WSJ Crossword Answers January 7 2023

WSJ ACROSS

• . Attends informallyAUDITS
• . Object of Cupid’s affectionPSYCHE
• . Rapper who co-starred in 2003’s “The Italian Job”MOSDEF
• . Nonpareil candySNOCAP
• . SubsequentlyLATERON
• . Device with a Bionic chipIPHONE
• . Wrecked New Year’s promise?HIGHRESOLUTION
• . “Schitt’s Creek” motel clerkSTEVIE
• . UFO crewETS
• . Difficult journey, informallySCHLEP
• . Only Martina and Chris won more Open Era singles matches than she didSTEFFI
• . Mag. workersEDS
• . Terse verseHAIKU
• . Business ltr. insertENC
• . Succotash biteLIMA
• . AppearSEEM
• . Pixilated pub quiz, perhaps?STIFFCOMPETITION
• . Pompeo of “Grey’s Anatomy”ELLEN
• . “Miss Independent” singerNEYO
• . “La Cage ___ Folles”AUX
• . Rider of a black horse named TornadoZORRO
• . Numb noggin?WETNOODLE
• . Vessel that passed the SirensARGO
• . RadiatesEMITS
• . Uptown dir. in ManhattanNNE
• . Victim in a Jacques-Louis David paintingMARAT
• . Goatherd in “Heidi”PETER
• . “Sprechen ___ Deutsch?”SIE
• . Puts in the mail?ARMORS
• . Besotted boyfriend?TIGHTSQUEEZE
• . Excavation targetORE
• . Reddish brownSEPIA
• . “Big Brown”UPS
• . Sloshed sourpusses?STEWEDPRUNES
• . BoilSEETHE
• . Always, poeticallyEER
• . ScreedsRANTS
• . Like some casksOAKEN
• . Bravo, in BarcelonaOLE
• . Actors Epps and SyOMARS
• . Proposes as a priceASKS
• . Plastered plug?BLINDSPOT
• . “Gimme five!”UPTOP
• . Suffix for Austin or DallasITE
• . Inter ___ALIA
• . Overly sentimentalSOPPY
• . Intoxicated interpretation?LOOSETRANSLATION
• . Per ___DIEM
• . Palm with edible berriesACAI
• . “Quit ___ bellyachin’!”YER
• . Hutchinson of the Detroit LionsAIDAN
• . Green rollSOD
• . Hollywood, familiarlyTHEBIZ
• . “Rebecca” writer du MaurierDAPHNE
• . Early ABC showGMA
• . A ___ (theoretical)PRIORI
• . Oiled Rembrandt?FLYINGDUTCHMAN
• . Rapid river thawICERUN
• . Bit of Eden apparelFIGLEAF
• . Gives the old college tryHASAGO
• . Tearoom matTATAMI
• . Hall of Fame halfback GaleSAYERS
• . Went headfirst, perhapsSLIDIN

WSJ DOWN

• . Winner of the first ATP Player of the Year awardASHE
• . Pound, e.g.SEWN
• . Pound’s kinSEOUL
• . I, in InnsbruckSPIT
• . AnklebonesUNIT
• . MotesELENA
• . MutedTEMPO
• . Render speechlessORCA
• . To dateDOGSHELTER
• . Shortening brandERATO
• . BlastDIET
• . Feminine suffixICH
• . Odd duckAMEN
• . Get the most efficiency fromMOW
• . Preferred pronoun for someROSA
• . PeacenikORA
• . Oklahoma cityTARSI
• . Bill additionsNOMORE
• . “Ha!” in a textSPECTRUM
• . CloseSPECKS
• . Biceps and sartorius, for twoOARED
• . “You said it, sister!”TAHINI
• . Cpl. or Sgt.SHUT
• . Bond componentDRS
• . Fixed with a needlePRAIRIE
• . Colleague of KetanjiLOL
• . Visiting Echo Park, sayINLA
• . Stocking stuffers?RASTA
• . Washington from Chestnut Grove, VirginiaBFFS
• . Sound of WashingtonPALE
• . Maya Angelou’s “And Still ___”FEET
• . David nicknamed “Big Papi”SUNKEN
• . Long time follower?ILIA
• . “Enough!”STUPEFY
• . Like a sampanTENTS
• . HMO participantsSYZYGY
• . ProtectionYET
• . Strong singing voice, slangilyNCO
• . Prepare for balingPIPES
• . Pitched placesALE
• . Promoted pawn, oftenILE
• . Disrupts completelyCRISCO
• . Approx. numberAEGIS
• . On the seabed, maybeLARDNER
• . Site of Hyundai’s headquartersHOOT
• . Score datumMARTHA
• . Muse of lyric poetryOBIT
• . Bison settingAGAS
• . Dreaded fellow, perhapsENNE
• . Enjoy AspenPUGET
• . BoilingALAI
• . Forgo a ceremonyPDF
• . Brief remembranceFLEXORS
• . Jai ___SKI
• . Dict. infoOAHU
• . Parks who was the first woman to lie in honor in the CapitolMISFIT
• . Colorful bandQUEEN
• . PopNINTHS
• . Bass, for oneOPTIMIZE
• . Ring in librariesUPENDS
• . Sauce in a falafel sandwichDECAL
• . Astronomical alignmentSHE
• . Iolani Palace homeATOM
• . Innings for closersEST
• . StickerSODA
• . Narrow peninsulaHSI
• . Seal predatorDOVE
• . Try to trimIRISE
• . Ride-or-die budsHOPPINGMAD
• . Pelvic bonesENID
• . “What ___!” (“How groovy!”)ORTIZ
• . Many an emailed formELOPE
• . Crèche figuresMAGI
• . In a bitFEES
• . “How We Do (Party)” singer RitaNOSEE
• . ___ de la CitéETYM
• . Chu ___ (Chinese philosopher)ANON