WSJ Crossword Answers (December 2025)

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WSJ Crossword December 11 2025 Answers

Across

• 1A Brilliant stratagem Crossword Clue

  Answer: COUP

• 5A French alternative Crossword Clue

  Answer: RANCH

• 10A “Doctor Who” shower Crossword Clue

  Answer: BBC

• 13A Like the rainforest Crossword Clue

  Answer: LUSH

• 14A “Welcome to Waikiki!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALOHA

• 15A Like some contracts Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORAL

• 16A 5 for B or 6 for C, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATNO

• 17A Comic Bargatze, in his Nashville hometown? Crossword Clue

  Answer: NATIVENATE

• 19A 1953 western in the National Film Registry Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHANE

• 21A Catch cold? Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICEFISH

• 22A Reclassify marijuana? Crossword Clue

  Answer: PIVOTPOT

• 25A WeedClear maker Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORTHO

• 26A Hampshire holder Crossword Clue

  Answer: STY

• 27A Camel or fawn Crossword Clue

  Answer: TAN

• 28A Ending for ethyl Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENE

• 29A It’s traded more than the JPY but less than the USD Crossword Clue

  Answer: EUR

• 31A Billiards stroke that gives the cue ball’s path a gigantic curve? Crossword Clue

  Answer: MASSIVEMASSE

• 34A Classic Old Norse saga Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDDA

• 37A Put away the dishes? Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATE

• 38A Bullet point Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITEM

• 39A Court case that’s the complete opposite of a precedent setter? Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRIVIALTRIAL

• 44A Carpool lane letters Crossword Clue

  Answer: HOV

• 45A Shooter’s cube Crossword Clue

  Answer: DIE

• 46A Plant Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOW

• 47A T.S. Eliot’s “Theatre Cat” Crossword Clue

  Answer: GUS

• 50A Sellers of movies Crossword Clue

  Answer: PETER

• 52A With 57-Across, a punny description of part of 17-, 22-, 31- and 39-Across Crossword Clue

  Answer: FOURGONE

• 54A Finish dressing for work, maybe Crossword Clue

  Answer: TIEATIE

• 56A It calls for pitching changes Crossword Clue

  Answer: YODEL

• 57A See 52-Across Crossword Clue

  Answer: CONCLUSION

• 60A Strongest hurricane category Crossword Clue

  Answer: FIVE

• 61A Gets off the fence Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPTS

• 62A Kicked off Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEGUN

• 63A With, to Watteau Crossword Clue

  Answer: AVEC

• 64A General on the menu Crossword Clue

  Answer: TSO

• 65A Choice word Crossword Clue

  Answer: EENIE

• 66A Spout off Crossword Clue

  Answer: RANT

Down

• 1D Embraces Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLASPS

• 2D Beat at the plate Crossword Clue

  Answer: OUTHIT

• 3D Adm.’s org. Crossword Clue

  Answer: USNAVY

• 4D Platter player Crossword Clue

  Answer: PHONO

• 5D Didn’t stick around Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAN

• 6D According to Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALA

• 7D Tag line? Crossword Clue

  Answer: NOTIT

• 8D Super smart Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHIC

• 9D “You gotta try this!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAVEONE

• 10D Most forward Crossword Clue

  Answer: BRASHEST

• 11D Wooden home that promotes natural pest control Crossword Clue

  Answer: BATHOUSE

• 12D Cavaliers, on scoreboards Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLE

• 15D “Right away, boss!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONIT

• 18D Violinist Zimbalist Crossword Clue

  Answer: EFREM

• 20D Jones of jazz Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETTA

• 23D Step in la danse Crossword Clue

  Answer: PAS

• 24D A bit off, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONSALE

• 28D Extremely Crossword Clue

  Answer: EVERSO

• 30D “Bad Day” band Crossword Clue

  Answer: REM

• 31D Dallas baller Crossword Clue

  Answer: MAV

• 32D Gomez’s hirsute cousin Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITT

• 33D Feel off Crossword Clue

  Answer: AIL

• 34D Old-fashioned verb ending Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETH

