Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2020 05 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
CLEARLY PRESENTED ARTICULATE
NO-FRILLS BASIC
Workplace watchdog org OSHA
Uncle in a top hat SAM
WHERE LAVALAVAS ARE WORN SAMOA
BE FRUGAL STINT
PHYSICS QUANTITY MASS
IMPROVISES VOCALLY SCATS
COLLECTION OF SACRED SONGS PSALTER
SOMEWHAT ABIT
SOUNDS FROM POUNDS ARFS
One who brings things into focus OPTICIAN
DOWN ON A MAP SOUTH
RECURRING THEMES MOTIFS
STICK FIGURE? YARD
LOCK HORNS SPAR
Double, e.g HIT
Bulldog backers YALIES
NOT READY FOR GENERAL RELEASE BETA
CAVE DWELLER BAT
LIKE SOME ARGUMENTS ORAL
___ LANKA SRI
LAUGH-A-MINUTE RIOT
“A Death in the Family” author AGEE
Dismissive snort PFFT
SERIOUSLY WOUND MAIM
SHOW OFF A POTTY MOUTH CUSS
CATCH SIGHT OF ESPY
PALE PURPLE LILAC
CONCERT VENUE ARENA
ROGUISH SLY
BROWNIE KIN IMP
MUSCLE STRENGTHENED BY PULLDOWNS LAT
HECKELPHONE COUSIN OBOE
LAKE NEAR RENO TAHOE
HISS OF HISTORY ALGER
CHICK PROTECTOR HEN
Model Kate UPTON
BATTLESHIP LETTERS USS
ATLAS EXPANSES SEAS
Can topper, of a sort, or a reason for using a can opener? TOILETSEAT
Convent costume HABIT
Desert or tundra, e.g TERRAIN
Footwear for Scrooge McDuck SPATS
Grammarian’s gripe, and a hint to the circled words SPLITINFINITIVE
Grp. of women who excel at courses? LPGA
Heston was its pres NRA
Hill gofer AIDE
Hugs, in love letters OOO
Income source for many islands, or a reason for bringing a case? TOURISTINDUSTRY
It may be divalent ION
Lab that’s not very big PUP
Made peace, in a way MEDIATED
Montand of “Jean de Florette” YVES
Noise in the fall? PLOP
Piece work MOSAIC
Winery device PRESS
Two-time National League MVP, in 1954 and 1965 MAYS
Three-part snacks OREOS
Thelma’s road trip partner LOUISE
Subprime mortgage, for example, or a reason for changing hands? TOXICASSET
Sister brand of Ruffles LAYS
Rival of 29-Down SHIA
Rival of 18-Down SUNNI
Pollster Silver NATE
Cajun crony AMI
“Wizard of Oz” plot device, or a reason for a performance? TORNADO
“Wheel of Fortune” choice SPIN
“Monday Night Football” airer ESPN
“Let me repeat...” ISAID
“In your dreams!” ASIF
“Argonautica” woman MEDEA
EAU, ACROSS THE PYRENEES AGUA
PAC-12 TEAM UTES
Fans of foreign fashion XENOPHILES
Concerns for some srs SATS