WSJ Crossword Answers December 29 2020

WSJ ACROSS

• . Bot. or biol.SCI
• . Athlete for whom a street outside Berlin’s Olympiastadion is namedOWENS
• . Turn away, as one’s eyesAVERT
• . French denialNON
• . Swindler, sayCROOK
• . Diet that goes against the grain?PALEO
• . Out of fashionOLD
• . Karate chop target, sometimesCINDERBLOCK
• . Capital on the Mediterranean coastBEIRUT
• . ObserveSEE
• . Miller brandLITE
• . UnnervesSCARES
• . Go-betweenLIAISON
• . Radio format for Fleetwood Mac and HeartCLASSICROCK
• . High-priority hosp. sitesERS
• . Inauguration Day highlightOATH
• . Informal denialNAH
• . That fellowHIM
• . Jacket materialTWEED
• . “I’m less than impressed”MEH
• . Dragster fuelNITRO
• . FurnishRIG
• . Roadwork gooTAR
• . Seehorn of “Better Call Saul”RHEA
• . Soviet space stationMIR
• . Where Oxford types might hang out?CLOTHESRACK
• . Masters golfer who’s unlikely to winAMATEUR
• . When Juliet first meets RomeoACTONE
• . 45 and 78, e.g.RPMS
• . Clumsy loutOAF
• . Long-haired terrierYORKIE
• . It’s right twice a day, and it can be found at 18-, 28- and 51-AcrossBROKENCLOCK
• . College application fig.GPA
• . Social-distancing proponentLONER
• . Mulligatawny utensilLADLE
• . Tie-resolving periods, for shortOTS
• . DodgeEVADE
• . Put a stop toENDED
• . “Spring forward” lettersDST

WSJ DOWN

• . Superior sortSNOB
• . Side with a clubCOT
• . Point toMARBLE
• . Takes placeCOLESLAW
• . Mickey Mouse on a ballot, sayIMPROV
• . Long stretch of timeINDICATE
• . Silently agreesRAMONA
• . Rapper with the 1995 hit “I Wish”RASHER
• . Alert from the SFPDTSKED
• . Four Seasons frontman FrankieOCCURS
• . Kid-lit girl with a dog named Weenie and a turtle named SkipperdeeDICE
• . Parish leaderERE
• . Monopoly’s battleship and top hatWRITEIN
• . Colts coach FrankGLUON
• . Bacon sliceEON
• . SwindleSCAM
• . SimilarORACLE
• . Foldable bedNODS
• . Scarlett’s loveRHETT
• . Self-checkout spot?FLAN
• . Yahtzee quintetSKEELO
• . “LOL” alternativeHAHA
• . “Phew!”ODD
• . Fodder for accountantsREICH
• . Connecticut’s state quarter depicts oneRECYCLE
• . Aptly named particle that binds quarks togetherAPB
• . Do one’s part for the environmentAKIN
• . Makeup of some sculpted physiquesSTOKED
• . “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” styleVALLI
• . Title character in a Beverly Cleary book seriesMIRROR
• . Delphi divinerELOISE
• . Amped upTHANKGOD
• . Expressed disapprovalRECTOR
• . Custardy dessertRECEIPTS
• . Cardinal direction that doesn’t start any state’s nameTOKENS
• . Previously, in poetryOAK
• . PeculiarEAST