Wall Street Journal - January 14 2020 - Smear Campaign
| Clues | Answers |
| “As God is my witness!” | ISWEARIT |
| “Bleeding Love” singer Lewis | LEONA |
| “Haste makes waste,” e.g | ADAGE |
| “Let’s settle this!” | ITSON |
| “Uh-huh” | YEP |
| “What a pity!” | SOSAD |
| “___ have to wait” | ITLL |
| *Caterpillar, after metamorphosis | BUTTERFLY |
| *Musicians’ improvisational get-together | JAMSESSION |
| *Noted Minnesota hospital | MAYOCLINIC |
| *Sweetie | HONEYPIE |
| *Tentacled sea creature | JELLYFISH |
| Ain’t correct? | ISNT |
| Anatomist’s talus | ANKLEBONE |
| Attempt | TRY |
| Author Calvino | ITALO |
| Auto factory machine | ROBOT |
| Banks and libraries do it | LEND |
| Birthplace of St. Francis | ASSISI |
| Brainy | SMART |
| Burden | ONUS |
| Car that’s a clunker | LEMON |
| Carnival sight | TENT |
| CBS crime drama since 2018 | FBI |
| Charged particle | ION |
| Citi Field forerunner | SHEA |
| Coin with grooved edges | DIME |
| Common Christmas present | DOLL |
| Common Christmas presents | TOYS |
| Cop’s order before frisking, and what to do with the starts of the starred answers | SPREADEM |
| Deceitful folks | LIARS |
| Divided Asian peninsula | KOREA |
| Dr. Frankenstein’s assistant | IGOR |
| Dropped pudding sound | SPLAT |
| Edie of “The Sopranos” | FALCO |
| Font flourish | SERIF |
| Fraternal order since 1868 | ELKS |
| Friendly alliances | ENTENTES |
| Future atty.’s exam | LSAT |
| Goals of negotiations | DEALS |
| Grazing expanse | LEA |
| Grieve | MOURN |
| Harry and Hermione’s pal | RON |
| Heifer, later | COW |
| Hindu hero | RAMA |
| Hwys | RDS |
| Hymn accompanier | ORGAN |
| Indian city to visit for a nosh? | DELHI |
| Long lock | TRESS |
| Longtime “Entertainment Tonight” co-anchor Nancy | ODELL |
| Make a choice | OPT |
| Milk choice | SKIM |
| Missouri tribe | OSAGE |
| Money for the poor | ALMS |
| No, to Nikita | NYET |
| Not latched | AJAR |
| Old PC platform | MSDOS |
| Ordered formation | ARRAY |
| Out of work, perhaps | ILL |
| Pirouette point | TOE |
| Polynesian Disney princess | MOANA |
| Pool workout unit | LAP |
| Praiseful poem | ODE |
| School attended by British royals | ETON |
| Senator’s affirmative | YEA |
| Set upon | ASSAIL |
| Sheltered at sea | ALEE |
| Ship of 1492 | PINTA |
| Silly | INANE |
| Snaky swimmers | EELS |
| Spa guest’s wrap | ROBE |
| Spot for valuables | SAFE |
| Start of a counting-out rhyme | ONEPOTATO |
| Take a load off | SIT |
| Transaction with a bookie | BET |
| Words with pinch or pickle | INA |
| ___ generis | SUI |
| ___ Mahal | TAJ |
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