Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2020 09 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
“The horses are at the gate...and they’re off! Pushy Linejumper quickly ___...” CUTSINFRONT
“Tidal Wave suddenly ___...” SURGESFORWARD
“Same here!” IDOTOO
“Marquee Actor stumbles badly, and now Understudy ___...” Takesthelead
“Heading for home, I’ve Been Transferred is ___...” MAKINGHISMOVE
“Gearshift is in second, with Tailgater ___...” RIGHTBEHIND
“Fab!” MARV
“But now Mudslinger is ___...” LOSINGGROUND
“But at the wire, Pinocchio ___!” WINSBYANOSE
“So is that ___?” ANO
“Magic” fungus SHROOM
554, in letters DLIV
Cruz and Hughes TEDS
A masseur might be a wizard of these AHS
Abbr. in a return address? IRS
Admiral’s org USN
Alternatives to woods, for Woods IRONS
Common anti-inflammatory ASPIRIN
Complaint from the parched IMTHIRSTY
Country whose 500-kwacha note features a water faucet MALAWI
Did some kvetching MOANED
Puts in the running for a prize LONGLISTS
End for peek or bug ABOO
English potter Josiah SPODE
Feature of Hulu’s cheaper tier ADS
“And now Window of Opportunity is ___...” CLOSINGFAST
Czech tennis player Korda PETR
Olympic runner Zátopek EMIL
PDQ in the ER STAT
Brand that once had a Blue Creme flavor NEHI
Beverage served with crumpets TEA
Pickable, perhaps RIPE
Portugal’s capital, to the locals LISBOA
Provided an excuse for ALIBIED
HORTICULTURAL PEST APHID
Riding a racehorse, e.g SKILL
CREATOR OF PERRY AND DELLA ERLE
Rotten to the Corps? AWOL
CHEMICAL SUFFIX IDE
HOSPITAL SECTION WARD
“At the halfway point, Adam’s Apple and Bottle Throat are ___...” NECKANDNECK
Word repeated in a Doris Day hit SERA
Prettify DOUP
College class dealing with human societies, for short ANTHRO
Catcher’s stance CROUCH
Assigns to, as blame PINSON
Ford slogan introduced in 2012 GOFURTHER
Female hip-hopper BGIRL
FROM THE START ANEW
Geologist’s time period EON
FORCE FROM OFFICE OUST
“In your dreams!” ASIF
Hither’s partner YON
Icy quaff SLUSH
LOWLY LABORER PEON
Farm bleater EWE
SPEED READER? RADAR
IMPLORED BEGGED
Brewery founded in 1870 AMSTEL
Internet shorthand before summing up a wordy post TLDR
Least principled BASEST
MODERATE EASEUP
Hitchers hope for them LIFTS
Missing people? LONESOME
Neighbor of China on a Risk board URAL
Oliver’s lover in “Call Me by Your Name” ELIO
Rise to a position of importance ASCENSION
Ill-fated slugger CASEY
Sci-fi collection featuring the “Three Laws” IROBOT
Skeptic’s specialty DOUBTING
STROKES OF LUCK FLUKES
Sand dollar cousin SEASTAR
Squid eater ORCA
Strong feeling of connection KINSHIP
Surroundings of la Città del Vaticano ROMA
Technical caller REF
Filly, e.g SHE
Used swine language OINKED
USMC bigwig GEN
Forte seller KIA
Future J.D.’s exam LSAT
Gives a keynote, e.g ORATES
Sasha’s sis MALIA
Slezak of “One Life to Live” ERIKA
So-called happy neurotransmitter SEROTONIN
Visiting the Staples Ctr., say INLA
Crooner Tormé MEL
CRICKET CLUBS BATS
REACT LIKE A SPOOKED HORSE REAR
FOIL ALTERNATIVE EPEE
DEPEND RELY
Lena of “The Reader” OLIN
Like Keats’s “To Autumn” ODIC
Toy for one who loves being at the track? TRAINSET
Words while dropping one’s hand IFOLD
___ rock (genre for Yes) PROG
BANK DEPOSIT? SILT
TIED UP INAKNOT
DROP OFF NAP
LACKING TREAD BALD
Less kind MEANER
Current, as a weather forecast TODAYS
Crazy Horse, e.g CHIEF
Fly in the face of DEFY
REALLY SMALL MINI
STICK TWIG
THREAT ENDER ORELSE
ANGRY FEELING IRE
SPEED HASTE
SAUSAGE SKIN CASING
Dismayed cry ACK
Fruit flaw BRUISE
ROULETTE BET EVEN
SOAP INGREDIENT GLYCERIN
TOUCHED DOWN ALIT
MOUNTS, AS A HORSE GETSON
2019 World Series champ NAT
Running mates? ELOPERS
GREETS THE VILLAIN HISSES
BOUNDED FINITE
CONCILIATORY GIFT SOP
RIVER TO THE GULF OF FINLAND NEVA
WITHOUT FOUNDATION IDLE
POUND SOUNDS ARFS
Act the informant SING
LOOSE TUNIC CAMISE
WRAP UP CLINCH
SWITCH ON A RADIO AMFM
BP CHECKERS RNS
FAVORITE PET
Hepta- plus one OCTA
TAJ MAHAL FEATURE ONIONDOME
DVR BUTTON REC
Kilmer of “Top Gun” VAL
White source EGG
STREET FLEET CABS
LEB. NEIGHBOR ISR
WARM WELCOME? ALOHA
TRAVELOCITY MASCOT GNOME
START OF THREE JOHN WAYNE MOVIE TITLES RIO