WSJ Crossword Answers WSJ - December 09, 2020

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• *Scam artists Crossword Clue

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  CONMEN

• Adversary, and a phonetic hint to trigrams within the starred answers Crossword Clue

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  ENEMY

• Sci. school Crossword Clue

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  INST

• Org. that tracks Santa’s progress Crossword Clue

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  NORAD

• Kids’ brand that offered Batman briefs Crossword Clue

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  UNDEROOS

• More than a shadow Crossword Clue

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  BEARD

• Ready for surgery, perhaps Crossword Clue

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  UNDER

• Having fun Crossword Clue

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  ATPLAY

• Basic human need Crossword Clue

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  AIR

• Who’s coming, according to a 1969 Three Dog Night hit Crossword Clue

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  ELI

• Sch. whose student newspaper is The Lantern Crossword Clue

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  OSU

• Source of drug-addled wisdom? Crossword Clue

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  STONERSAGE

• Zeros, essentially Crossword Clue

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  OVALS

• Syndicated columnist Bombeck Crossword Clue

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  ERMA

• Official lang. of Liberia Crossword Clue

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  ENG

• Snooker sticks Crossword Clue

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  CUES

• Denial from Degas Crossword Clue

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  NON

• *Not fully achieved Crossword Clue

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  UNMET

• Superior sort Crossword Clue

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  SNOB

• In addition Crossword Clue

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  ALSO

• Fold occupants Crossword Clue

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  SHEEP

• Knight with Emmys Crossword Clue

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  TED

• Like much formal footwear Crossword Clue

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  HEELED

• Government department Crossword Clue

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  BUREAU

• Folder projection Crossword Clue

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  TAB

• Response to “Get me?” Crossword Clue

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  IDIG

• Unaccompanied Crossword Clue

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  LONE

• Ancient Chinese dynasty Crossword Clue

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  CHOU

• Windows program file extension Crossword Clue

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  EXE

• Plays some tunes Crossword Clue

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  DOESASET

• Stimulus Crossword Clue

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  GOAD

• State missing what should be its northeast corner Crossword Clue

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  UTAH

• Mud bath locale Crossword Clue

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  SPA

• Untrustworthy investment pro? Crossword Clue

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  BROKERSCAMP

• Savanna tree Crossword Clue

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  ACACIA

• Outfit Crossword Clue

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  RIG

• Chicken ___ (breaded entree) Crossword Clue

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  KIEV

• Ram in the sky Crossword Clue

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  ARIES

• Athena helped to build it Crossword Clue

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  ARGO

• When tripled, a dismissive “and so on” Crossword Clue

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  YADDA

• Water, in 24-Across Crossword Clue

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  EAU

• With 52-Down, betrayal, and what’s formed by each pair of the trigrams Crossword Clue

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  DOUBLE

• “Dancing With Myself” singer Billy Crossword Clue

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  IDOL

• Tina’s “30 Rock” role Crossword Clue

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  LIZ

• Poland’s Walesa Crossword Clue

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  LECH

• ___ pro nobis Crossword Clue

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  ORA

• Chutney ingredient Crossword Clue

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  MANGO

• Zero Crossword Clue

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  NIL

• Letters that encapsulate the Tesla/Edison conflict Crossword Clue

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  ACDC

• Oozes Crossword Clue

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  SEEPS

• Tanning tub Crossword Clue

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  VAT

• Poirot or Holmes Crossword Clue

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  SLEUTH

• Explain at length Crossword Clue

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  GOINTO

• *South Sudan became the 193rd in 2011 Crossword Clue

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  UNMEMBER

• Basic boat, or boatload Crossword Clue

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  RAFT

• Atmosphere Crossword Clue

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  AURA

• Scheming Crossword Clue

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  PLANS

• Lowly worker Crossword Clue

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  PEON

• Waxy compound Crossword Clue

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  STEROL

• Pop quiz in classical literature class? Crossword Clue

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  HOMERSCARE

• “Put a tiger in your tank!” advertiser Crossword Clue

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  ESSO

• Just clobbering your opponent with the hilt, for example? Crossword Clue

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  FENCERSIN

• Boatloads Crossword Clue

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  LOTS

• Indian lentil dish Crossword Clue

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  DAL

• At the same time Crossword Clue

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  ASSOON

• Brushes off Crossword Clue

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  SPURNS

• Place to get some fries on the road? Crossword Clue

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  TUBERSTOP

• Pearl Prynne’s mother Crossword Clue

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  HESTER

• Dog who’s female in the book and male in the film Crossword Clue

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  ASTA

• Bulging biceps, in slang Crossword Clue

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  GUNS

• Grow dark, perhaps Crossword Clue

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  LATEN

• Ram mates Crossword Clue

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  EWES

• Like cranberries Crossword Clue

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  TART

• Angry sprees Crossword Clue

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  RAMPAGES

• Mustard-making center of Burgundy Crossword Clue

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  DIJON

• Cut from the same cloth Crossword Clue

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  ALIKE