Wall Street Journal - Nov 25 2019 - Open to Interpretation
| Clues | Answers |
| “Buzz off!” | SHOO |
| “Daydream Believer” band | MONKEES |
| “Heavens to Betsy!” | EGAD |
| “Picnic” playwright | INGE |
| “To do” list | AGENDA |
| ...and a hint to this puzzle’s theme | OFGRAY |
| Amazon’s answerer | ALEXA |
| Apt name for a cook or a worrywart | STU |
| Baby bird’s home | NEST |
| Badminton need | NET |
| Band’s sample CD | DEMO |
| Beach creature | CRAB |
| Beer, in slang | SUDS |
| Bothered constantly | ATEAT |
| Chant monotonously | INTONE |
| Cold War divider | IRONCURTAIN |
| Cold War nation: Abbr | USSR |
| Courtroom fig | ASSTDA |
| Cyan cousin | TEAL |
| Decaf brand | SANKA |
| Destiny | KISMET |
| Digging for dirt | NOSY |
| Doc for dogs | VET |
| Dust particles | MOTES |
| Enjoy a novel | READ |
| Expedia comparisons | AIRFARES |
| Fast-running Australian bird | EMU |
| Finish | END |
| Forester’s tool | AXE |
| Fruit-filled pastry | TART |
| Funny papers features | COMICS |
| Grp. of oil-producing nations | OPEC |
| Halloween goodies | TREATS |
| He led the New York Giants in home runs for 18 consecutive years | MELOTT |
| Head, in Paris | TETE |
| Hertz service | RENTACAR |
| Hide’s counterpart | SEEK |
| Honoree of a D.C. stadium | RFK |
| In a way, informally | SORTA |
| Individuals | PERSONS |
| Initials for a sold-out show | SRO |
| It may be taken into account | MONEY |
| It’s swiped for dough | ATMCARD |
| Leave speechless | AWE |
| Letter after theta | IOTA |
| Love, in Latin | AMOR |
| Low tie score | ONEONE |
| Lucy of “Elementary” | LIU |
| Many an urban legend | HOAX |
| Mink’s cousin | OTTER |
| More peculiar | ODDER |
| Much-debated punctuation mark | OXFORDCOMMA |
| Opposed to | ANTI |
| Out on a limb, perhaps | TREED |
| Percussion instrument in calypso music | STEELDRUM |
| Percussion instrument struck with a stick | COWBELL |
| Pigeon sound | COO |
| Poker player’s declaration while folding | IMOUT |
| Political influence | CLOUT |
| Raises, as a sail | HOISTS |
| Rowing implement | OAR |
| Sailor’s “Stop!” | AVAST |
| Sheep meat | MUTTON |
| Shot of the photographer | SELFIE |
| Souls, Sportages and Sedonas | KIAS |
| Spoiled imp | BRAT |
| Spot for windsurfing | BAY |
| Sturdy covering for a house | SLATEROOF |
| Substitutes for | ACTSAS |
| Suffix for million, billion or gazillion | AIRE |
| Surgical sites in a hosp | ORS |
| Titles for Benedictine monks | DOMS |
| Waikiki welcome wreath | LEI |
| With 40-Across, distinctions that are neither good nor bad.. | SHADES |
| Word before a maiden name | NEE |
| Young fellows | LADS |
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