Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 03 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Card game lay-downs MELDS
HAMS IT UP EMOTES
PUB PERCH STOOL
TICK OFF MIFF
MAUNA ___ LOA
Manatee Springs State Pk. setting FLA
Some Thomas Hart Benton works MURALS
STAGE PLATFORM RISER
Mason’s wedge SHIM
Fam nickname SIS
Cool like a cool cat HEP
BIG INITIALS IN BOWLING AMF
HOLLOW ROCK GEODE
FEMALE FIEND DEMONESS
RETINUE TRAIN
Impudent aboard an ocean cruise? FRESHONTHEBOAT
Operating instruction for a witch’s broom? FLYONTHEHANDLE
1987 role for Robert De Niro ALCAPONE
WRITE PEN
GOES DOWNHILL SLEDS
TRICKSTER ELF
Foil, e.g SWORD
George Lucas’s Wicket and Paploo, e.g EWOKS
Dramatic division ACT
Name: Suffix ONYM
BUFF TONED
GRUB FOOD
ZERO NIL
Wearer of une couronne ROI
Barista’s creation LATTE
BIT OF FICTION FIB
BIT OF FICTION LIE
They’re boring SNORES
Bonnie’s partner in crime CLYDE
He’s featured on Mary J.’s “Love Yourself” KANYE
CLINICALLY CLEAN STERILE
MAXIMUM UTMOST
Don’t exist ARENT
ONE IN A BLACK SUIT SPADE
SWALLOW ACCEPT
Makeup, of a sort RETEST
FROM ___ Z ATO
LISTENING DEVICES EARS
Newsletter ornamentation CLIPART
“Holy moly!” YIPES
Oompa follower LOOMPA
Treats for Rover ORTS
“Bambi” aunt ENA
Attempt to cool down a cup of tea? BLOWONSTEAM
GOVT. MTGE. INSURER FHA
TINIEST BIT DROP
LEAN AND MUSCULAR SINEWY
SPORTY AUTO ROOFS TTOPS
CROCKPOT CREATION STEW
Peanut, e.g LEGUME
“Spamalot” lyricist ERICIDLE
1862 battle site ANTIETAM
WRINKLE REMOVER IRON
APPROVAL NOD
CHANGE AFFECT
TREAD HEAVILY CLOMP
Fish-bull go-between RAM
It may be triggered by a decloaking warbird REDALERT
KIMONO CLOSER OBI
Roundtable FORUM
DIALECT IDIOM
Some are colorful PASTS
ZEST SOURCE LEMON
Man from Moscow, say IDAHOAN
POSITION STEAD
CORNBALL CHEESY
Kafka protagonist SAMSA
Charisse of “Brigadoon” CYD
Lampshade, at times PARTYHAT
MASTERY SKILL
FISHING GEAR RODS
Charger unit WATT
FELL UPON ASSAILED
Perfume Pagoda setting HANOI
PERFECT PLACES EDENS
TAKE BACK RETRACT
UFO CREW ALIENS
ONLINE CHORTLE LOL
CLASSY TASTEFUL
NARROW-WAISTED STINGERS WASPS
AMIGO PAL
Ref’s ruling TKO
Empty room phenomena ECHOES
TURKEY CLUB? NATO
LINES OF PRAISE ODE
CRIB BIN
DEVELOPMENT SITES UTERI
“Shoot” ASKME
JOCKEY COMPETITOR HANES
WINTER WRAP SHAWL
STRIKE CALLER UMP
Fragrant blooms LILACS
Crispy Colonel Combo seller KFC
EXAMINES CAREFULLY SIFTS
Like some apple juice FILTERED
P LOOK-ALIKE RHO
Cheap laminate for furniture making? KNOCKOFFWOOD
Squeezed (out) EKED
TANGO REQUIREMENT TWO
Catchall category: Abbr MISC
Really shining in a full-court defensive scheme? HOTONTHEPRESS
THINLY SPREAD SPARSE
WEAR DOWN ERODE
Lymphocyte producers SPLEENS
EAT LIKE A BIRD PECK
CITY NEAR COOPERSTOWN ONEONTA
TO BE, IN PARIS ETRE
METALLICA DRUMMER ULRICH LARS
MASSAGE TARGETS ACHES
SODA BRAND SINCE 1924 NEHI
MONITOR COMPONENT LCD
Wet bar? SOAP
Postpone production of a TV commercial? PUTOFFTHESPOT