Wall Street Journal - Oct 30 2019 - Bad Beginning

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Clues Answers
“Hostel” director Roth ELI
“I’m Your Man” duo WHAM
“Mefistofele,” e.g OPERA
“Sad to say...” ALAS
“This looks bad” UHOH
Aggressive persona assumed in competition BEASTMODE
Answerer in an Echo chamber? ALEXA
AP competitor UPI
Bank statement abbr ACCT
Betacam creator SONY
Big serpents BOAS
Bird in Liberty Mutual ads EMU
Brewery supply MALT
By way of VIA
Campaign leader GENERAL
Capitalize on an opportunity MAKEHAY
Carnival attractions RIDES
Chip’s buddy DALE
Classical element along with agua, tierra and aire FUEGO
Copa Mundial cry OLE
Course conclusion EXAM
Demonstrate mercy SHOWPITY
Discreet alternative to “Yo!” PSST
Do a ghost’s job HAUNT
Do a ghost’s job SCARE
Early killer CAIN
Eminem guested on his song “Smack That” AKON
End for Austin or Brooklyn ITE
Faith in God THEISM
Fineman of “SNL” CHLOE
Friend of Frodo SAM
Galley tool OAR
Get the better of ONEUP
Gondolier’s workplace CANAL
GPS lines STS
Grimm baddie OGRE
Harvest REAP
Haughty attitude AIRS
Have a restless night TOSS
Clues Answers
Historian’s study ERA
Home of minor league baseball’s Aces RENO
Ilk TYPE
Irrelevant MOOT
Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won 11 of them EMMYS
Kin of pitch and roll YAW
Kraken’s home OCEAN
Lament loudly SOB
Like some drawings RANDOM
Marseille mate AMI
Milk dispensers UDDERS
Nonchalantly reckless DEVILMAYCARE
Popular tablet IPAD
Prayer leader IMAM
Pythagorean square? AGORA
Rams quarterback Goff JARED
Regarding ASFOR
Reunion attendee ALUM
Role for Baldwin, Ford, Affleck, Pine and Krasinski JACKRYAN
RR stop STN
Small serpents ASPS
Small-time hackers? HATCHETS
Smithy sound CLANG
Some wings ELLS
Spawn of Satan DEMONSEED
Spirit who serves Prospero ARIEL
Spooky sounds in old houses CREAKS
Stephen of “Interview With the Vampire” REA
Strictly off-limits TABOO
Sworn enemy of the Smurfs GARGAMEL
Target for a masseuse ACHE
Teeming with AWASHIN
Tricky puzzle POSER
Turf SOD
Twistable treat OREO
Vehicle with giant tires MONSTERTRUCK
Vexing IRKSOME
When repeated, an American Samoa city PAGO
Yellowstone prowler PUMA