• 35D Convertibles Crossword Clue

  Answer: DROPTOPS

• 36D Start with gusto Crossword Clue

  Answer: DIVEINTO

• 40D Paradigm Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDEAL

• 41D Snorkel part Crossword Clue

  Answer: AIRTUBE

• 42D Cash alternative Crossword Clue

  Answer: IOU

• 43D Wrong Crossword Clue

  Answer: AWRY

• 47D Chocolatier founded in Brussels Crossword Clue

  Answer: GODIVA

• 48D Bumpy Crossword Clue

  Answer: UNEVEN

• 49D Exclusive Crossword Clue

  Answer: SELECT

• 51D Gumshoes Crossword Clue

  Answer: TECS

• 52D Make believe Crossword Clue

  Answer: FEIGN

• 53D Succeed Crossword Clue

  Answer: GOFAR

• 55D “Ah, got it” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISEE

• 57D Basic bed Crossword Clue

  Answer: COT

• 58D Paris accord? Crossword Clue

  Answer: OUI

• 59D Orlando-to-D.C. heading Crossword Clue

  Answer: NNE

WSJ Crossword December 10 2025 Answers

Across

• 1A Subjects of Gregor Mendel’s experiments Crossword Clue

  Answer: PEAS

• 5A Rush order? Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASAP

• 9A No longer a minor Crossword Clue

  Answer: OFAGE

• 14A Agreement Crossword Clue

  Answer: SYNC

• 15A A little, in a score Crossword Clue

  Answer: POCO

• 16A Worth Crossword Clue

  Answer: VALUE

• 17A Spot for un béret Crossword Clue

  Answer: TETE

• 18A 1984 film that won Prince the Oscar for Best Original Score Crossword Clue

  Answer: PURPLERAIN

• 20A Done, in Dunkirk Crossword Clue

  Answer: FINI

• 22A “The Merry Widow” composer Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEHAR

• 23A HMO participants Crossword Clue

  Answer: MDS

• 24A See 40-Across Crossword Clue

  Answer: LUPINO

• 26A Delivery notification Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITSABOY

• 28A First superhero film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture Crossword Clue

  Answer: BLACKPANTHER

• 31A WWII intelligence agency Crossword Clue

  Answer: OSS

• 32A Santa ___ (West Coast wind) Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANA

• 33A NYC airport code Crossword Clue

  Answer: LGA

• 35A 1916 film innovation, and a punny hint to this puzzle’s theme Crossword Clue

  Answer: TECHNICOLOR

• 40A With 24-Across, director/star of “The Bigamist” Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDA

• 41A Zodiac ruminant Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAM

• 42A “My word!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: GEE

• 45A 2011 Ryan Reynolds superhero film Crossword Clue

  Answer: GREENLANTERN

• 50A Last bit of Bordeaux? Crossword Clue

  Answer: SILENTX

• 53A In bankruptcy Crossword Clue

  Answer: RUINED

• 54A Celebrity cook Garten Crossword Clue

  Answer: INA

• 55A Like some stew and coffee Crossword Clue

  Answer: IRISH

• 58A Not quite ready for release Crossword Clue

  Answer: BETA

• 59A David Lynch film that features a Bobby Vinton song on the soundtrack Crossword Clue

  Answer: BLUEVELVET

• 62A Tarry Crossword Clue

  Answer: BIDE

• 64A “Et cetera,” when tripled Crossword Clue

  Answer: YADDA

• 65A Architect Saarinen Crossword Clue

  Answer: EERO

• 66A Once more Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANEW

• 67A Big name in disinfecting Crossword Clue

  Answer: LYSOL

• 68A Center’s act Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNAP

• 69A Quite uncommon Crossword Clue

  Answer: RARE

Down

• 1D Sea-Tac’s clock setting Crossword Clue

  Answer: PST

• 2D Breathtaking views Crossword Clue

  Answer: EYEFULS

• 3D Trattoria appetizers Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANTIPASTI

• 4D Offering breathtaking views Crossword Clue

  Answer: SCENIC

• 5D Tablet download Crossword Clue

  Answer: APP

• 6D Aretha’s field Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOUL

• 7D Field unit Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACRE

• 8D Hot number Crossword Clue

  Answer: POPHIT

• 9D Pitch to excess Crossword Clue

  Answer: OVERSELL

• 10D A good way Crossword Clue

  Answer: FAR

• 11D “…and goes out like ___” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALAMB

