleship lettersAFT
• . Victoria’s Secret buysFROMHOME
• . Proof lettersIMS
• . Like some campers’ mailHDL
• . Twice, in LatinCUCUMBERS
• . Job for un détective privéUPS
• . Basketball sportscaster DickREHABS
• . Emergency signalPOSH
• . Delivery person?AIDA
• . “Paradise Lost” characterASET
• . Capital at 9,350 feet above sea levelINIGO
• . Still for rentPEPSI
• . Chef’s chapeauCLOY
• . You can dig itLIRA
• . They have their habitsSINEW
• . “And the Lord appointed ___ time…”: Exodus 9:5ATEIN
• . Turkish coinALES
• . Kiss, in KentSNOG
• . Cruel bruteHAGEL
• . Carrier to KarachiMEDEA
• . Peruvian coinUSS
• . Co. with brown trucksOGRE