Wall Street Journal 2021 08 23 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
“Didn’t I tell you?”	SEE
“I did it!”	YAYME
“I totally agree!”	OHYES
“My treat”	ILLPAY
“Rumor ___ it...”	HAS
“Stand” band	REM
*Beetle larva used in some science projects	MEALWORM
*Best Western alternative	DAYSINN
*Nonverbal alternative to “How embarrassing!”	FACEPALM
*Table protector under a plate	PLACEMAT
A mic might plug into one	AMP
BANISH	EXILE
CAREER CAMPAIGNER, FOR SHORT	POL
Coils around	TWINES
Decide one’s had enough time outdoors	HEADIN
DEGRADE	CHEAPEN
Do what a surgeon does	OPERATE
FINAL	LAST
MUSCLE TWITCH	SPASM
GREAT DELIGHT	GLEE
GIN-FLAVORING FRUIT	SLOE
JUSTICE KAGAN	ELENA
TAX FORM ID	SSN
SMART	BRAINY
POP	DAD
STOPS	CEASES
MAKE AMENDS	ATONE
PLENTIFUL	AMPLE
PENCIL ENDS	ERASERS
LUSTER	SHEEN
HAVE HIGH HOPES	ASPIRE
TESTS	EXAMS
REEF MATERIALS	CORALS
PUT IN A SOLID EFFORT	TRYHARD
INFAMOUS ROMAN EMPEROR	NERO
language akin to Indonesian	MALAY
IMMENSELY IMPRESSED	AWED
Frigid forecast	TEENS
SOCCER STAR RAPINOE	MEGAN
Misleading maneuver	RUSE
Hydrochloric, e.g	ACID
It’s between Can. and Mex	USA
Frank who recorded a 1954 version of 63-Across	SINATRA
Gemma of “Crazy Rich Asians”	CHAN
Gives up, as control	CEDES
Goree who played Cassius Clay in “One Night in Miami...”	ELI
Lovelace who programmed an early computer	ADA
Madonna’s “La ___ Bonita”	ISLA
NASA or NATO, e.g	ACRONYM
Peru’s capital	LIMA
Plateau’s kin	MESA
Pro Football Hall of Famer Long	HOWIE
Season 1 summary, e.g	RECAP
Some UFOs and Frisbees	SAUCERS
VICINITY	AREA
WASTES TIME	DALLIES
VERY, IN SLANG	HELLA
WOOD-CHOPPING TOOL	AXE
TV JOURNALIST CURRY	ANN
USE, AS A COUPON	REDEEM
Witty Coward	NOEL
Title-transferring meeting	CLOSING
Under-blouse undergarment	BRA
Unspoken agreements	NODS
Vocal ability, informally	PIPES
Widescreen movie format	IMAX

“Didn’t I tell you?”

SEE

“I did it!”

YAYME

“I totally agree!”

OHYES

“My treat”

ILLPAY

“Rumor ___ it...”

HAS

“Stand” band

REM