WSJ Crossword Answers October 16 2021

WSJ ACROSS

• . Showing a suit, maybeFACEUP
• . Aquarium swimmersGUPPIES
• . Like the drone of cicadasSHRILL
• . Landlocked African nationUGANDA
• . ImproveENHANCE
• . Sweatshirt styleHOODIE
• . Magic words, or an apt phrase describing 32-AcrossNOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT
• . A.D. partANNO
• . Bernadette or Jeanne: Abbr.STE
• . Misremembers, maybeERRS
• . Podcast annoyancesADS
• . Character whose incorporeal grin prompted the quote in the shaded spaces (reading upper and then lower arcs, left to right)CHESHIRECAT
• . Word after dash or nannyCAM
• . Strongly emphasize a pointRAMITHOME
• . DNA may prove itPARENTAGE
• . Protein acidAMINO
• . Pen pals?INMATES
• . Coachella Valley refugesOASES
• . Framer’s supplyMATTES
• . Light scatterers?ROACHES
• . Unenthused “okay”IGUESS
• . KindaISH
• . DownSAD
• . Solemn ceremoniesRITES
• . “Dude!”BRO
• . Wrong answer to a sentryFOE
• . Post-blizzard transport, perhapsSKIS
• . KiddoTOT
• . FlightLAM
• . Honorific of IndiaSRI
• . Feels fluish, maybeAILS
• . King of Maine, e.g.: Abbr.SEN
• . It’s often sesame-crustedAHI
• . Baltimore-to-Annapolis dir.SSE
• . A wk. has 168HRS
• . Honorary deg. awarded by Harvard to Angela Merkel in 2019LLD
• . Speak with handsSIGN
• . Genre with introspective lyricsEMO
• . The Horned Frogs’ sch.TCU
• . Campaigns have lots of itHYPE
• . Letter before omegaPSI
• . Wild animal tranquilizerDARTGUN
• . Like a so-so movieMEH
• . PacifyAPPEASE
• . LieuSTEAD
• . Pierre’s love in “War and Peace”NATASHA
• . Parliament titleLORD
• . Dallas cagerMAV
• . Slithery swimmerEEL
• . Janis with the 1967 song “Society’s Child”IAN
• . Texas flag symbolSTAR
• . Bitter brewALE
• . Avoids a crash, perhapsVEERSAWAY
• . ExploitUSE
• . Reduce to a pasteMASH
• . Really hotSEXY
• . Computer once shaped like a gumdropIMAC
• . The Sun, the Sky and 10 othersWNBA
• . “Twelfth Night” duke who develops feelings for his pageORSINO
• . Capricious creaturesELVES
• . Brings togetherUNITES
• . Viewing oneself from above, say, or a hint to what the shaded spaces representOUTOFBODYEXPERIENCE
• . Carrier based at Mehrabad InternationalIRANAIR
• . Ticket surchargeFEE
• . What a kitten may lickTUNACAN
• . HatesDETESTS
• . “Adorns” on HalloweenTPS
• . Reel people?ANGLERS

WSJ DOWN

• . What crosswords should beFUN
• . In days pastARAMIS
• . Corvine callALAMO
• . Noted Celtic singerAGO
• . Chewy noodleDAMASKS
• . Protruding bellyPOLAROID
• . “I’ll be!”CAW
• . Paris Match articleSMITHIES
• . Scam onlinePRESSURE
• . Grammy winner LaBelleENYA
• . Sanctum modifierINT
• . Prefix with tourismSNIPED
• . Make a muumuu, sayHITAT
• . First sound from elephants?UDON
• . It might be witchingTOES
• . Drapery needsGSA
• . Court affirmationNONE
• . Maya who’s inspired by the architecture of naturePAUNCH
• . Tennis callSATANISM
• . Carnaby Street settingSOFAS
• . Wine bottle numberSOHO
• . Priestly Dumas characterDOH
• . Drapery fabricsEAVE
• . Forgers’ placesBIT
• . Islamic chiefGEE
• . Tarragona titleEMIR
• . Fencing bladesTIED
• . Elliot of the Mamas and the PapasVEX
• . Records clerk’s retrievalORS
• . AncientUNE
• . Hoarders’ houses, e.g.SENOR
• . Brady blunder: Abbr.MAS
• . Large digitsEYED
• . ScrubbedPHISH
• . Letter four before 82-AcrossMAILSORTER
• . Post office machineLYFT
• . Fill in forPATTI
• . Annual Big Apple fashion eventACTAS
• . Practice represented by an inverted pentagramTEES
• . Oscar-nominated 2019 Scorsese film, with “The”VEEP
• . Cry from HomerINNER
• . “These sheets are freezing!”THEMETGALA
• . Bid strategically on eBayEXES
• . EvenECO
• . AvoidEPEES
• . Pack leadersCUD
• . Govt. building managerWISP
• . More, in MadridSEW
• . Bossy’s mouthfulCASS
• . So farSHUN
• . Tiger’s propsIAM
• . Budget rivalETA
• . “Live for the moment” brandYEAR
• . Extortionist’s techniqueBRR
• . Icicle’s placeNAYA
• . Water brand from CanadaRUN
• . Vehicle that might be rocket-poweredSHORTE
• . Their glory days are long pastIRISHMAN
• . Gray ones may be debatedCUING
• . RankleHOUR
• . Descartes’s conclusionNOGO
• . Checked outYET
• . Hay handfulNEAL
• . Try to swatRODS
• . Frat house crash sitesTAU
• . Prompter’s taskALPHAS
• . Betray painWINCE
• . All counterpartIDO
• . Second-largest U.S. rideshare companyCASEFILE
• . Prez’s underlingSTUNTCAR
• . Custody battle participantsLIN
• . Attorney/pundit KatyalAGESOLD
• . Drill partHASBEENS
• . Logical operatorsLET
• . Letter twelve before 45-DownMESSES
• . Become a candidateAREAS