Wall Street Journal Crossword

February 22, 2024

Mike Shenk 

The answer to the fourth clue will tell you what to do to the first three answers for their clues to make sense.

 

1. Greedy moves - GRAIN BINS

2. Sensitive handling - TINACTIN

3. Stuff in schoolrooms and poolrooms - CHAIN LINK

4. Unexpected guests 

Answer:

 

Answer to Clue 4:

DROP-INS

 

Answers to Clues 1-3:

Dropping the letters IN from the answers will leave words which make sense with the clues:

 

1. GRAIN BINS - GRABS

2. TINACTIN - TACT

3. CHAIN LINK - CHALK