Wall Street Journal - Dec 16 2021 - Wax On, Wax Off

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Clues Answers
“Almost ready!” ONESEC
“Definitely” YEAH
“Jeopardy!” creator Griffin MERV
“That’s it!” AHA
“The hottest spot north of Havana,” in song COPA
23 for Michael Phelps GOLDS
@@@ ATS
Above the horizon RISEN
Agatha Christie title DAME
Alfresco dining spot PATIO
Alternatives to spray tans BROZERS
Anthony Anderson’s “Black-ish” role DRE
As a whole INTOTO
Badger abode DEN
Blah feeling ENNUI
Carvey’s co-star in “Wayne’s World” MYERS
Cheeky sort RASCAL
Cheerless DISMAL
City 190 miles north of Fresno RENO
Clippers’ target HAIR
Collected traditions LORE
Collider bit ATOM
Daze STUPOR
Diva’s problem EGO
Doesn’t quite beg ASKS
Drawing room? STUDIO
East Village venue where the Ramones often played CBGB
Email info, slangily ADDY
End for court or hotel IER
First prime TWO
Focus of the Met’s Lila Acheson Wallace Wing MDERNART
Go down swinging FAN
Groovy, in swinging London FAB
Grp. for Pitt and Duke ACC
Gym unit REP
Hall monitors? RAS
Jordans symbol SWOOSH
Like Christmas sweaters, to many UGLY
Like many dad jokes CORNY
Like much Spanish architecture MRISH
Clues Answers
Link info URL
Made out SAW
Members of blended families STEPMMS
Not very approachable ICY
Old tee, perhaps RAG
Opening ONSET
Opposition answer NAY
Park parcel ACRE
Part for a party animal? BALLO
Pathologist’s focus DISEASE
Pick CHOOSE
Play a mean sax WAIL
Player on a Toledo Triple-A team MUDHEN
Posthumous hit for John Lennon WOMAN
Pumpkin pie filling, mostly PUREE
PX shoppers GIS
Quiz completion? ZEE
Rainy time MONSO
Salivary glands swelling MUMPS
Shepherd, formerly of “The View” SHERRI
Sink holes DRAINS
Split quickly VAMSE
Star with eight Best Actor and four Best Supporting Actor nominations NICHOLSO
Sushi tuna AHI
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve setting KANSAS
Tequila brand, casually CUERVO
The Montagues and the Capulets, e.g ENEMIES
They’ll be delivered when they’re in stock again BACKORDERS
Tiny toiler ANT
Trip after walking down the aisle HONEYM
Unification Church members, familiarly THEMIES
Uninspired SOSO
Very EVERSO
Wad of Skoal CHAW
Wee bit IOTA
What’s represented by each circled space and one black square in this grid LUNARPHASE
Without transparency SLYLY
___ volente (God willing) DEO
___-Aid KOOL