Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Persian for “scratch me”? MEW
Targets for quills INKWELLS
2016 RIHANNA ALBUM ANTI
BIG NAME IN TEST PREP KAPLAN
One kicked by a bratty kid, maybe SHIN
Fry cook’s protector APRON
SORROWFUL SOUND SOB
Bassoonist’s buy REED
SPIRAL SHAPE COIL
CHURCH RECESS APSE
Emperor who turned Anakin against 27-Across PALPATINE
Rap sheet abbr AKA
WALK HEAVILY TROMP
TRANSFIX RIVET
RELAY PART LEG
Coastal desert of Africa NAMIB
ZERO, ESSENTIALLY OVAL
Alamo choice CAR
Elephant in a green suit BABAR
Less disguised, as emotions RAWER
Like, SO overdone PASSE
Speedboat speed KNOTS
You might have one for snakes PHOBIA
Youngsters who hardly give a hoot? OWLETS
FOOLISH FOLKS DODOS
ROLLS UP FURLS
CONSEQUENCE ENDRESULT
Shredded pork dish MOOSHU
Treat designed by actual rocket scientists ASTROPOP
Flasher in a club STROBE
BIT OF SEAWEED ALGA
Hunter’s wear CAMO
Book jacket paragraphs BIOS
GENETIC VARIANT ALLELE
FOLLOWED CAMELATER
Symbol for viscosity ETA
GRAND OLE ___ OPRY
PATCH UP SEW
“This Is Us” airer NBC
Daffy or Goofy, e.g TOON
DHARMA TEACHER LAMA
VAGUE SENSE VIBE
PARIS AGREEMENT OUI
CREATED FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ADHOC
Adventurer Croft LARA
Door adornment, sometimes WREATH
Minority group? TEENS
Coup d’___ ETAT
“To Be Young, Gifted and Black” singer NINASIMONE
“This meeting could have been an email” WHYAMIHERE
FUNDAMENTALLY ATROOT
Lerner’s partner on Broadway LOEWE
“Nonsense, old chap!” TOSH
FUNDAMENTALS ABCS
WHERE HERCULES KILLED A LION NEMEA
Quietly fume SEETHE
CALL FOR NEED
Dance done to Offenbach’s “Galop Infernal” CANCAN
Add spirits to LACE
Dirt bike’s cousin ATV
It may lead to a deadlock SPLITVOTE
Statement of support ICARE
Was all smiles, say LITUP
JAI ___ ALAI
“Still mooing” RARE
VEIN YIELDS ORES
PERMISSIBLE LICIT
Bishop’s topper MITER
COMPASSIONATE HUMANE
The Islamic Consultative Assembly is its legislature IRAN
SUSPECT SHADY
POOL DIVISIONS LANES
QVC partner channel HSN
COMPILATION ALBUM TYPE BESTOF
MENTAL SHARPNESS WIT
Who to call after a crash ITTEAM
Goalie’s spot NET
Start in earnest SETTO
Peacemaker’s place INBETWEEN
Softball stat RBI
Memo inits ATTN
VICIOUS ON STAGE SID
ZOO BARRIER MOAT
BUSYBODIES YENTAS
Unfeeling, as a robotic voice TONELESS
PERFECT PLACE UTOPIA
IBIZA, POR EJEMPLO ISLA
“In Treatment” star Uzo ADUBA
TINY AMOUNT DRIB
Fritos, Cheetos and Doritos SNACKS
OCCURRED AROSE
Pot’s spot STOVE
QUAINT LODGING INN
TRIM PARE
Initial, e.g LETTER
Symbol of power? CARET
ROUGH HOUSES SHACKS
Barbarian of pulp magazines CONAN
JAY WHO PRECEDED JIMMY LENO
INSECT REPELLENT INGREDIENT DEET
Midnight staple on Christmas Eve MASS
Al Sharpton nickname REV
ITTY-BITTY WEE
KITCHEN APPLIANCE BRAND AMANA
Big brutes OGRES
IDs targeted by phishers SSNS
Finish for kitchen or luncheon ETTE
Alternative to Rx OTC
MOST WATCHFUL ALERTEST