Wall Street Journal - Sep 23 2016 - Backdrops

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Clues Answers
'Calm down, buccaneer!'? GETAGRIP
'Just as I suspected!' AHA
'Tequila' instrument SAX
'There is no such thing as accident; it is ___ misnamed': Napoleon FATE
10,000 square meters HECTARE
2015 Album of the Year winner BECK
Ambience AURA
Animal that hangs around all day BAT
Arachne's device LOOM
Argentite, e.g ORE
Balls in sockets EYES
Baseball's 'Master Melvin' OTT
Beat PULSATE
Bread spread made from yeast extract MARMITE
Caddies carry it TEA
Comparative follower THAN
Copier sound HUM
Corporate image LOGO
Correspond AGREE
Critic of the Once-ler, with 'the' LORAX
Curbs the excesses of fame? MODERATES
Designated driver alternative CAB
Disparage Bordeaux wine? CONDEMN
Dolomites peak ALP
Drank everything in EMPTIED
Elite squad convened? ATEAM
Expression of annoyance POUT
Fragrant trees FIRS
George's collaborator on 'I Got Rhythm' IRA
Gillette brand ATRA
Go astray ERR
Gossipy conversation method? CHITCHAT
Growth area BED
He knows the ropes COWBOY
Howard who made shorts MOE
Inferior movie segment? LESSER
It shared a launch date with Windows 95 MSN
James Dean's 'East of Eden' role CAL
Clues Answers
Joey who sang 'Peppermint Twist' DEE
Kiss-up TOADY
Lacking any trace of friendliness ICY
Little seen on screen CLEAVON
Looked for AWAITED
Makes uncharitable remarks SNEERS
Many a ragtime dance ONESTEP
Member of a certain college ELECTOR
Memphis neighbor CAIRO
Mouth, slangily YAP
Mysterious stuff ARCANA
Nebraska city medical group? OMAHA
Petty quarrel SPAT
Pop OLDMAN
Privies WCS
Probability CHANCES
Rake spike TOOTH
Razzle-dazzle ECLAT
Really bother EATAT
Recurrent film role for Myrna NORA
Rice variety whose name means 'fragrant' BASMATI
Ring master TORERO
Rock drummer Fleetwood MICK
Rodenticide brand DCON
Rossiya refusal NYET
Short-lived 1970s cop show SWAT
Steered clear of overhang? EVADED
Tailless mammal APE
Telethon VIPs MCS
Timeline unit ERA
Timeline unit AGE
Told tall tales YARNED
Two from Toledo DOS
Unnatural eateries? STILTED
Walt Disney Concert Hall architect GEHRY
Winding course SLALOM
Zener cards test it ESP
___ Field, site of Jackie Robinson's Major League debut EBBETS