WSJ Crossword Answers February 20 2021

WSJ ACROSS

• . Obsessive of 1850s literatureAHAB
• . Human rights activist ClooneyAMAL
• . Forfeit alimony, perhapsREWED
• . Pack awaySTOW
• . InvigoratePEPUP
• . Brown beverageCOLA
• . “Into the Wild” star HirschEMILE
• . Squire’s subordinatePAGE
• . Stevenson’s Hispaniola and Wouk’s USS Caine, but not Longfellow’s Hesperus?PROSESHIPS
• . Waves in the Red Sea?PINKSWELLS
• . ___ GatosLOS
• . Road with a no.RTE
• . StraightHETERO
• . Change position, maybePOCKET
• . Ledger linesENTRIES
• . Schönberg opera “Moses und ___”ARON
• . Pub poursPINTS
• . Audition goalROLE
• . Decoration on a golf club?PUTTERSTRIPE
• . Basis of a Deere defamation lawsuit?PLOWSLANDER
• . Drooling dog of comicsODIE
• . SomewhatATAD
• . Cuts offLOPS
• . Pluralizable wordNOUN
• . Name on some suitsSPEEDO
• . Cannes consentOUI
• . “That’s nasty!”UGH
• . Nasty-smellingFETID
• . Wails woefullyKEENS
• . Ticket categoryADULT
• . ScrutinizesGOESOVER
• . On any occasionEVER
• . Dog named for a Honshu districtAKITA
• . Building visitors see at the Tyre Hippodrome?PRESERVEDSTABLE
• . CutsOMITS
• . TroublesAILS
• . “Um…sure”IGUESSSO
• . Heraklion is its capitalCRETE
• . Gas, for onePEDAL
• . Tom ___ (Mark Twain’s pauper)CANTY
• . Sierra Nevada’s Hazy Little Thing, e.g.IPA
• . Throw inADD
• . Become understood graduallySOAKIN
• . Funnel shapeCONE
• . Nebr. neighborSDAK
• . Property-based security optionREIT
• . Flat-nosed dogsPUGS
• . Ushers who put jeans in their place?PANTSEATERS
• . Has nothing but good things to say about an oil company?PRAISESSHELL
• . Homecoming attendeeALUM
• . The Pont de Normandie spans itSEINE
• . Hang looselyLOLL
• . They eventually come to gripsCREDITS
• . GetupATTIRE
• . Iron man, perhapsSTATUE
• . The Jungfrau, for oneALP
• . Stephen of “The Crying Game”REA
• . One of those “SNL” parody ads, say?PHONEYSPOT
• . Doubles tennis and the like?PAIRSPORTS
• . Wrongful actTORT
• . Keep away fromELUDE
• . Prime minister Erna Solberg’s homeOSLO
• . Olfactory stimuliODORS
• . Competition in a dohyoSUMO
• . Ecclesiastical courtSYNOD
• . “The Old Curiosity Shop” girlNELL
• . Delivery cartDRAY

WSJ DOWN

• . Tell targetAPPLE
• . Long-legged waderPLUG
• . Possession indicatorCARP
• . Clear dishesAPTS
• . Massage targetsHERON
• . Reply of feigned innocenceLOGO
• . DominantORDER
• . Pointing deviceTHOU
• . Evangelist’s exhortationAPOSTROPHE
• . Dubai dignitaryMEDIASTORM
• . Heavy tipplerBUS
• . Antlered animalROWS
• . Unpopular in the extremeSPIT
• . Prism productionsTIEINTO
• . Resolves amicablyPERILS
• . Salacious lookFORTES
• . “The Day of the Locust” writer NathanaelSIRE
• . Hazardous situationsSTEEL
• . Foundry outputEVES
• . CustomOPENEYES
• . Play around, in a wayACHES
• . Garden linesANTES
• . Doesn’t mind one’s own businessPAUSE
• . Heavy tipplersSLY
• . Perfect placeMOI
• . “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” singer ColeNOIRE
• . Tighten textEKGS
• . Charger partSPUN
• . Business card featureALPHA
• . Pays to playDUD
• . Bête ___RADISH
• . LemonTODO
• . Watermelon wasteLASERPEN
• . Big name in trendy sunglassesEVIAN
• . Strong suitsELATED
• . Holiday nightsTOUR
• . Burst with prideKVELL
• . Conks outPLOT
• . Narrow peninsulaREPENT
• . Poland Spring alternativeSEEDS
• . NeighborCALLUPON
• . Pungent rootEMIR
• . Pitcher LuisTOPERS
• . Patron saint of virginsCON
• . Judge’s demandLEASE
• . News-dominating brouhahaWINO
• . Objects in it are closer than they appearEDEN
• . Rigging holderTIANT
• . Symbols of strengthILL
• . Koi, e.g.ELK
• . HiatusPRIES
• . Charts from hearts, for shortAGNES
• . Take inCAROL
• . Full awareness, so to speakDESPISED
• . Make use ofABUT
• . Nostril adornmentEARLS
• . Integrate withWONT
• . Novel baseOAKLEY
• . Counts’ counterpartsALEPPO
• . Syrian citySPECTRA
• . Royal addressDIES
• . On cloud nineSTUD
• . Purchase alternativeODD
• . Music for the present day?TALKSITOUT
• . Aquarium fishSIDEMIRROR
• . FreshOGLE
• . Some living qtrs.PAULA
• . GrandSPAR
• . Took turnsTETRA
• . CommotionWEST
• . Full of guileEDIT
• . PoorlyOAKS
• . Out of the ordinarySASSY