Wall Street Journal - Nov 25 2019 - Open to Interpretation

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Clues Answers
“Buzz off!” SHOO
“Daydream Believer” band MONKEES
“Heavens to Betsy!” EGAD
“Picnic” playwright INGE
“To do” list AGENDA
...and a hint to this puzzle’s theme OFGRAY
Amazon’s answerer ALEXA
Apt name for a cook or a worrywart STU
Baby bird’s home NEST
Badminton need NET
Band’s sample CD DEMO
Beach creature CRAB
Beer, in slang SUDS
Bothered constantly ATEAT
Chant monotonously INTONE
Cold War divider IRONCURTAIN
Cold War nation: Abbr USSR
Courtroom fig ASSTDA
Cyan cousin TEAL
Decaf brand SANKA
Destiny KISMET
Digging for dirt NOSY
Doc for dogs VET
Dust particles MOTES
Enjoy a novel READ
Expedia comparisons AIRFARES
Fast-running Australian bird EMU
Finish END
Forester’s tool AXE
Fruit-filled pastry TART
Funny papers features COMICS
Grp. of oil-producing nations OPEC
Halloween goodies TREATS
He led the New York Giants in home runs for 18 consecutive years MELOTT
Head, in Paris TETE
Hertz service RENTACAR
Hide’s counterpart SEEK
Honoree of a D.C. stadium RFK
Clues Answers
In a way, informally SORTA
Individuals PERSONS
Initials for a sold-out show SRO
It may be taken into account MONEY
It’s swiped for dough ATMCARD
Leave speechless AWE
Letter after theta IOTA
Love, in Latin AMOR
Low tie score ONEONE
Lucy of “Elementary” LIU
Many an urban legend HOAX
Mink’s cousin OTTER
More peculiar ODDER
Much-debated punctuation mark OXFORDCOMMA
Opposed to ANTI
Out on a limb, perhaps TREED
Percussion instrument in calypso music STEELDRUM
Percussion instrument struck with a stick COWBELL
Pigeon sound COO
Poker player’s declaration while folding IMOUT
Political influence CLOUT
Raises, as a sail HOISTS
Rowing implement OAR
Sailor’s “Stop!” AVAST
Sheep meat MUTTON
Shot of the photographer SELFIE
Souls, Sportages and Sedonas KIAS
Spoiled imp BRAT
Spot for windsurfing BAY
Sturdy covering for a house SLATEROOF
Substitutes for ACTSAS
Suffix for million, billion or gazillion AIRE
Surgical sites in a hosp ORS
Titles for Benedictine monks DOMS
Waikiki welcome wreath LEI
With 40-Across, distinctions that are neither good nor bad.. SHADES
Word before a maiden name NEE
Young fellows LADS