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 |