Wall Street Journal - Apr 29 2023 - What’s the Scoop?

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Clues Answers
“Avatar” helmer CAMERON
“Don’t worry, I’m on the case” LEAVEITTOME
“L.A. Law” star Susan DEY
“La Cage ___ Folles” AUX
“Shall we?” reply LETS
“Star Wars” creator Lucas GEORGE
“The jig ___!” ISUP
“Toodles!” SEEYOU
“Twilight” author Stephenie MEYER
“Well gosh!” GEE
“What a shame!” HOWSAD
“___ Boat” (Lonely Island song featuring T-Pain) IMONA
19th of 24 letters TAU
2001 French film nominated for five Oscars AMELIE
2010 Emma Donoghue novel ROOM
Absolutely scrumptious, like much of this puzzle DELICIOUS
Amble STROLL
Approach NEAR
Asian fusion chain started by a celebrity chef NOBU
Author Umberto ECO
Bio. and chem., for two SCIS
Birthplace of jazz, for short NOLA
Blows a horn TOOTS
Blue Jays, on scoreboards TOR
Bowling pin material MAPLE
Broadway finale, often REPRISE
Buoyant wood BALSA
Cable co. bought by AT&T in 1999 TCI
Camper’s light LANTERN
Cap’s partner GOWN
Ceremony RITE
Civil rights pioneer ___ B. Wells IDA
Clinked glasses TOASTED
Clumsy sort OAF
Collapse from exhaustion, say CRASH
Comedian Cheri OTERI
Conductor’s announcement LASTSTOP
Confidentiality doc NDA
Copycat APER
Course for a U.S. newcomer ESL
Cruise quarters CABIN
Czech Republic prime minister Fiala PETR
Deadline-setting phrase ATTHELATEST
Debate stance PRO
Deep gorge RAVINE
Denier’s words NOTME
Derry derriere ARSE
Do the drill bit TRAIN
Edge and Razr, e.g MOTOROLAS
Egyptian god of the underworld OSIRIS
Egyptian strikers ASPS
Elaborate entertainment PAGEANT
Eliminate from consideration RULEOUT
Enter suddenly, à la the Kool-Aid Man BUSTINTO
Eucalyptus family tree GUM
Excursion TRIP
Fashion designer McCartney STELLA
Fiber-rich muffin base OATBRAN
Flower that appears naturally in all colors but pure blue TULIP
Folk singer Jenkins ELLA
Frank DIRECT
Gandalf portrayer McKellen IAN
Go with the joke PLAYALONG
Gobsmack STUN
Gossip, in slang TEA
Gothic novelist Radcliffe ANN
Hall of Famer Mel OTT
Harold’s pal in three films KUMAR
Have a taste SIP
Hawaiian goose NENE
Clues Answers
Hollow VALE
Hotel folder? COT
HR term for a reorg-related layoff RIF
Hundred Acre Wood resident ROO
Imaginative story TALLTALE
Improvise musically VAMP
In the area ABOUT
Invalidated VOIDED
Invitation heading WHERE
It may be felt on a roller coaster GFORCE
Jambalaya ingredient PRAWN
Japanese thanks ARIGATO
Java pod KCUP
Joy Reid’s network MSNBC
Jump on the rink AXEL
Kids’ colorful hangout BALLPIT
Knightly title SIR
Language from which Afrikaans evolved DUTCH
Level indicator BUBBLE
Like a short-lived committee ADHOC
Like angels we have heard, according to song ONHIGH
Like email stuck in the outbox UNSENT
Like the Eid al-Fitr festival ISLAMIC
Mammal name whose etymology is akin to that of “water” OTTER
Marzipan base ALMOND
Mournful cry ALAS
Move on from, as a crush GETOVER
Moving companies? TROUPES
NASA’s underwater program NEEMO
Noggin BEAN
One in a black suit CLUB
Outfit PLATOON
Palindromic flour in naan ATTA
Parabolic, say ARCED
Part of RSVP SIL
Pipsqueaks SHRIMPS
Place for putting on? GREEN
Place to find what the circled letters spell (considering the words that cross at them) ICECREAMPARLOR
Pop artist Lichtenstein ROY
Pre-P trio MNO
Promote FOSTER
Prop for a Munchkin guild member LOLLIPOP
Recess spot for two SEESAW
Ripped to pieces TOREUP
Scarf down, figuratively INHALE
Sink of “Stranger Things” SADIE
Sister of Selene and Helios EOS
So-called “good cholesterol” HDL
Soak spot BATH
Some temporary workers INTERNS
Special offering that might be found in this puzzle FLAVOROFTHEDAY
Squash, for one SPORT
Swashbuckler Flynn ERROL
Tackle part LURE
Tangential remarks ASIDES
Tech desk visitors USERS
Test for aspiring lawyers THEBAR
The best policy, it’s said HONESTY
Top 40 makeup HITS
Trendy spot for tiny art NAIL
Turkish phone greeting ALO
Unadventurous, in a way VANILLA
Unnerve RATTLE
Video game expansions, for short DLCS
Waldorf salad ingredient WALNUT
What the black represents in the taijitu symbol YIN
Word spelled out by Gwen Stefani in “Hollaback Girl” BANANAS
Zimbabwe’s capital HARARE
___ aller (final recourse) PIS
___-jongg MAH