• 12D Italian physicist Tonelli Crossword Clue

  Answer: GUIDO

• 13D Tiny, informally Crossword Clue

  Answer: EENSY

• 19D Wood strip Crossword Clue

  Answer: LATH

• 21D Squid’s squirt Crossword Clue

  Answer: INK

• 24D Wall St. deal Crossword Clue

  Answer: LBO

• 25D Brightly hued fish Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPAH

• 27D Jason’s ship Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARGO

• 29D Raggedy doll’s name Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANN

• 30D Scottish town on the Moray Firth Crossword Clue

  Answer: NAIRN

• 34D Lionel Messi’s home country Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARGENTINA

• 36D Advantage Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDGE

• 37D Mardi Gras celebration Crossword Clue

  Answer: CARNIVAL

• 38D Berkeley university, for short Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAL

• 39D Poet/astronomer Khayyám Crossword Clue

  Answer: OMAR

• 43D Kindle, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: EREADER

• 44D Bring to a close Crossword Clue

  Answer: END

• 46D Being, in Burgundy Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETRE

• 47D Banished bunch Crossword Clue

  Answer: EXILES

• 48D Pencil that may not be sharpened any further Crossword Clue

  Answer: NUB

• 49D Clasp for a gentleman Crossword Clue

  Answer: TIEBAR

• 50D Ancient prophetess Crossword Clue

  Answer: SIBYL

• 51D Carpenter’s decoration Crossword Clue

  Answer: INLAY

• 52D Praises highly Crossword Clue

  Answer: LAUDS

• 56D “Frozen” reindeer Crossword Clue

  Answer: SVEN

• 57D Sister of Hades Crossword Clue

  Answer: HERA

• 60D Tokyo, formerly Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDO

• 61D Cap Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOP

• 63D She who’s sheared Crossword Clue

  Answer: EWE

WSJ Crossword December 9 2025 Answers

Across

• 1A Nasty buildup Crossword Clue

  Answer: CRUD

• 5A Dagger grips Crossword Clue

  Answer: HILTS

• 10A Fly catchers Crossword Clue

  Answer: WEBS

• 14A Declare false Crossword Clue

  Answer: DENY

• 15A ___ a time (individually) Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONEAT

• 16A World War I spy Mata ___ Crossword Clue

  Answer: HARI

• 17A *Regular customers Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLIENTBASE

• 19A Very much Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATON

• 20A Singer Lavigne Crossword Clue

  Answer: AVRIL

• 21A Plastic used over a broken window, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHEETING

• 23A Deli loaf Crossword Clue

  Answer: RYE

• 24A *Credit card option Crossword Clue

  Answer: CASHADVANCE

• 26A Misspeak, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERR

• 27A Ref. book Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENC

• 28A OpenAI CEO Altman Crossword Clue

  Answer: SAM

• 29A ___ in “apple” Crossword Clue

  Answer: AAS

• 30A ___ oil (varnish ingredient) Crossword Clue

  Answer: TUNG

• 33A Inflicted upon Crossword Clue

  Answer: DIDTO

• 37A Company that pioneered color TV Crossword Clue

  Answer: RCA

• 38A *Part of a model train set Crossword Clue

  Answer: CABOOSE

• 40A Gun, as an engine Crossword Clue

  Answer: REV

• 41A Type of toast Crossword Clue

  Answer: MELBA

• 43A Time toggle Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMPM

• 44A Brian of Roxy Music Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENO

• 45A Poetic sphere Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORB

• 47A Chinese zodiac animal Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAT

• 49A Righteous Babe Records founder DiFranco Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANI

• 50A *V constituent Crossword Clue

  Answer: CANADAGOOSE

• 55A Dr.’s study Crossword Clue

  Answer: MED

• 56A Simple wind instruments Crossword Clue

  Answer: OCARINAS

• 57A Flip call Crossword Clue

  Answer: HEADS

• 59A Not barefoot Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHOD

• 60A “To be on the safe side,” like each starred answer Crossword Clue

  Answer: JUSTINCASE

• 63A Bulky book Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOME

• 64A Pungent bulb Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONION

• 65A Tabloid twosome Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITEM

• 66A Evening, in Arles Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOIR

• 67A Shrek creator William Crossword Clue

  Answer: STEIG

• 68A Insect repellent compound Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEET

