WSJ Crossword Answers October 15 2022

WSJ ACROSS

• . Sound from a flockBLEAT
• . Egg cream ingredientSYRUP
• . Lawyer lettersESQ
• . A/C amt.BTU
• . Powdered green variety of 122-DownMATCHA
• . “Nope” director JordanPEELE
• . Wraps tightlySWADDLES
• . Live-in super?WORKERTENANT
• . Six-time Super Bowl champsPATRIOTS
• . Chicago-to-Miami dir.SSE
• . Team’s burdenPLOW
• . “Who invented the typewriter?” reply, e.g.?PATENTANSWER
• . “Gandhi” or “Malcolm X”BIOPIC
• . Last mo., alphabeticallySEP
• . Swamp critterCROC
• . Hindu aphorismSUTRA
• . Unexpected problemSNAG
• . Chef’s creationDISH
• . Special ___OPS
• . “To clarify…”IMEANT
• . Texas governor AbbottGREG
• . Low digitsTOES
• . Moms in mudSOWS
• . Hard feelingsRANCOR
• . February birthstoneAMETHYST
• . Yin/yang principleTAO
• . Eldest of the Haim sistersESTE
• . Polish languageEDIT
• . Coward of the theaterNOEL
• . Get highASCEND
• . Market figuresSELLERS
• . Rabbit ears at the North Pole?SANTAANTENNA
• . “Mudbound” director ReesDEE
• . Tiny amountIOTA
• . Abbr. on a town signESTD
• . ___-rock (music genre)ALT
• . Extra in a vampire movie?BITTENPLAYER
• . Urchin’s attireTATTERS
• . Its ZIP Codes start with 99ALASKA
• . PretentiousARTY
• . Damage control org.FEMA
• . Dances to jazzBOPS
• . Feel crummyAIL
• . Period instigated by those Time called “the silence breakers”METOOERA
• . Narrow passageSTRAIT
• . Ritzy Big Apple storeSAKS
• . At any timeEVER
• . Brief momentsSECS
• . Skating great YamaguchiKRISTI
• . Shoe store chainDSW
• . Those, in TijuanaESOS
• . Pedal pushersFEET
• . CompleteUTTER
• . Micro or macro subj.ECON
• . Dressing needOIL
• . Comedian UllmanTRACEY
• . Lipstick-loving cat?MAKEUPKITTEN
• . ___-rock (music genre)PROG
• . “___ Kapital”DAS
• . Some mortgage chargesEXITFEES
• . Alignment of the planets, perhaps?SPACEPORTENT
• . LiberatesSETSFREE
• . Comedian ThompsonKENAN
• . Afternoon breakSIESTA
• . Sports drink endingADE
• . Bitter beverageALE
• . Defiant refusalIWONT
• . Grabby typeTAKER

WSJ DOWN

• . Autobahn autosBMWS
• . Golden Triangle countrySIRE
• . To be, to BerliozBAAS
• . Cry of dismayMESA
• . Jane Campion film with three Oscar winsLAOS
• . Gushing forthUMASS
• . Kobe currencyILIAD
• . Gather inAXED
• . Forearm bonesETRE
• . StrokedTENTEDTALKS
• . “Baseball Tonight” channelKITE
• . Fabric samplesACK
• . Persian Gulf nationBRACELETS
• . Spend recklesslySWEETS
• . Nantes nogginTHEPIANO
• . Abbr. in a Beatles titleLEEK
• . “Softly” singer ParksCUFF
• . 1962 film set in JamaicaARLO
• . Spots for hustlersTREE
• . Tanks and suchNAME
• . “The Terrible” and “the Unready,” e.g.OPERA
• . Bands that jingleTOPS
• . Diamond measureDRIP
• . Royal addressEVENKEEL
• . Minutemen’s sch.SPEWING
• . Conversations in a tepee?ISOLATES
• . Diamond, e.g.ISEE
• . Vegan pick-me-upYEN
• . Super-insulting tribute?CARAT
• . Wide receiver LynnTAROROOT
• . Nursery purchaseREAP
• . Rowlands with an honorary OscarGEM
• . 2015 French Open winner WawrinkaSAYTO
• . Sprite, e.g.SITSKI
• . Skin care lotionULNAS
• . Sink problemGENA
• . Removes from the company?EYES
• . Color commentary nuggetLEPEW
• . People personPETTED
• . Scallion cousinTONER
• . TellREF
• . Driver at a movie studioNANO
• . Polynesian starch sourceEPITHETS
• . Sounds from a flockFACET
• . Trojan War sagaCAN
• . May or June, e.g.ESPN
• . Pair with rods and conesSOYLATTE
• . Job at handSERPENT
• . MaliceSWATCHES
• . Diamond sideADAM
• . Recipe instructionTARP
• . Stable stateQATAR
• . Game callerSTAN
• . 2010 Coen brothers movie that went 0 for 10 at the OscarsTASK
• . Halloween lootCOOS
• . Infamous tempterDRNO
• . Equipment for a Winter ParalympianSTAT
• . Diamond protectorTRUEGRIT
• . Link spotDISCOS
• . Lincoln Center offeringCELEBRITY
• . Stinky PepéTEA
• . Cote callsBLOW
• . Monument Valley sightPOTENTROAST
• . Sent packingDESK
• . Park flierTETE
• . “Oh, now it’s clear”SWANN
• . Billionth, in metric prefixesSPITE
• . Cubicle fixtureANTE
• . Price for a handUSSR
• . Rating symbolSODA
• . Spam holderSTIR
• . See 17-AcrossSTAR