Wall Street Journal – Apr 22 2020 – Offensive Line – Puzzle Answers
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword.
| Clues | Answers |
| “I Love Lucy” surname | MERTZ |
| “Now that makes sense!” | OHISEE |
| “Pride and Prejudice” gentleman | DARCY |
| “___ shaking?” | WHATS |
| About a ninth of Earth’s land | RUSSIA |
| Aloof group of actors? | DISTANTCAST |
| Big do | GALA |
| Blissful areas | EDENS |
| Blockbuster followers | SEQUELS |
| Break | GAP |
| Brief bylaw | REG |
| Caffeine-rich nut | KOLA |
| Cards, on scorecards | STL |
| Clinch, as a victory | ICE |
| Cooks’ concoctions | SAUCES |
| Counselor to Picard | TROI |
| Deborah’s co-star in “The King and I” | YUL |
| Deck alternative | PATIO |
| Decks out | ADORNS |
| Deforestation, say? | AMAZONCRIME |
| Deposit in some banks | SILT |
| Development sites | TRACTS |
| Do some kneading before using the potter’s wheel? | SQUEEZECLAY |
| Early start? | PRE |
| Extreme | SEVERE |
| Fictional plantation | TARA |
| Finish for ethyl or methyl | ENE |
| Firmly establish | CEMENT |
| First female speaker of the House | PELOSI |
| Five Nations tribe | SENECA |
| Full of gossip | DISHY |
| Garage mechanic? | ONEUNDERCAR |
| Garage sale sign | ASIS |
| German steel hub | ESSEN |
| Gives away | DIVULGES |
| Hardly chill | TENSE |
| Hardly hero material | COWARD |
| Highest-order angel | SERAPH |
| Important time | ERA |
| It involves reading letters | EYETEST |
| Joints that swing | HINGES |
| Kindle romance, say | EBOOK |
| Like diamonds in your hand | RED |
| Martinique, par exemple | ILE |
| Milky Way part | CARAMEL |
| National competitor | AVIS |
| Nincompoop | ASS |
| Nineveh’s nation | ASSYRIA |
| Oscars org | AMPAS |
| Package on a hand truck? | DOLLYCARTON |
| Pallid | ASHY |
| Paperless pubs | EZINES |
| Peter Parker’s aunt | MAY |
| Potentially offensive, and the theme of this puzzle | NOTPC |
| Programming solutions | HACKS |
| Property divider, at times | HEDGE |
| Put the kibosh on | END |
| Ready for departure | ABOARD |
| Sheets and such | LINEN |
| Something to fight for | CAUSE |
| Something to look up to | SKY |
| Spot for a stay | COLLAR |
| Suggested | IMPLICIT |
| Surfing tool | REMOTE |
| Target of chin-ups | LAT |
| Teed off | DROVE |
| Victor at Gettysburg | MEADE |
| Where trapeze artists get together | MIDAIR |
| Whirlpool brand | AMANA |
| Whole | ENTIRE |