Wall Street Journal – Jan 17 2023 – “Speed Reading”
Wall Street Journal – Jan 17 2023 – Speed Reading
Clues | Answers |
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“A Series of Unfortunate Events” brother | KLAUS |
“Dead Poets Society” director Peter | WEIR |
“Not so great” | MEH |
“Verb” or “adjective,” e.g | NOUN |
“___ Visite” (Truffaut short film) | UNE |
*“Actually…” | YOUKNOWWHAT |
*“Get ready to feel a lot of feels” | CUETHETEARS |
*“I only need a minute,” or a guarantee about this puzzle’s theme | ITLLBEQUICK |
*1970s aquarium pet | SEAMONKEY |
*Doris Day signature song | QUESERASERA |
*Mascara and liquid liner | Eyemakeup |
2022 World Cup host | QATAR |
Additionally | ALSO |
Big word on a dollar bill | ONE |
Bit of body art, for short | TAT |
Burning pile | PYRE |
California’s Santa ___ winds | ANA |
Casserole sphere | PEA |
Checkers at SFO | TSA |
Choir voice | ALTO |
Civil rights leader ___ B. Wells | IDA |
Cleared (of) | RID |
Dazzle | IMPRESS |
Dermatology topic | ACNE |
Designer Christian | DIOR |
Doja Cat specialty | RAP |
Eel on a sushi menu | UNAGI |
Farmiga of “The Conjuring” | VERA |
Functions | USES |
Get smart | LEARN |
Goddess of the dawn | EOS |
Grow bored with | TIREOF |
Had regrets about | RUED |
Hosp. areas | ORS |
In need of a massage | ACHY |
In pieces | APART |
Insect in a cocoon or chrysalis, e.g | PUPA |
Internet setup device | ROUTER |
Clues | Answers |
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Journey | TRIP |
Knob | DIAL |
Leave the beach? | EBB |
Like many a country highway | TWOLANE |
Little ___ (Brighton Beach nickname) | ODESSA |
Meyers of late night | SETH |
More active | SPRIER |
New and improved | REINVENTED |
Number on a whiskey bottle | AGE |
Ocean predator | ORCA |
Painter Matisse | HENRI |
Patti with three Tonys | LUPONE |
Person with a J.D | ATTY |
Polar bear’s place | ARCTIC |
Pre-merger location | ONRAMP |
Protein-rich legume, to Brits | SOYA |
Raggedy dolls | ANNS |
Ranter’s emotion | IRE |
Reached great heights | SOARED |
Reading before the semester starts | PREWORK |
Saints quarterback Dalton | ANDY |
Searcher’s question | WHERE |
Set on a course? | CLUBS |
Smartphone precursors | PDAS |
Status ___ | QUO |
Stir-fry vessel | WOK |
Supporter’s vote | YEA |
Takes shots off the field? | TRASHTALKS |
Target of prayer rug prayers | ALLAH |
Tarnish | SULLY |
Tasty bites | MORSELS |
The Beatles’ “Eight Days ___” | AWEEK |
Timetable, informally | SKED |
Wed. follower | THU |
Winter Palace inhabitant | TSAR |
Yard division | FOOT |
Yemen’s capital | SANAA |
___ Mae (Whoopi’s “Ghost” role) | ODA |