WSJ Crossword Answers October 2 2021

WSJ ACROSS

• . Boiling byproductVAPOR
• . It’s got a pointSWORD
• . Disappointed child’s whineBUTMOM
• . Primitive building materialADOBE
• . First-grade athletesPEEWEES
• . Penthouse amenityTERRACE
• . Monks’ coversCOWLS
• . Bring on darknessTERNOFFTHELIGHT
• . Give ordersDICTATE
• . What une poule laysOEUF
• . Bog downMIRE
• . Smooth transitionSEGUE
• . Mass email lead-inHIALL
• . Ballpark fig.EST
• . To be, to BolívarSER
• . Weaves, e.g.HAREEXTENSIONS
• . Right-hand person, for shortASST
• . Hangout for horseplayers, in briefOTB
• . Name that sounds like a mealSTU
• . SkilledABLE
• . Muscle ache treatmentICEWRAP
• . South Sudan splitterNILE
• . Territory between Russia and Siberia on a Risk boardURAL
• . Be exceedingly uninterestingBOARTOTEARS
• . Where the ball gets dropped on a regular basisGNUYORKCITY
• . “___ My Man” (1975 Supremes song)HES
• . Where bills get passed, brieflyATMS
• . Alec’s “Beetlejuice” co-starGEENA
• . Spiritual wayTAO
• . Kamala Harris, vis-à-vis Howard U., e.g.ALUM
• . Cardinal topperCREST
• . Cardinal topper lettersSTL
• . BlubberCRY
• . Ride with a 16-DownCAB
• . ExceedinglyTOO
• . 17th-century haiku masterBASHO
• . Liverwort’s cousinMOSS
• . Material in Pfizer labsRNA
• . Rhyming partner of “dined”WINED
• . Like una montañaALTA
• . Call from a rooftopCOO
• . Absolute leastBEARMINIMUM
• . Resisted rebelliousnessTOADTHELINE
• . “Oh, sure!”IBET
• . Music’s PuenteTITO
• . Photographer’s flashersSTROBES
• . 2014 British Open winner McIlroyRORY
• . Div. for the Pitt PanthersACC
• . Knight addressSIR
• . “Jabberwocky” beginningTWAS
• . Winner of six Tonys in 2017DEEREVANHANSEN
• . Texting system palindromeSMS
• . Dallas sch.SMU
• . Big name in disinfectant wipesLYSOL
• . Sports stats bureauELIAS
• . Pirate’s haulLOOT
• . Big ___ (David Ortiz nickname)PAPI
• . One might be asked “What are the odds?”TIPSTER
• . Nonnative organisms, as found seven times in this puzzleINVASIVESPECIES
• . Squeezing (out)EKING
• . Acquires canines, sayTEETHES
• . Top-selling female recording artist of all time, per GuinnessMADONNA
• . Defeat soundlyCREAM
• . Goes off the beaten pathSTRAYS
• . Breathtaking duoLUNGS
• . Party leadersHOSTS

WSJ DOWN

• . Dust collector, for shortVAC
• . BotherHONG
• . Color in many retro baseball uniformsBATS
• . Do a favorSLITS
• . BailoutsADO
• . Get hopping madSATING
• . Hacker’s triumphant exclamationALOT
• . DominateMONET
• . Car museum carPOWDERBLUE
• . “Hundo P”STARTSOVER
• . Chipotle choicesOBLIGE
• . Link lettersEYESHADOW
• . Barbershop requestTATA
• . Police court figureRESCUES
• . Earthy colourONTO
• . Feature of a 66-AcrossTBA
• . Sch. support org.SHY
• . West Coast hubTEXTURAL
• . In this mannerCHESSPIES
• . Golfer’s handfulPTA
• . Touchy?TURK
• . Filling completelyMOES
• . Simile snippetMAVS
• . Scooter in 2005 newsSEETHE
• . Olympic hurdler/bobsledder JonesACTCOOL
• . ___ KongDUPE
• . Istanbulite, e.g.WEREIN
• . Teachers’ org.LIARS
• . FixedIRE
• . “Pinky promise me!”ISM
• . Express lane unitOWN
• . Side chair’s lackASA
• . Subtle summonsTOYS
• . Lid topperNOEL
• . Carry oneself with swaggerPAL
• . Duplicitous groupREO
• . Heated disputeLIBBY
• . Aware ofBERRY
• . Pixar’s first protagonists, e.g.EDU
• . Lot unitDEF
• . Beachfront porchLOLO
• . Quarter, e.g.ACRE
• . Signs of nervousnessYES
• . Cricket needsCON
• . PilesSFO
• . Goes back to square oneNEA
• . Tavern in SpringfieldLANAI
• . Diplomatic agentsVOTING
• . Job description listTEES
• . Eggy Southern dessertsRHUBARB
• . Smoothie add-inALIENS
• . BitingTHUS
• . Dawn, to DonneITEM
• . “We don’t know yet,” in briefMEAN
• . Stormy statePSA
• . Winter air?BEEFTACOS
• . “Absolutely!”TWITCHES
• . It manages the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryURL
• . Take inSET
• . Choosing a ticketCOIN
• . 1986 sequel set on the moon LV-426CALTECH
• . Hall of Fame knuckleballer PhilTRIM
• . Tiny cutsSWEARONIT
• . “Haystacks” painterNIEKRO
• . Dallas hoopstersMAGISTRATE
• . “See ya!”EMISSARIES
• . Brief beliefOCHRE
• . “Mask up” spot, for shortARMS
• . ShortDUTIES
• . BuddyNAT
• . Adelphi address enderMETER
• . Point againstPSST
• . D.C. baseballerMORN
• . Chevys, e.g.GMS