Wall Street Journal – Oct 17 2018 – Back on the Water
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword. Tags: ALLY, CARAFE, EELS, TV.
Clues | Answers |
‘A mouse!’ | EEK |
‘Walkabout’ director Nicolas | ROEG |
‘___ Freak’ (2014 Enrique Iglesias song) | IMA |
‘___ who?’ | SEZ |
Account | TALE |
Alternative to ‘By Jove!’ | ISAY |
Announcer’s pre-anthem request | PLEASERISE |
Appropriate inappropriately | USURP |
Arbiter of good taste? | TONGUE |
Benzoyl peroxide target | ACNE |
Boat back in 17-Across | ARK |
Boat back in 28-Across | CANOE |
Boat back in 46-Across | RAFT |
Boat back in 61-Across | BARGE |
Buds | PALS |
Call center worker | AGENT |
Cape wavers | TOREROS |
CIO’s partner | AFL |
Concord | PACT |
Concord signer | ALLY |
Continental capital | EUROS |
Cubicle feature | DESK |
Dunk in water | IMMERSE |
Excited with anticipation | ALLATINGLE |
Eyeball | LEERAT |
Eyeball | OGLE |
Fish ladder settings | DAMS |
Flight unit | STEP |
Gardner of film | AVA |
Genesis victim | ABEL |
Get into the pool | BET |
Gift tag preposition | FROM |
Give stars to | RATE |
Go after | SEEK |
Hand soap additive | ALOE |
Hardly secret | OVERT |
Held a session | MET |
Helen’s father | ZEUS |
Helen’s mother | LEDA |
Hosmer with homers | ERIC |
Hungry diner’s request | SECONDS |
Icky buildup | CRUD |
In addition | ELSE |
Increase student competitiveness, perhaps | GRADEONACURVE |
Isolated | CUTOFF |
Itch | URGE |
Like elephant seals | EARLESS |
Like some bands and shows | ONEMAN |
Make a slip | ERR |
Make gains | GROW |
Masher’s target | SPUD |
Mean mutt | BITER |
Mean: Abbr | AVG |
Means for coll. students | GPAS |
Mr. Coffee component | CARAFE |
Nephew of Caligula | NERO |
Patella’s place | KNEE |
Poet Khayyam | OMAR |
Pop’s partner | MOM |
Power of film | TYRONE |
Processes | WAYS |
Recipe amts | TSPS |
Scarlett’s home | TARA |
Sensitive handling | TACT |
Sight on many a nightstand | CLOCKRADIO |
Smooth transition | SEGUE |
Some are smoked | EELS |
Some pop groups | DUOS |
Something in a jamb | DOOR |
Stills from YouTube videos, e.g | FRAMEGRABS |
Sudden sharp pain | STAB |
They do the work of the lord | TENANTFARMERS |
They protect the quarterback | PADS |
TV dad of Becky, Darlene and D.J. Conner | DAN |
Understanding | GRASP |
Volleyball need | NET |