WSJ Crossword Answers May 8 2021

WSJ ACROSS

• . Surgery sites, for shortORS
• . Toddler, humorouslyRUGRAT
• . Mead subjectsSAMOANS
• . Sleep stageREM
• . Tater Tots makerOREIDA
• . Recycling materialSCRAPMETAL
• . Basis for some competition pairingsSKILLLEVEL
• . College courses for hands-on experiencePRACTICUMS
• . Big name in chipsINTEL
• . “___ to Pieces” (Peter and Gordon song)IGO
• . Looking smartCHIC
• . Not disDAT
• . Hallmark of a perfect gameNOHITS
• . They usually include tomato, onion and green pepperSPANISHOMELETS
• . Tiebreakers, brieflyOTS
• . Spring localeOASIS
• . Cranston from CaliforniaALAN
• . Alphabet book phraseASIN
• . Fleet fellowSPRINTER
• . Brick-shaped confectionPEZ
• . Sicilian peakETNA
• . ___ mi (Vietnamese sandwich)BANH
• . Path of a pop-upARC
• . Port typeUSB
• . Do the wrong thingERR
• . SpellHEX
• . In twoAPART
• . BacksideREAR
• . Pitchblende, e.g.URANIUMORE
• . Many a FloridianRETIREE
• . Capital founded in 1630BOSTON
• . One way to readALOUD
• . Filmdom’s Dracula, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, et al.UNIVERSALMONSTERS
• . Minotaur’s milieuCRETE
• . Wispy cloudCIRRUS
• . Hauler’s workCARTING
• . Margot Robbie’s role in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”SHARONTATE
• . Adams, who was a 112-Across, along with Th. Jefferson and Benj. FranklinSAML
• . Capital on the Arabian peninsulaSANAA
• . “2001” mainframeHAL
• . Advanced degree?NTH
• . Time zone four hrs. ahead of 33-DownAST
• . With 38-Down, emphatic agreementYES
• . Rainbow flag lettersLGBT
• . Breezy greetingHIHO
• . ___ KippurYOM
• . Forage grassesWILDRYES
• . Rhyme scheme used in Italian sonnetsABBA
• . La Città EternaROMA
• . ___ Pa KettleMAAND
• . She-bear, in SevilleOSA
• . Stone often found in engagement ringsDEBEERSDIAMOND
• . Independence Hall figureSIGNER
• . Oscar winner MahershalaALI
• . Kitchen addition?ETTE
• . HintTIP
• . Half-and-half halfCREAM
• . Like “cold feet” for timidityMETAPHORIC
• . Ministry’s music genreINDUSTRIAL
• . IneptAMATEURISH
• . Symptom of carsicknessNAUSEA
• . Conk outDIE
• . SpateTORRENT
• . Ultimate goalENDALL
• . Met displayART

WSJ DOWN

• . “Twelfth Night” dukeORSINO
• . Fix a loose laceBAR
• . Forgers, of a sortSHH
• . Desk typeDAMA
• . Online addressREKNOT
• . “My word!”APE
• . Colo. or Mo.CHAI
• . Sports drink suffixELEM
• . Sylvester’s “Rocky” co-starSMITHS
• . File extension of an app that kicks in after the PC’s been inactiveNATURALHABITAT
• . Weaver of mythLEI
• . Far from wimpySHRINER
• . Kia modelOBE
• . Vestments worn partially under albsATO
• . Japanese computer giantROLLTOP
• . Concern for deansTRITON
• . OverindulgeBEEPER
• . Last of a Latin trioURL
• . WWII beach craftSARA
• . Island chain?EVENT
• . Growls like a dogARTHUR
• . Mystery writer ParetskyGEE
• . BecauseSIRREE
• . Time zone four hrs. behind 86-AcrossTHY
• . Easy victimSTORE
• . Concocted storyRIV
• . See 88-AcrossSINCE
• . Fellow in a fezRCA
• . 19-member monetary unionORDERIN
• . Meditative schoolADE
• . Stereotypical mathletePST
• . Big name in body sprayABSIT
• . You might have a shot thereMOI
• . Gorilla, e.g.IST
• . Central African forests, for a gorillaTALIA
• . “Isn’t there any way for me to get out of this?”EUROAREA
• . Rodeo ropeMATCH
• . Sticks in schoolGNARS
• . Ariel’s father in “The Little Mermaid”SLR
• . Formal permission to be away from school, in BritainSWAMI
• . Stuart of Apollo 14SPOIL
• . Author BeattieBUTMUSTI
• . You and me, presumablyOPINE
• . Publicist’s assignmentSCR
• . Camera type, for shortSAP
• . Letters that once graced 30 RockROOSA
• . White of the eyeLMN
• . Spicy teaNAN
• . CaptureARACHNE
• . Goon’s gunANN
• . Librarian’s exhortationMYDAD
• . Commandments possessiveDUD
• . Possible answer to “Who’s picking you up from school today?”MACHO
• . Hindu teacherZEN
• . Thesaurus contents: Abbr.SCLERA
• . U.K. awardUSA
• . Use Grubhub, sayOPTIMA
• . Exclamation of feigned innocenceRIATA
• . K-O connectionSYNS
• . Of a decreeSEL
• . Doctor’s accessoryAMICES
• . “The Once and Future King” kingRULERS
• . Court sessionEDICTAL
• . New York’s largest lakeNEC
• . Salty inhalationLIE
• . Decorative bandMORTALS
• . Lady, to LuigiGRR
• . K-6: Abbr.STUDENTHOUSING
• . CacheONEIDA
• . Express a thoughtAMAT
• . Dog’s growlNERD
• . From ___ ZNAB
• . Proponent’s suffixSEAAIR
• . Palindromic girl’s nameLSTS
• . FlopAXE
• . Dos Passos trilogyGAT
• . Partner of poivreARMLET