WSJ Crossword Answers March 20 2021

WSJ ACROSS

• . One in a black suitSPADE
• . 1987 role for Robert De NiroALCAPONE
• . MasterySKILL
• . City on the PoTURIN
• . Like some apple juiceFILTERED
• . Perfume Pagoda settingHANOI
• . Makeup, of a sortRETEST
• . Operating instruction for a witch’s broom?FLYONTHEHANDLE
• . Wrinkle removerIRON
• . PositionSTEAD
• . Lean and muscularSINEWY
• . Examines carefullySIFTS
• . SwallowACCEPT
• . Lymphocyte producersSPLEENS
• . TricksterELF
• . Some are colorfulPASTS
• . Parentheses, essentiallyARCS
• . Wearer of une couronneROI
• . Take backRETRACT
• . “We’re going to the Super Bowl!” e.g.?PLAYOFFWORDS
• . Donald Duck’s motherHORTENSE
• . Man from Moscow, sayIDAHOAN
• . Goes downhillSLEDS
• . Prepare for the fair, maybeFATTEN
• . Lampshade, at timesPARTYHAT
• . “Steppenwolf” authorHESSE
• . Development sitesUTERI
• . MaximumUTMOST
• . Strike callerUMP
• . Attempt to cool down a cup of tea?BLOWONSTEAM
• . Ref’s rulingTKO
• . Oompa followerLOOMPA
• . George Lucas’s Wicket and Paploo, e.g.EWOKS
• . Tread heavilyCLOMP
• . 1862 battle siteANTIETAM
• . They’re boringSNORES
• . Jockey competitorHANES
• . Harrison who walked on the moon in 1972SCHMITT
• . It may be triggered by a decloaking warbirdREDALERT
• . Cheap laminate for furniture making?KNOCKOFFWOOD
• . Entertainment that includes prominent figuresICESHOW
• . Bit of fictionFIB
• . GrubFOOD
• . Card game lay-downsMELDS
• . “Bambi” auntENA
• . Newsletter ornamentationCLIPART
• . Peanut, e.g.LEGUME
• . “Holy moly!”YIPES
• . Empty room phenomenaECHOES
• . Wear downERODE
• . Tiniest bitDROP
• . Impudent aboard an ocean cruise?FRESHONTHEBOAT
• . UFO crewALIENS
• . Barista’s creationLATTE
• . “Spamalot” lyricistERICIDLE
• . Settle down for the nightROOST
• . GatherAMASS
• . Female fiendDEMONESS
• . Kafka protagonistSAMSA

WSJ DOWN

• . Clinically cleanRISER
• . Postpone production of a TV commercial?SHULA
• . Don’t existKFC
• . Bad-mouthFLA
• . Tolkien’s shepherds of the treesSTERILE
• . ChangeLEMON
• . Fragrant bloomsNIL
• . Bonnie’s partner in crimeRAM
• . From ___ ZPUTOFFTHESPOT
• . WriteOBI
• . Treats for RoverETA
• . Soda brand since 1924ARENT
• . Perfect placesRODS
• . Winter wrapMISC
• . He’s featured on Mary J.’s “Love Yourself”PESTS
• . Neither Dem. nor Rep.DIS
• . Online chortleSPARSE
• . Bit of fictionPECK
• . Stage platformACHES
• . Cool like a cool catENTS
• . ClassyACT
• . Thinly spreadBATHO
• . AmigoRHO
• . RetinueTASTEFUL
• . Miss the markAMF
• . ApprovalTONED
• . Fam nicknameAFFECT
• . Dramatic divisionNATO
• . Charisse of “Brigadoon”MIFF
• . Wet bar?ETRE
• . Fishing gearLILACS
• . Prefix with dollarsSTEW
• . Govt. mtge. insurerTWO
• . RoundtableSHIM
• . Charger unitCLYDE
• . Name: SuffixPETRO
• . Turkey club?STOOL
• . Crockpot creationECO
• . Coach with 347 career winsATO
• . Zest sourcePAL
• . “Wir glauben all an ___ Gott” (Lutheran hymn)EINEN
• . Really shining in a full-court defensive scheme?ODE
• . “Shoot”BIN
• . Sporty auto roofsPEN
• . Depth: PrefixTRAIN
• . Foil, e.g.SWORD
• . Went like the dickensGEODE
• . Squeezed (out)ORTS
• . Fell uponCYD
• . Catchall category: Abbr.TORE
• . Eat like a birdMURALS
• . CornballNEHI
• . Metallica drummer UlrichSOAP
• . Big initials in bowlingEKED
• . Tick offEMOTES
• . Pub perchEDENS
• . Tango requirementFHA
• . Monitor componentASSAILED
• . Crispy Colonel Combo sellerHEP
• . ZeroFORUM
• . Kimono closerLCD
• . Lines of praiseEARS
• . City near CooperstownSHAWL
• . Narrow-waisted stingersWATT
• . Some Thomas Hart Benton worksCHEESY
• . Hams it upLOA
• . Little brothers, oftenKANYE
• . Massage targetsONYM
• . P look-alikeLARS
• . BuffIDIOM
• . Hollow rockIND
• . DialectERR
• . To be, in ParisHOTONTHEPRESS
• . Mason’s wedgeLOL
• . Listening devicesNOD
• . Manatee Springs State Pk. settingASKME
• . Fish-bull go-betweenONEONTA
• . When you’ll be there, brieflyLIE
• . Earth-friendly, in combinationsSIS
• . CribTTOPS
• . Mauna ___WASPS