WSJ Crossword Answers WSJ - August 23, 2021

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• Gives up, as control Crossword Clue

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  CEDES

• Widescreen movie format Crossword Clue

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  IMAX

• Misleading maneuver Crossword Clue

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  RUSE

• *Best Western alternative Crossword Clue

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  DAYSINN

• Smart Crossword Clue

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  BRAINY

• Song sung by Judy Garland in “Summer Stock,” and what the first halves of the starred answers can all do Crossword Clue

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  GETHAPPY

• Plateau’s kin Crossword Clue

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  MESA

• Some UFOs and Frisbees Crossword Clue

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  SAUCERS

• Have high hopes Crossword Clue

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  ASPIRE

• *Table protector under a plate Crossword Clue

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  PLACEMAT

• Do what a surgeon does Crossword Clue

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  OPERATE

• Luster Crossword Clue

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  SHEEN

• Immensely impressed Crossword Clue

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  AWED

• Gemma of “Crazy Rich Asians” Crossword Clue

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  CHAN

• Tree with serrated leaves Crossword Clue

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  ELM

• Unspoken agreements Crossword Clue

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  NODS

• Wood-chopping tool Crossword Clue

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  AXE

• *Nonverbal alternative to “How embarrassing!” Crossword Clue

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  FACEPALM

• Decide one’s had enough time outdoors Crossword Clue

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  HEADIN

• Final Crossword Clue

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  LAST

• Gin-flavoring fruit Crossword Clue

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  SLOE

• Career campaigner, for short Crossword Clue

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  POL

• TV journalist Curry Crossword Clue

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  ANN

• Hydrochloric, e.g Crossword Clue

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  ACID

• “I totally agree!” Crossword Clue

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  OHYES

• Reef materials Crossword Clue

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  CORALS

• “My treat” Crossword Clue

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  ILLPAY

• Trees with heart-shaped leaves Crossword Clue

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  LINDENS

• Use, as a coupon Crossword Clue

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  REDEEM

• “Didn’t I tell you?” Crossword Clue

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  SEE

• Vicinity Crossword Clue

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  AREA

• Sea, in Saint Barthélemy Crossword Clue

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  MER

• Great delight Crossword Clue

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  GLEE

• *Beetle larva used in some science projects Crossword Clue

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  MEALWORM

• Peru’s capital Crossword Clue

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  LIMA

• Gather Crossword Clue

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  AMASS

• Frank who recorded a 1954 version of 63-Across Crossword Clue

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  SINATRA