WSJ Crossword Answers December 26 2020

WSJ ACROSS

• . Mastiff featureJOWL
• . Shows signs of lifeSTIRS
• . Creature with pseudopodsAMOEBA
• . Mozart’s Adagio ___ minorINB
• . Lima localeOHIO
• . It eats shoots and leavesPANDA
• . Like caterpillarsLARVAL
• . Hoisin sauce ingredientSOY
• . Facelift alternative?NATURALSAG
• . Danny, Sandy or Rizzo, say?GREASEPART
• . Radio City Music Hall styleARTDECO
• . Apple pie orderALAMODE
• . Casual qualityEASE
• . Informal greetingHEY
• . Hawking collaboratorPENROSE
• . Hiccups, so to speakSETBACKS
• . New York congressman JeffriesHAKEEM
• . Bert Bobbsey’s twinNAN
• . Belgrade nativeSERB
• . Financial guru SuzeORMAN
• . Commotions in the Japanese legislature?DIETADOS
• . Didn’t guzzleNURSED
• . RelaxLOOSEN
• . Braves’ div.NLE
• . “Aw, nuts!”DRAT
• . GuilelessNAIVE
• . Dick Dastardly’s cartoon sidekickMUTTLEY
• . Border in the courtENDLINE
• . “Wir glauben all an ___ Gott” (Lutheran hymn)EINEN
• . Central Plains peopleOTOE
• . ___-Freez (soft-serve brand)TASTEE
• . Action before drivingTEEING
• . Ukr., onceSSR
• . Teakettles?WHISTLEPOTS
• . Music syllableLAH
• . Tetley competitorLIPTON
• . Makes an oathCURSES
• . Successor of ClaudiusNERO
• . Be penitentATONE
• . Last-call requestONEMORE
• . Fix upREMODEL
• . Bath scrubberLOOFA
• . Lowly workerSERF
• . SelectOPT
• . White’s role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”NIVENS
• . SpursIMPELS
• . Canned meat to go?ROADSPAM
• . BlotDABAT
• . Gym countREPS
• . Dir. opposite NNWSSE
• . Skips a ceremonyELOPES
• . Goes too farOVERDOES
• . Bonnie of “Presumed Innocent”BEDELIA
• . Vardon Trophy org.PGA
• . Scrabble pieceTILE
• . Brand of virtual crittersNEOPETS
• . “Go ahead, I’m listening”OKSHOOT
• . Brushoff from a daredevil?HOTDOGSNUB
• . Airfare restrictions?TICKETBUTS
• . Jeff Lynne’s groupELO
• . Location of rods and conesRETINA
• . ThunderingAROAR
• . High pointACME
• . CommandedRAN
• . HoarseCROAKY
• . Tournament roundsSEMIS
• . Mother of ZeusRHEA

WSJ DOWN

• . He had a whale of a timeJONAH
• . Site of Chicago touchdownsOLMOS
• . Like banterALI
• . ForteOTHER
• . Oscar winner for playing LynnOHARE
• . Like owlsROUTS
• . Those with cloutTOM
• . Vitamin bottle infoVIOLA
• . Heroic accountsWITTY
• . Aquatic plantMOTORLOOP
• . Old schoolteacherELTON
• . Sandwiches for dessertLOUD
• . SidestepsHASTE
• . You can count in itINFERRED
• . Pub orderREPANEL
• . Oscar of “Ex Machina”PEALED
• . Oslo language, to native speakersORC
• . Memory measuresSPACEK
• . Fix some wallsNETWT
• . NinnySPONGER
• . Singer HorneTALONED
• . This pulls a bitYAHOOS
• . Breakfast menu sectionSEESTO
• . Asian sultanateINS
• . Waste makerREIN
• . Extra, brieflySINNER
• . Sushi wrapperSONIA
• . “Stand and Deliver” starRDA
• . Crushing defeatsOMELETS
• . Fan belt?EROS
• . PrinciplePUNK
• . Brazilian coffee portSAGAS
• . Unescorted cotillion attendee?TENET
• . Second personMFAS
• . Room for relaxingEBAY
• . Food box abbr.LENA
• . Threaten to toppleDELCO
• . LoutsDEBT
• . Name on some batteriesALGA
• . Lost soulADDL
• . Ruhr Valley cityEUROS
• . Continental cashESTAS
• . Made readyMARM
• . Play groundsNORI
• . “The Planets” composerPREPPED
• . Made deductionsIRE
• . Rang outOREOS
• . Observatory observationsSANTOS
• . “Rumble in the Jungle” champTALE
• . Jerry’s pursuerCOM
• . Lustful godEVADES
• . Degs. for curatorsTEETER
• . Perennial trouble spotMOLOKAI
• . YarnBASETEN
• . FreeloaderESSEN
• . Cardholder’s burdenPIKERS
• . Oahu neighborALE
• . HandlesBRUNEI
• . CheapskatesMIDEAST
• . Survey choicePEABRAIN
• . String quartet memberNOVAS
• . John of rockHBAR
• . Justice SotomayorISAAC
• . “¿Cómo ___?” (“How are you?”)SINGLEDEB
• . Kangaroo featurePOUCH
• . “I dunno”NORSK
• . Without a clueEVE
• . Rock genreARENA
• . Online marketplaceGOTME
• . Letter-shaped beamBYTES
• . Fighter for SauronDEN
• . WrathHOLST
• . Dot followerATSEA