Wall Street Journal 2023 05 04 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
“Didn’t I warn you?”	SEE
“Heavens!”	YIPES
“My word!”	GEE
*Gin cocktail	SCALPING
*Humiliating defeat	CRAPOUT
*It forks into two branches upstream of Arles	CARPHONE
*Lease signer	CARPENTER
*Unescorted	ALCAPONE
ADD UP TO	TOTAL
Anchor’s offering	NEWS
BATTLEFIELD CRY	MEDIC
Bernardo’s girl, in “West Side Story”	ANITA
Bess’s predecessor	ELEANOR
Blood pressure raiser, maybe	IRE
CHECKOUT COUNT	ITEMS
Conqueror of Valencia	ELCID
Country great Haggard	MERLE
COURT CALL	LET
THINK ALIKE	AGREE
STAIRCASE POST	NEWEL
PASS	ENACT
FRAGRANT SHRUB	RUE
GRAVE	SEVERE
GALLING	IRKSOME
PASTEL HUE	LILAC
RED-INK AMOUNTS	LOSSES
Server of a six-yr. term	SEN
HIGH-MAINTENANCE SORT	DIVA
TWISTY SHAPES	ESSES
SERVANT OF SAURON	ORC
Readies for a round	SPARS
EYES UNPLEASANTLY	OGLES
COVENT GARDEN OFFERING	OPERA
KICKS IN	STARTS
Trident, e.g	MISSILE
Food processors, at times	MINCERS
Stage array	SET
Twinings wares	TEA
Home for hibernation	DEN
MLB team leader	MGR
Destination for a pilgrim	SHRINE
Handel cantata “___ e Leandro”	ERO
Having less experience	GREENER
Ice Bucket Challenge cause: Abbr	ALS
Inhabitants of ancient Scotland	PICTS
Like Lexington Avenue	ONEWAY
Maryland governor Moore	WES
Possessive on orange packages	REESES
Pressing person	URGER
Scrolling strip on a sportscast	CRAWL
Show of disdain	SNEER
Spelunking aficionado	CAVER
Step, to une ballerine	PAS
Stubbornly follow	DOG
VERY BRIGHT	NEON
Twisty swimmer	EEL
Yorkshire area	DALES
Ventura runner	MAC

“Didn’t I warn you?”

SEE

“Heavens!”

YIPES

“My word!”

GEE

*Gin cocktail

SCALPING

*Humiliating defeat

CRAPOUT

*It forks into two branches upstream of Arles

CARPHONE