Wall Street Journal Crossword December 23, 2023, Clues and Answers

ACROSS

• Toot one’s own horn
  BRAG
• They’re powered by M3 chips
  IMACS
• Crash and burn at the comedy club
  BOMB
• Gradually lessen
  EBB
• Make a comeback
  RECUR
• India’s first prime minister
  NEHRU
• Object of interest
  CURIO
• Org. that’s up in arms?
  NRA
• Story of a Canadian woman who opens a carbon-neutral bakery?
  ANNEOFGREENBAGELS
• Palm (off)
  FOB
• Takes care of
  SEESTO
• Corvid cry
  CAW
• Snorkeler’s destination
  ATOLL
• Routine unit
  JOKE
• Story of a youth who says to hell with it and goes to the pub?
  THECIDERHOUSELURES
• Tablet download
  APP
• Sorta
  ISH
• Raiders’ org.
  DEA
• Separate Tables playwright Rattigan
  TERENCE
• Joy of TV
  BEHAR
• Mature
  AGE
• Leaves home?
  LIMB
• Cannabis ___ (marijuana)
  SATIVA
• Story of a Mississippi family that can’t wash after the water’s shut off?
  ASILAYDINGY
• Clumsy galoot
  OAF
• More reasonable
  SANER
• Caramel-colored beverage
  COLA
• Redolent compound
  ESTER
• Phony
  BOGUS
• Vitamin Shoppe competitor
  GNC
• Knows about
  ISINON
• Outlook alternative
  GMAIL
• Some ICU readouts
  EKGS
• Story of a Jewish bachelor who’s solicitous of his mother’s wishes?
  PORTNOYSCOMPLIANT
• Sweet Sixteen host
  NCAA
• Saint with the Keys of Heaven
  PETER
• Brainless behavior
  IDIOCY
• Clairvoyant skill
  ESP
• They may be bookmarked
  SITES
• Fright wig wearer
  CLOWN
• Ballet bend
  PLIE
• Get straight
  ALIGN
• Napkin’s spot
  LAP
• Story of a noir detective looking radiant after a few trips to the day spa?
  THEBIGPEELS
• CPA’s reading material
  TAXLAW
• Tijuana tabby
  GATO
• Baltic Sea catch
  EEL
• Tatum’s Paper Moon role
  ADDIE
• Key worker?
  PIANIST
• Object in a blurry photo
  UFO
• SSW e.g.
  DIR
• Guyana is the most recent nat. to join it
  OAS
• Story of a motley group of pilgrims riding in their new auto?
  THECANTERBURYTESLA
• Be knee-deep perhaps
  WADE
• Dire
  GRAVE
• Shoe store letters
  EEE
• Large citrus fruit
  POMELO
• Kwik-E-Mart proprietor
  APU
• Story of a young man who gets carried away and does the Twist?
  ANAMERICANGYRATED
• Numerical online addresses for short
  IPS
• Wonderful!
  SUPER
• Alphabet soup component
  PASTA
• Got up
  STOOD
• WSJ alternative
  NYT
• Veteran’s concern
  PTSD
• Showily pretentious
  ARTSY
• Rural accommodations
  INNS

DOWN

• Some have underwires
  BRAS
• Painter Magritte
  RENE
• Case for a dermatologist
  ACNE
• Person who puts up with you?
  GUEST
• Dutch banking giant
  ING
• Word of Gallic gratitude
  MERCI
• On top
  AHEAD
• Served aboard
  CREWED
• The hottest thing around?
  SUN
• Prepper’s survival pack
  BUGOUTBAG
• Menacing words
  ORELSE
• Their job is a grind
  MILLERS
• Bruins on a sports ticker
  BOS
• Cop’s duty
  ENFORCING
• Wound up none the worse for wear
  BROKEEVEN
• Nursery group
  BABES
• Investment option
  ROTHIRA
• Roman moralist
  CATO
• The other guys
  FOES
• Faith emphasizing the oneness of humankind
  BAHAI
• Revolutionary council
  JUNTA
• Those left hanging on Election Day?
  CHADS
• Depend
  RELY
• Grazing ranges
  LEAS
• Counters of yore
  ABACI
• Uruguayan dough
  PESOS
• Glass with musical output
  PHILIP
• Family support group
  ALANON
• Rural beginning?
  GITGO
• The other guys
  ENEMY
• Cattle call
  MOO
• Pendulum’s path
  ARC
• Inveterate gossips
  YENTAS
• Understands
  GRASPS
• Pump acquisition
  FUEL
• Irregular patch
  BLOTCH
• Run activity
  SKIING
• Servant of Sauron
  ORC
• Raw bar need
  ICE
• Flit (about)
  GAD
• Outbid at the last second on eBay
  SNIPED
• Carry out perfectly
  NAIL
• Fracas
  MELEE
• Official investigation
  PROBE
• City on the Tagus River
  TOLEDO
• Eyelashes
  CILIA
• Agreeable answers
  YESES
• Partake of
  EAT
• Punch-drunk
  SLAPHAPPY
• Magic touch so to speak
  PIXIEDUST
• Alternated working with another person
  TAGTEAMED
• Federal org. with a flower logo
  EPA
• Oscar for comedy?
  WILDE
• Candied
  GLACE
• The Darling family’s dog
  NANA
• Vegan protein choice
  TOFU
• Sitting rooms
  PARLORS
• Twisted fastener
  WINGNUT
• Yam or potato
  TUBER
• Suspenders e.g.
  STRAPS
• Coal conveyor
  ORECAR
• Back-seat game
  ISPY
• Pudd’nhead Wilson author
  TWAIN
• Airstream owner
  RVER
• Baker’s supply
  YEAST
• Fair features perhaps
  TENTS
• Family of Cremona violin makers
  AMATI
• School near the Thames
  ETON
• Revolutionary Trotsky
  LEON
• Racetrack posting
  ODDS
• Nile ophidian
  ASP
• Hoppy libation
  IPA
• Flying the rainbow flag maybe
  GAY