Down

• 1D Outbreak-monitoring health agcy. Crossword Clue

  Answer: CDC

• 2D It may have four legs Crossword Clue

  Answer: RELAYRACE

• 3D Studio with a globe logo Crossword Clue

  Answer: UNIVERSAL

• 4D Fabric worker Crossword Clue

  Answer: DYER

• 5D Southern capital city nickname Crossword Clue

  Answer: HOTLANTA

• 6D Like Haydn’s Symphony No. 46 Crossword Clue

  Answer: INB

• 7D Chow line? Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEASH

• 8D Lt. Yar of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” Crossword Clue

  Answer: TASHA

• 9D War horses Crossword Clue

  Answer: STEEDS

• 10D Classic riddle question Crossword Clue

  Answer: WHATAMI

• 11D Like some kitchens Crossword Clue

  Answer: EATIN

• 12D Rodeo horse Crossword Clue

  Answer: BRONC

• 13D Hold to the fire Crossword Clue

  Answer: SINGE

• 18D Pleasant Crossword Clue

  Answer: NICE

• 22D Sidestep, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: EVADE

• 23D Prepare for more fighting Crossword Clue

  Answer: REARM

• 25D Gear for a diver Crossword Clue

  Answer: SCUBA

• 31D ___ de plume Crossword Clue

  Answer: NOM

• 32D Enter the NFL draft, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: GOPRO

• 34D Romantic ideal Crossword Clue

  Answer: DREAMDATE

• 35D Middle orange avenue in Monopoly Crossword Clue

  Answer: TENNESSEE

• 36D Egg-shaped Crossword Clue

  Answer: OVOID

• 38D Rap’s ___ B Crossword Clue

  Answer: CARDI

• 39D Great, in Great Britain Crossword Clue

  Answer: SMASHING

• 42D Live-in student Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOARDER

• 46D Bluegrass strings Crossword Clue

  Answer: BANJOS

• 48D Typical high schooler Crossword Clue

  Answer: TEEN

• 50D Operating outlay Crossword Clue

  Answer: COSTS

• 51D “Gesundheit” preceder Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACHOO

• 52D Grammy winner Judd Crossword Clue

  Answer: NAOMI

• 53D Hollow-cheeked Crossword Clue

  Answer: GAUNT

• 54D Davis of “Do the Right Thing” Crossword Clue

  Answer: OSSIE

• 58D Caustic compound Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACID

• 61D You, in Paris Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOI

• 62D CPR expert Crossword Clue

  Answer: EMT

WSJ Crossword December 8 2025 Answers

Across

• 1A Chopped into small cubes Crossword Clue

  Answer: DICED

• 6A Coffee-growing region of the Big Island Crossword Clue

  Answer: KONA

• 10A Reduce to a pulp Crossword Clue

  Answer: MASH

• 14A Love, to Luigi Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMORE

• 15A Rams’ partners Crossword Clue

  Answer: EWES

• 16A “___ Baby” (“Hair” song about the “emancipator of the slaves”) Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABIE

• 17A Calf-length trousers Crossword Clue

  Answer: CAPRIPANTS

• 19A Oscar winner for “Moonstruck” Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHER

• 20A Youngest “Little Women” sister Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMY

• 21A Finished Crossword Clue

  Answer: DONE

• 22A Selected Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHOSE

• 23A Summer trouser option Crossword Clue

  Answer: BERMUDASHORTS

• 27A Makes up (for) Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATONES

• 29A Sizable snake Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOA

• 30A Declare Crossword Clue

  Answer: SAY

• 31A Incite to action Crossword Clue

  Answer: PROD

• 32A Egyptian fertility god Crossword Clue

  Answer: OSIRIS

• 35A Bit of lingerie Crossword Clue

  Answer: BIKINIUNDERWEAR

• 41A Be a squealer Crossword Clue

  Answer: TATTLE

• 42A Make money Crossword Clue

  Answer: EARN

• 43A Numbers cruncher, briefly Crossword Clue

  Answer: CPA

• 46A Summer hours: Abbr. Crossword Clue

  Answer: DST

• 47A Involuntary jerks Crossword Clue

  Answer: SPASMS

• 49A Top at a tiki bar Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAWAIIANSHIRT

• 53A Run up, as debts Crossword Clue

  Answer: INCUR

• 54A “The Traitors” host Cumming Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALAN

