Wall Street Journal Crossword

August 24, 2022

David Steinberg

 

The answers to the clues below have something in common that is hinted at by the last clue.

 

1. Was clearly victorious

 

2. Sarcastic expression, ending in "sad" indicating that one feels little or no sympathy toward someone's plight

3. Apathetic remark, ending in "care"

4. Owned up to a mistake

5. Capital that's a phonetic hint to the first words of the answers.

Answers:

 

1. Won hands down

2. "Too bad so sad"

3. "For all I care"

4. Ate humble pie 

5. Dublin

 

The first words of answers 1-4 are homophones of the numbers 1, 2, 4, 8 - which are Dublin (doublin').