Wall Street Journal 2023 04 20 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Cup, in Cannes	TASSE
DEBUNKED	DOWN
Debut, in Variety-speak	BOW
DEEP RED	WINE
IN NEED OF A GOOD SCRUBBING	GRUNGY
OFF TARGET	WRONG
Cornerstone abbr	ESTD
Close enough to be picked up	WITHINEAR
CLASSICO COMPETITOR	RAGU
Chipotle extra, for short	GUAC
CHILL	VEG
Carrier of protein-building instructions	RNA
CAMELOT LADY	ENID
Brit’s undershirt	VEST
BIT OF RESISTANCE	OHM
Basic diet, for diabetics	ANAGRAM
Audio file format	WAV
Pioneering computer programmer Lovelace	ADA
“You betcha!”	DARNTOOTIN
Dennings of “Thor: Love and Thunder”	KAT
Drink Gatorade during a timeout, say	HYDRATE
Elite group of wildfire fighters	HOT
It holds about 1.5 ounces	GLASS
Italy’s busiest port	GENOA
Japanese dish served on skewers	YAKITORI
Jefferson’s secretary of state	MADISON
Make one’s disdain plain	SNEER
Narcissist’s love	SELF
Obstacles in many a heist movie	LASERBEAMS
Prepare to drop, maybe	DRAG
Ref’s decision	TKO
Roswell crashers, for short	ETS
Skipper’s spot	HELM
“Como Ama ___ Mujer” (Jennifer Lopez album)	UNA
MAXIMUM AMOUNT	ALL
HAND HOLDER?	ARM
SCULLS	OARS
MONASTIC HOOD	COWL
POPS	DAD
NUMB	DEADEN
REDUCED	ONSALE
Superhero’s secret	ALTEREGO
Taking hits	TOKING
Therapy session topics	FEARS
They’re yet to be paid	DEBTS
Trophy bearing an atom	EMMY
Unconvincing argument, informally	WEAKTEA
Unseemly outburst	SCENE
Years, in Poitiers	ANS
SORRY STATE	WOE
Cones’ counterparts	RODS
RIVER SPORT	CREW
GOLD, IN GUADALAJARA	ORO
Plane, e.g	TOOL
Political ideology	ISM
Cause to race	GUN
Go for a run	SKI
TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED	DRONEDON
Hardly a favorite	LONG
Schoolyard scrape	OWIE
Y-SHAPED WEAPON	SLING
Port closer	CORK
TRAFFIC COP?	NARC
YET TO BE PAID	OWING
THIRD-STRINGERS	CTEAM
The Golden State, familiarly	CALI
Tapioca sources	CASSAVAS
Merger acquisition?	INLAW
JFK’s predecessor	DDE
TRAUMATIZE	SCAR

Cup, in Cannes

TASSE

DEBUNKED

DOWN

Debut, in Variety-speak

BOW

DEEP RED

WINE

IN NEED OF A GOOD SCRUBBING

GRUNGY

OFF TARGET

WRONG