• 55A Soggy Crossword Clue

  Answer: WET

• 58A Describe in words or drawing Crossword Clue

  Answer: LIMN

• 59A Straw headgear Crossword Clue

  Answer: PANAMAHATS

• 62A Playing extra minutes, briefly Crossword Clue

  Answer: INOT

• 63A Chinese sailing ship Crossword Clue

  Answer: JUNK

• 64A ___ firma Crossword Clue

  Answer: TERRA

• 65A Sloth and greed, for two Crossword Clue

  Answer: SINS

• 66A Scottish island with a namesake terrier Crossword Clue

  Answer: SKYE

• 67A Birch family tree Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALDER

Down

• 1D Dreamers’ law, in brief Crossword Clue

  Answer: DACA

• 2D Mosque prayer leader Crossword Clue

  Answer: IMAM

• 3D Old tool for teaching penmanship Crossword Clue

  Answer: COPYBOOK

• 4D Make mistakes Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERR

• 5D Soap star Hall Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEIDRE

• 6D Reeves of “John Wick” Crossword Clue

  Answer: KEANU

• 7D Possessed Crossword Clue

  Answer: OWNED

• 8D Pickleball court divider Crossword Clue

  Answer: NET

• 9D Braying animal Crossword Clue

  Answer: ASS

• 10D Overly manly Crossword Clue

  Answer: MACHO

• 11D Loathes Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABHORS

• 12D Afternoon break Crossword Clue

  Answer: SIESTA

• 13D Inquisitor’s charge Crossword Clue

  Answer: HERESY

• 18D Little dogs, informally Crossword Clue

  Answer: POMS

• 22D Lead, as a meeting Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHAIR

• 24D Break off a romance Crossword Clue

  Answer: ENDIT

• 25D Tolerate Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABIDE

• 26D In need of a massage Crossword Clue

  Answer: SORE

• 27D Police dept. alert Crossword Clue

  Answer: APB

• 28D Ironman race, briefly Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRI

• 32D “Straight ___ Compton” (2015 film) Crossword Clue

  Answer: OUTTA

• 33D NBC show for over 50 years Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNL

• 34D Take an oath Crossword Clue

  Answer: SWEAR

• 36D Low point Crossword Clue

  Answer: NADIR

• 37D Grammatical answer to “Who’s there?” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ITSI

• 38D Jet stream’s heading Crossword Clue

  Answer: EASTWARD

• 39D Sleeve filler Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARM

• 40D Some hosp. workers Crossword Clue

  Answer: RNS

• 43D Chain featuring baby back ribs Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHILIS

• 44D Grilled sandwich Crossword Clue

  Answer: PANINI

• 45D “Gimme a break!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: AWCMON

• 47D Pretense Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHAM

• 48D Party animal, of a sort Crossword Clue

  Answer: PINATA

• 50D Mom’s sisters Crossword Clue

  Answer: AUNTS

• 51D Tot tender Crossword Clue

  Answer: NANNY

• 52D Satisfy, as thirst Crossword Clue

  Answer: SLAKE

• 56D Raison d’___ Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETRE

• 57D Old Russian ruler Crossword Clue

  Answer: TSAR

• 59D Slumber party attire Crossword Clue

  Answer: PJS

• 60D Diving seabird Crossword Clue

  Answer: AUK

• 61D Norse queen of the dead Crossword Clue

  Answer: HEL

WSJ Crossword December 6 2025 Answers

Across

• 1A Rough guess Crossword Clue

  Answer: STAB

• 5A Dustin’s second Oscar-nominated role Crossword Clue

  Answer: RATSO

• 10A Bureau de ___ (where to mail une lettre) Crossword Clue

  Answer: POSTE

• 15A Space in a schedule Crossword Clue

  Answer: SLOT

• 19A “Ciao!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: TATA

• 20A Hate with a passion Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABHOR

• 21A The end of ___ Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANERA

• 22A Pasta or potato, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: CARB

• 23A Touchdown follower [a hint to the circled part’s place may be found in 110-Down’s clue] Crossword Clue

