Wall Street Journal – Jun 27 2018 – Sex Symbol
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword. Tags: ADS, AREA, DRIP, IDOLS, James Dean, LGBTQ, MAO, ORDER.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘Buzz off!’ | SCRAM |
| ‘Mack the Knife’ composer | WEILL |
| ‘The Last O.G.’ network | TBS |
| ‘We are their voice’ org | ASPCA |
| *Directory with a ‘walking fingers’ logo | YELLOWPAGES |
| *Elizabeth Taylor trademark | VIOLETEYES |
| *Film in which Elvis sang ‘Rock-A-Hula Baby’ | BLUEHAWAII |
| *Special effects background | GREENSCREEN |
| *Stadium that once housed a live dolphin | ORANGEBOWL |
| *They’re seen under the stars | REDCARPETS |
| 1938’s ‘The War of the Worlds,’ e.g | RADIOPLAY |
| Alluring quality | CHARM |
| Boxers Muhammad and 46-Down | ALIS |
| Bravely resist | DEFY |
| Breaks ground | HOES |
| Choreographer Alvin | AILEY |
| Co. making holiday arrangements | FTD |
| Computer-controlled game character | BOT |
| Concession | SOP |
| Decorated pitchers | EWERS |
| Drag component, often | WIG |
| Escalator aid | RAIL |
| Essential element | BEALL |
| Exits | GOES |
| Fairness-in-the-workplace org | EEOC |
| Fanning of ‘The Beguiled’ | ELLE |
| Festooned as an October prank | TPED |
| Fletcher’s product | ARROW |
| Frat address | BRO |
| Frequent flyers? | ADS |
| Housekeeper’s headache | STY |
| Improv performance | SCENE |
| In no longer | PASSE |
| Judge’s cry | ORDER |
| Key words? | OSAY |
| LGBTQ symbol celebrating its 40th anniversary hinted at by the starts of the starred answers | FLAG |
| Like some rap and snowboarding | FREESTYLE |
| Make like an unhappy baby | BAWL |
| March Madness org | NCAA |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, e.g | IDOLS |
| Mil. leader | GEN |
| Mileage meter prefix | ODO |
| Mob biggie | DON |
| Most recent news | THELATEST |
| Musher’s charge | SLED |
| Narrow neckwear choices | BOLOS |
| Not kosher | TREF |
| Painter’s estimation | AREA |
| Pick up slowly | GLEAN |
| Pool workout | LAPS |
| Post’s opposite | PRE |
| Price fix? | RETAG |
| Rainbows, essentially | ARCS |
| Reason for a limp, maybe | BUMLEG |
| Reprimand for Rex | BADDOG |
| See 20-Across | LAILA |
| Shah Jahan’s capital | AGRA |
| Shelter adoptee | STRAY |
| Shout-outs from Rocky | YOS |
| Sicilian postcard subject | ETNA |
| Stalagmite creator | DRIP |
| Sumac with an impressive range | YMA |
| Sweet drink suffix | ADE |
| Takes a lot of shots? | TIESONEON |
| Thunder and Lightning, e.g | TEAMS |
| Tiananmen Square honoree | MAO |
| Time off, in mil. slang | RNR |
| TV Tarzan portrayer Ron | ELY |
| University of Miami’s mascot Sebastian, e.g | IBIS |
| Valuation | WORTH |
| Virginia in the bookstore | WOOLF |
| Vivacious quality | BRIO |
| Waiting at a light | IDLE |
| Where to put down roots | SOIL |
| Words to the audience | ASIDE |
| X, at times | CHI |
| YouTube upload, briefly | VID |
| ___ flottante (classic French dessert) | ILE |