Wall Street Journal - Dec 30 2016 - Final Exam

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Clues Answers
'Elementary' airer CBS
'Old MacDonald' sound OINK
'Wouldn't that be great!' IWISH
*1955 hit for Julie London CRYMEARIVER
*Explode GOOFF
*Kvell BURSTWITHPRIDE
*Protein-rich side dish THREEBEANSALAD
*Words from a not-ready-to-make-up spouse DONTTOUCHME
Amoeba's shape BLOB
Arthur's father UTHER
Aussie animal ROO
Becomes bitter SOURS
Brings up REARS
Calls on USES
Car sticker DECAL
Caustic stuff LYE
Charlize's 'Sweet November' co-star KEANU
Checks on one's clothing PLAID
Connection problem PHONETAG
Consider carefully WEIGH
Corp. bigwig CEO
De Niro's love interest in 'The Intern' RUSSO
Debussy work LAMER
Decrees from mullahs FATWAS
Enjoy Alta SKI
Farmers' association GRANGE
Faye's 'Mommie Dearest' role JOAN
Fender connection AMP
Fielding stat ERRORS
Forest female DOE
Frederick the Great's kingdom PRUSSIA
Fresh AGAIN
Gourd NOGGIN
Gramercy Five leader Shaw ARTIE
Hard wear ARMOR
Haymaker target JAW
Heels ROTTERS
Clues Answers
Hit the sauce TOPE
Humanitarian rocker BONO
Incense remnant ASH
Jewish Community Ctr. forerunner YWHA
Karate levels DANS
Manual counterpart AUTO
Marion Cotillard's Oscar-winning role PIAF
Mete out ALLOT
Minimum amount LEAST
Most of D.W. Griffith's oeuvre SILENTS
Noted Dakota resident ONO
Now, in Nicaragua AHORA
One for the history books ERA
One of us YOU
Other side ENEMY
Packing a wallop POTENT
Particle in a charged state ION
Parting words ADIEUS
Pat Roberts's constituency KANSANS
Pinball propellers FLIPPERS
Political ideology ISM
Puts the pedal to the metal GUNSIT
Quaint salutation SIRS
Region of southern Mesopotamia SUMER
Ring great ALI
Ring shout OLE
Rock guitarist Steve VAI
Romeo's follower SIERRA
Rude spectator BOOER
Sale stipulation ASIS
Samples TRIES
School group FISH
Sea plea SOS
Shipping menace BERG
Sign ruled by Mars ARIES
Yiddish plaints OYS
___ libre (Mexican wrestling) LUCHA