  Answer: EXTRAPOINT

• 25A Building that may have more than four sides Crossword Clue

  Answer: DINER

• 26A Aware of Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONTO

• 27A Evergreen with edible seeds Crossword Clue

  Answer: PINON

• 28A Kind of wit Crossword Clue

  Answer: DRY

• 29A One with an inside track […in 64-Down’s clue] Crossword Clue

  Answer: MODELTRAIN

• 31A They eat oats, it’s said Crossword Clue

  Answer: MARES

• 33A Composer Camille Saint-___ Crossword Clue

  Answer: SAENS

• 35A Charge Crossword Clue

  Answer: IONIZE

• 36A Hollywood pigeonholing […in 37-Down’s clue] Crossword Clue

  Answer: TYPECASTING

• 40A Beaver State capital Crossword Clue

  Answer: SALEM

• 42A Goggins of “Justified” Crossword Clue

  Answer: WALTON

• 43A Bit of cattiness Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNARK

• 45A Heading suggested by Greeley Crossword Clue

  Answer: WESTWARD

• 50A Positions Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORIENTS

• 52A Mason, e.g. […in 101-Down’s clue] Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRIALATTORNEY

• 54A Wooden Mortimer Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNERD

• 55A Parisian pronoun Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELLE

• 57A “Gee whiz!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOY

• 58A “___ the Mirror” (Michael Jackson hit) Crossword Clue

  Answer: MANIN

• 59A Jason’s craft Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARGO

• 61A Swamp Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOG

• 62A Conclave chapel Crossword Clue

  Answer: SISTINE

• 64A Small songbird Crossword Clue

  Answer: WREN

• 68A Overdeveloped, and an alternate title for this puzzle Crossword Clue

  Answer: MUSCLEBOUND

• 72A Seller of small trucks Crossword Clue

  Answer: HESS

• 73A Impulse buyer’s feeling, at times Crossword Clue

  Answer: REMORSE

• 75A Cabin component Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOG

• 76A Cabin assignment Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEAT

• 78A Battery’s end Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANODE

• 79A Gathered Crossword Clue

  Answer: GOT

• 80A Verdi heroine Crossword Clue

  Answer: AIDA

• 82A Gives the boot Crossword Clue

  Answer: OUSTS

• 87A Part of a sleeper set […in 15-Down’s clue] Crossword Clue

  Answer: PAJAMABOTTOMS

• 91A Fully memorized Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOWNPAT

• 93A Access an envelope’s contents, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: SLITOPEN

• 94A Adrien of cosmetics Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARPEL

• 96A Upgrade, say Crossword Clue

  Answer: RERATE

• 97A Ivy-covered Crossword Clue

  Answer: VINED

• 99A Bread component […in 1-Down’s clue] Crossword Clue

  Answer: WHEATGLUTEN

• 101A Lipton rival Crossword Clue

  Answer: NESTEA

• 105A “My Cousin Vinny” co-star Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOMEI

• 107A Just under Crossword Clue

  Answer: SHYOF

• 108A Copper containers? […in 18-Down’s clue] Crossword Clue

  Answer: SQUADROOMS

• 110A “Incidentally,” in texts Crossword Clue

  Answer: BTW

• 111A E equivalent Crossword Clue

  Answer: FFLAT

• 115A Cantonese currency Crossword Clue

  Answer: YUAN

• 116A Blue report Crossword Clue

  Answer: IMSAD

• 117A Amateur botanist’s study […in 38-Down’s clue] Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOCALFLORA

• 119A Blue hue Crossword Clue

  Answer: NAVY

• 120A Refrain from singing a nursery rhyme? Crossword Clue

  Answer: EIEIO

• 121A Furious look Crossword Clue

  Answer: GLARE

• 122A Iniquitous Crossword Clue

  Answer: EVIL

• 123A DuVall of “Veep” Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLEA

• 124A Follows obsessively, in slang Crossword Clue

  Answer: STANS

• 125A It comes from the heart Crossword Clue

  Answer: AORTA

• 126A Bit of business Crossword Clue

  Answer: DEAL

Down

• 1D ___ to the rear Crossword Clue

  Answer: STEP

• 2D Hack Crossword Clue

  Answer: TAXI

• 3D Abbr. on a business envelope Crossword Clue

  Answer: ATTN

• 4D One that responds to pressure Crossword Clue

  Answer: BAROMETER

• 5D Grammys category Crossword Clue

  Answer: RAP

• 6D Quarters Crossword Clue

  Answer: ABODES

• 7D Strong yearnings Crossword Clue

  Answer: THIRSTS

• 8D Columbia Pictures parent Crossword Clue

  Answer: SONY

• 9D Table scrap Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORT

• 10D Mother of Luke and Leia Crossword Clue

  Answer: PADME

• 11D Cheesesteak topping, often Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONIONS

