Wall Street Journal - Nov 30 2019 - Taking Sides

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Clues Answers
“Duck ___” (classic Daffy cartoon) AMUCK
“Game of Thrones” character who [spoiler] kills the Night King ARYA
“Hop to it!” PRONTO
“I think you should!” DOIT
“Midsommar” director Aster ARI
“Sadly...” IFEAR
“That’s my cue!” IMON
“What’s the magic word?” SAYPLEASE
16th-century ruler of India AKBAR
1995 cult classic film starring Lori Petty TANKGIRL
Agreement to be replaced by the USMCA NAFTA
Ancient Sanskrit scriptures VEDA
Apostle called “the Zealot” STSIMON
Appear SEEM
Area 51 holdings, some speculate ETS
Avoid stressing about invites, perhaps ELOPE
Barbera’s partner HANNA
Be a bad Buddhist? HARMDHARMA
Be a chatterbox YAMMER
Be subjected to criticism TAKEHEAT
Become compost ROT
Betting setting TRACK
Biceps builders CURLS
Big vessel AORTA
Bit of info DATUM
Blues players are in it: Abbr NHL
Bollywood wrap party? HINDISHINDIG
Bronze giant of Greek myth TALOS
Built-up section of a California city? URBANBURBANK
Byproducts of overexertion ACHES
Cake layers TIERS
Calligrapher’s stroke SERIF
Chat “ha!” LOL
Chestnut weasel STOAT
Chocolate choice DARK
Cicely with a Tony, an Oscar and three Emmys TYSON
Conclude INFER
Concrete REAL
Cooper creation KEG
Craft store letters DIY
Created fodder for confession SINNED
Cuts off ISOLATES
Dallas hoopster MAV
Distinctive times ERAS
Doubling-back maneuver UTURN
Doubt-introducing question ORISIT
Drama school that just churns out graduates? ACTORFACTORY
Earth, as opposed to Krypton? LANEPLANET
Edible seaweed NORI
Energy-channeling healing technique REIKI
Event commemorated at Juno Beach Centre DDAY
Evil organization in the Marvel universe HYDRA
Exonerate ABSOLVE
Expert MAVEN
Fashion monogram YSL
Formalwear flap COATTAIL
Gender-bending Streisand film YENTL
Genesis grandson ENOS
Great American Ball Park team REDS
Greek dawn goddess EOS
Group on risers CHOIR
Héloïse’s lover ABELARD
Had a rendezvous METUP
Had another look at REEXAMINED
Half of a record SIDEA
Heeded the alarm GOTUP
HHH ETAS
Hold ’em variety OMAHA
Hold ’em variety NOLIMIT
Huaca Pucllana pyramid site LIMA
Clues Answers
Humdrum BLAH
In the ballpark CLOSE
Island strings UKE
It might be answered “Muy bien, gracias” COMOESTAS
Joan of “Room” ALLEN
Justice Dept. figure ATTY
Kareem’s signature shot SKYHOOK
Keep in stock CARRY
Kinski of “Fitzcarraldo” KLAUS
Knight after marrying a knight? LADYGLADYS
Lethal DEADLY
Letters before an alias AKA
Like some snack bars OATY
Liquid, for one PHASE
LP letters RPM
Make into a musical, e.g ADAPT
Menu command for the fallible UNDO
Money maker PRO
Negotiator’s list TERMS
Nitpicks PEDANTRIES
Not fully explored UNFATHOMED
Not to be missed AMUST
Novice TYRO
Optional Medicare section PARTB
Org. that follows Santa’s progress NORAD
Plagued ATEAT
Postminimalist sculptor Hesse EVA
Prayer surface RUG
Preferred strategy PLANA
Pursue stealthily STALK
Reaction to a massage AAH
Reacts to a stubbed toe YELPS
Reason for a detour PARADE
Rebuke CHIDE
Refused to drop CLUNGONTO
Residents of Mauritius, once DODOS
Rich vein SEAM
Rich vein LODE
Robotic antagonist of “Battlestar Galactica” CYLON
Sage words ADAGE
Seriously need a bath REEK
Singer Carly ___ Jepsen RAE
Single clip VIDEO
Site for crafty entrepreneurs ETSY
Skater Paulsen with a namesake move AXEL
Sketch show set in Oregon PORTLANDIA
Slightest sound PEEP
Still in the running ALIVE
Superlative suffix EST
Target of PETA protests FUR
Tell tale item APPLE
Tender meat served like steak Diane? LAMBFLAMBE
Teri of “Tootsie” GARR
The Bermuda station wagon, e.g EDSEL
The Mystery Writers of America’s awards are named for him POE
They’re delivered at shows LINES
Throbbed POUNDED
Topics of union negotiations PAYRATES
Tough high school sci. course APBIO
TV show installments, casually EPS
Unleash upon LETAT
Use Expedia, maybe BOOKATRIP
Venomous vipers ASPS
View from Everest NEPAL
Wails like a banshee KEENS
Wandering samurai removing wrinkles from his loincloth? RONINIRONING
Where Jonah preached NINEVEH
Whips up PREPARES
Winner of four Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Talk Show Host ELLEN
Woody Guthrie’s son ARLO