Wall Street Journal - Dec 30 2015 - Authors of the Year

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'Boom Clap' singer CHARLIXCX
'Forgot About ___' (Grammy-winning rap song) DRE
'Gosh dang!' BYGUM
'I don't believe my eyes!' WHATTHE
'I'm waiting...' WELL
'Who's ___ daddy?' YOUR
23-Down, e.g JOINT
And no more ATMOST
Assn GRP
Bad news for a bad nanny SPYCAM
Blood KIN
Brandenburg Concertos composer BACH
Brilliant display ECLAT
Bud PAL
Bud BRO
Bud holder VASE
Carpenter's wooden wedges SHIMS
Colorful squawker MACAW
Comedic actor who wrote the dystopian novel '2030' ALBERTBROOKS
Common navel INNIE
Common spot for arthroscopic surgery KNEE
Comparable things ANALOGS
Concocted MADE
Convenience store convenience ATM
Cornish of 'Sucker Punch' ABBIE
County southeast of London KENT
Cozy place to cuddle DOUBLEBED
Dedicated verse ODE
Enigmatic blip UFO
Extorted money from BLED
Figure skater's leap AXEL
Finds on the dial TUNESTO
Forbid entry to BAR
Former congressman who co-wrote the alternative history '1945' NEWTGINGRICH
Four-time role for Chris Hemsworth THOR
Frequent 44-Down creation CRANE
Friend of George and Jerry ELAINE
Garden pest APHID
George W. Bush is the only president to hold one MBA
Clues Answers
Girl Scout level two above Brownie CADETTE
Goes down SETS
Good for Gascons BON
He tweets under the handle @POTUS OBAMA
Hue and cry UPROAR
Humorist who wrote the off-color satire '1601' MARKTWAIN
In shape FIT
Insult, informally DIS
Intellectual who wrote the historical novel '1876' GOREVIDAL
Investing goal GAIN
It may come down hard on you HAIL
Luxury hotel chain OMNI
Malta money EUROS
More than enough AMPLE
Move with great care EASE
Natural shower accessory LOOFA
Nickname grandkids might use NANA
Office nos EXTS
Outlaw Clanton IKE
PC's brain CPU
Petite ___ (girlfriend) AMIE
Polite reply to a lady YESM
Prynne of 'The Scarlet Letter' HESTER
Put the kibosh on NIX
Reznor of Nine Inch Nails TRENT
See 18-Across ORIGAMI
Small shape-shifter AMOEBA
Some beauty treatments MASKS
Spitting bullets MAD
Steven Soderbergh film that takes place on a space station SOLARIS
Super Bowl held in 2007 XLI
Taipan frypan WOK
Tavern quaffs ALES
Text adornments EMOJI
Upper limit CAP
Vegetarian's substitute TOFU
Ways things are done MODES
Wife of Wills KATE
Young fella BUCKO