• 12D Dismisses Crossword Clue

  Answer: SENDSAWAY

• 13D Peach or pecan Crossword Clue

  Answer: TREE

• 14D Least tardy Crossword Clue

  Answer: EARLIEST

• 15D Attitude toward someone you can’t stomach Crossword Clue

  Answer: SCORN

• 16D Poipu patio Crossword Clue

  Answer: LANAI

• 17D David nicknamed “Big Papi” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORTIZ

• 18D Cut of beef roughly equidistant from either shank Crossword Clue

  Answer: TBONE

• 24D Amazon menace Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANACONDA

• 30D They take a beating Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOMTOMS

• 32D Rave partner Crossword Clue

  Answer: RANT

• 33D Nab Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNARE

• 34D Cultural leader? Crossword Clue

  Answer: AGRI

• 36D They’re terrible, we’re told Crossword Clue

  Answer: TWOS

• 37D Stuff in a knitting chest Crossword Clue

  Answer: YARN

• 38D Ballet move that engages the lower leg Crossword Clue

  Answer: PLIE

• 39D Like JFK and LAX Crossword Clue

  Answer: INTL

• 41D Court call Crossword Clue

  Answer: LET

• 44D Skewered meat Crossword Clue

  Answer: KABOB

• 46D Ire Crossword Clue

  Answer: WRATH

• 47D “Tomorrow” musical Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANNIE

• 48D Rider’s handful Crossword Clue

  Answer: REINS

• 49D There are 100,000 in a newton Crossword Clue

  Answer: DYNES

• 51D Smooth transition Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEGUE

• 53D Apple for Apple, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOGO

• 56D Part of UCLA Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOS

• 60D Titanic inits. Crossword Clue

  Answer: RMS

• 61D Plead Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEG

• 62D Golfer Sam Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNEAD

• 63D Filmdom’s Lupino Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDA

• 64D Items worn around the shoulder Crossword Clue

  Answer: WRAPS

• 65D Kidney-related Crossword Clue

  Answer: RENAL

• 66D Texting pic Crossword Clue

  Answer: EMOJI

• 67D Silently acknowledge Crossword Clue

  Answer: NODAT

• 69D Vessel problem Crossword Clue

  Answer: CLOT

• 70D Bunch of, informally Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOTTA

• 71D $, at exchange booths Crossword Clue

  Answer: USD

• 74D Took off Crossword Clue

  Answer: REMOVED

• 77D Get 28-Across Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOWELOFF

• 79D Left shore Crossword Clue

  Answer: GONETOSEA

• 80D Theater prefix Crossword Clue

  Answer: AMPHI

• 81D “It’s clear to me now” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISEE

• 83D Collected Crossword Clue

  Answer: UNRUFFLED

• 84D Tiff Crossword Clue

  Answer: SPAT

• 85D London institution Crossword Clue

  Answer: TATE

• 86D British submachine gun Crossword Clue

  Answer: STEN

• 88D Places that get plenty of buzz? Crossword Clue

  Answer: APIARIES

• 89D Lorne’s “Bonanza” role Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEN

• 90D “Take hold on me, ___ shall be divided”: Shelley Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORWE

• 92D Satyric celebration Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORGY

• 95D Caboose, traditionally Crossword Clue

  Answer: LASTCAR

• 98D Realm Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOMAIN

• 100D Stymie Crossword Clue

  Answer: THWART

• 101D “I Want You Back” group Crossword Clue

  Answer: NSYNC

• 102D Peer Crossword Clue

  Answer: EQUAL

• 103D Urbane Crossword Clue

  Answer: SUAVE

• 104D Music’s Tucker Crossword Clue

  Answer: TANYA

• 106D Windows predecessor Crossword Clue

  Answer: MSDOS

• 109D Leave out Crossword Clue

  Answer: OMIT

• 110D Shoestring necktie Crossword Clue

  Answer: BOLO

• 112D Valentine sentiment Crossword Clue

  Answer: LOVE

• 113D Verdi piece Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARIA

• 114D Towering Crossword Clue

  Answer: TALL

• 117D JFK alternative Crossword Clue

  Answer: LGA

• 118D Pasture Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEA

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