Wall Street Journal - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 23

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