WSJ Crossword Answers September 4 2021

WSJ ACROSS

• . Gain by forceWREST
• . Picker’s guidelineFRET
• . Babybel optionEDAM
• . Two-time loser to DwightADLAI
• . Item made to measureRULER
• . The Baths of Caracalla siteROME
• . Dragonfly habitatPOND
• . Advanced with stealthCREPT
• . Emcee’s offeringINTRO
• . IssueEMIT
• . “Sláinte!” is oneIRISHTOAST
• . Strike! Sandwich makers, ___!STOPTHEPRESSES
• . Fish-catching flierOSPREY
• . Voice qualityTONE
• . Core partsABS
• . The H in WFHHOME
• . Cherry centerPIT
• . Atlanta Hawks coach McMillanNATE
• . Cry of accomplishment, or admission of guiltIDIDIT
• . Release from one’s clutchesUNHAND
• . Strike! Thespians, ___!QUITTHESCENE
• . Rx amt., at timesTSP
• . Hunters on the Allegheny PlateauERIE
• . “Tomb Raider” relicURN
• . Trailblazing Civil War nurseBARTON
• . Standing, brieflyREP
• . Setting stuffCHINA
• . Org. with annual Humane AwardsASPCA
• . Cashmere kinANGORA
• . BeforeAHEADOF
• . Less likely to workFAULTIER
• . Just-appointed manager who’s eager to shake things upNEWBROOM
• . Grand affairFETE
• . Strike! Dispensary workers, ___!CUTTHEGRASS
• . Crib callMAMA
• . Strong dislikeAVERSION
• . Got past the caulkingSEEPEDIN
• . Rich pasta sauceALFREDO
• . Offer as proofADDUCE
• . Arboreal apeORANG
• . StrengthFORTE
• . Evening wearPJS
• . Retailer that sells 100 million rotisserie chickens annuallyCOSTCO
• . Originally calledNEE
• . Colorful fishOPAH
• . Earth, in combinationGEO
• . Strike! Elevator operators, ___!HOLDTHEFLOOR
• . BacktrackRENEGE
• . Jubilant cryHOORAY
• . DifferentELSE
• . 1999 JT Money hit “Who ___”DAT
• . Tony-winning musical of 1982NINE
• . Future prof’s testGRE
• . Westernmost U.S. territoryGUAM
• . Familiarize, in a wayORIENT
• . Strike! Game wardens, ___!CLOSETHEBLINDS
• . Be jubilantDANCEONAIR
• . One may be forgivenLOAN
• . Like lobsARCED
• . AvoidsDUCKS
• . Molding shapeOGEE
• . Like 1950s LPsMONO
• . Rich kid in the “Nancy” comicROLLO
• . URL separatorSLASH
• . Stock collectionHERD
• . Word from the Dutch for “salad”SLAW
• . Strike zone boundaryKNEES

WSJ DOWN

• . Watch spotWRIST
• . TotalQUAFF
• . He collaborated with Ozzy on “Ordinary Man”AFOR
• . Garden pest?ODDS
• . Easy gaitRUNTO
• . Tavern enticementURSAE
• . CavortsLOPE
• . Middle Eastern nabobRAUL
• . Nantes nogginELTON
• . Recapper’s unitINPUT
• . CheddarFRAN
• . Ouzo kinINCA
• . Practice group, for shortSERPENT
• . Joins, as a featureCLEARTHEDECKS
• . Strike! Carpenters, ___!TROT
• . Title character of whom it’s said “Vex not his ghost”ATBAT
• . Chapel partVEE
• . WeeGANESH
• . Overly exciteHATHA
• . Yoga practiceICED
• . Tibia settingGETTO
• . Visit to the plateFREEBEER
• . Tapped imageEUROPE
• . NBA All-Star Luol ___NOH
• . UninspiringROMPS
• . Bolivian boySTARTS
• . Like most Gallaudet studentsJOHNCAGE
• . LibationEMIR
• . Alpha ___ Minoris (Polaris)ICON
• . Contribution of advice or opinionsTIAS
• . Dives inOILIER
• . PatchyTETE
• . Approving exclamation, in textsDENG
• . Annual report VIPHOD
• . Strike! Blackjack dealers, ___!HONORED
• . Without a breakSHIN
• . Brief bylawONEND
• . Hydrant attachmentORES
• . Coffee optionEPISODE
• . Maastricht Treaty subjectREG
• . Least nobleUCLA
• . Argentine auntsELMS
• . Mason’s transporterDOREMI
• . Hersey’s “A Bell for ___”RAWR
• . Sal of “Giant”CODY
• . Red state?TOOL
• . Neckline shapeANISETTE
• . Disappearing soundsBASEST
• . Give an ___ effortGHANA
• . Easy gaitMDS
• . Humorous author LebowitzSPARSE
• . Herb Alpert School of Music inst.THERENOW
• . Storied Pony Express riderHOPUP
• . “Cheap Imitation” composerHOSE
• . Words of consolationCELEB
• . LuminaryACTSIN
• . UpsetCEO
• . Given a knighthood, sayPOOFS
• . Vein yieldsLARK
• . Ankle shackleDROPTHEHAMMER
• . God with a broken tuskLEGIRON
• . More unctuousLEAR
• . Lake Volta settingARID
• . William, to LilibetADANO
• . “Water Under the Bridge” singerUNCLE
• . Windows antecedentAPSE
• . Casino figuresNINO
• . Four-time Tony nominee EsparzaMINEO
• . Quechua speakerADELE
• . Prospect Park plantingsITTY
• . Gimlet or screwdriverDEAF
• . Bit of funANGER
• . Drama with masksMSDOS