Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2020 08 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BANNED INSECTICIDE DDT
CORSAGE FLOWER ORCHID
FIREBUG PYRO
DROOP SAG
OPPOSABLE DIGIT THUMB
TALKATIVE BIRDS MYNAHS
In isolation ALONE
Singer, of a sort DIRTYRAT
FOLLOWER OF IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA JESUIT
Where nobody puts Baby, according to Johnny INACORNER
BUMPED INTO MET
RIYADH RESIDENT SAUDI
IMPERTINENT SAUCY
BLOOD TYPE SYSTEM ABO
STREET URCHINS WAIFS
SLEEP DISTURBERS NOISES
BUTT RAM
SCOTCH PARTNER SODA
CREW NEEDS OARS
Morocco’s capital RABAT
Peace Prize winner from Egypt SADAT
Quality of oracular answers, often AMBIGUITY
Producer of props SCENESHOP
RIVER TO THE GULF OF GUINEA NIGER
FLIGHT SEGMENT LEG
FLIGHT SEGMENT STAIR
OLD SPANISH CURRENCY PESETA
DECAYS ROTS
MINE MATTER ORE
ARMY GROUPS UNITS
SMOKED TOPPER LOX
With 71-Across, ...from a soccer coach VISUALIZE
White-furred weasel ERMINE
Wry words of wisdom...from a hurdles coach GOABOVEANDBEYOND
Children’s author Silverstein SHEL
Dispensary fill DRUGS
Fortnite fanatic GAMER
Mother Teresa’s most blessed achievement SAINTHOOD
Org. for retirees SSA
Sites for C-sections ORS
LEAVES OUT OMITS
AS WELL TOO
MUSCAT NATIVE OMANI
ABSORB SOPUP
CEASELESS ETERNAL
SEE 66-ACROSS YOURGOALS
TOOK DOWN ATE
HIP-HOP WORDSMITHS MCS
MOODY GENRE EMO
CHARACTER OF A PEOPLE ETHOS
Cars with Supercharging credits TESLAS
Comic-Con dress-up COSPLAY
Deliberately impairs SABOTAGES
Crows’ cousins JAYS
Driver on movie sets ADAM
Element 102 is named for him NOBEL
Earbuds effect STEREO
Emulated Ahab WHALED
Fixes a hole in a tennis racket RESTRINGS
Grand move in the grandstands WAVE
Happy housemate DOC
Giant in electronic goods SONY
MOVE UP AND DOWN BOB
APPROACH NEAR
LAOTIAN MONEY KIP
ABOUT INRE
GODSEND BOON
Big event sites ARENAS
Wrap for a rani SARI
Girl’s name meaning “ninth” NONA
Impatient acknowledgment YESYES
James of the “Divergent” films THEO
It became a state in 1864 NEVADA
It became a state in 1890 IDAHO
It became a state in 1845 TEXAS
It’s twisted in cells DNA
Kept a check (on) RODEHERD
Leonidas’s kingdom SPARTA
Lady with 11 Grammys GAGA
Late tourney round SEMI
Leader at a powwow SHAMAN
Like some medicines and stocks: Abbr OTC
Mena of “American Beauty” SUVARI
Mama’s mate PAPA
JACKSON HOLE BACKDROP TETONS
At some time in the future ONEDAY
DECORATE ADORN
MOVE ABOUT ROAM
PLATTE RIVER PEOPLE OTOE
AUTHOR UMBERTO ECO
BANNED TABOO
SAVINGS OPTION IRA
SOCCER STADIUM CHEER OLE
STARCH-YIELDING PALM SAGO
Schlep from car to kitchen LUGIN
Share magazine billing COEDIT
Scotland’s longest river TAY
Shout at the end of a virtuoso performance ENCORE
Sound accompanying widened eyes OOH
Barack gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 OPRAH
Squash like a bug STEPON
Sunny hotel areas ATRIA
Tip for writers? NIB
Topper for a seasonal worker SANTAHAT
Two-time Latin Pop Grammy winner Jon SECADA
Tortoise’s rival HARE
ORG. FOR SENIORS AARP
NUMERICAL COMPARISONS RATIOS
VERY OHSO
OCCUPIED INUSE
SNARE TRAP
TAKE ON HIRE
FOIL ALTERNATIVE EPEE
RECIPE INSTRUCTION STIR
LOVELACE OF EARLY COMPUTING ADA
BEEHIVE STATE TRIBE UTES
WHAT A MUTE BUTTON MUTES AUDIO
...from a water polo coach HOLDYOURHEADHIGH
...from a pole vault coach RAISETHEBAR
...from a sport climbing coach HANGINTHERE
...from a crew coach DONTROCKTHEBOAT
+ or – particle ION
“Well, I didn’t expect that!” HUH
“No way, man...” AWCMON
“Carmen” composer BIZET
“Bus Stop” writer INGE
“That’s my cue!” IMUP
“Spirited Away” genre ANIME
“Turn up the heat!” BRR
Abbrs. on old vitamin bottles RDAS
Airport screening org TSA
Alma mater of the WNBA’s Lisa Leslie USC
Annie of “Designing Women” POTTS
...from a hammer throw coach YOUGOTTALETITGO
Assistant who had quite a hunch IGOR
Big seller of suits SPEEDO
Bird sacred to Thoth IBIS
Button on many remotes VOL
Budgeting consideration FINANCES
Check a check, say READD