Wall Street Journal - Dec 31 2019 - A Sign of the Times (Square)

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Clues Answers
“Auld Lang Syne” trigger, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme BALLDROP
“Bro!” DUDE
“Don Giovanni” composer MOZART
“___ Fideles” ADESTE
“___ Haw” HEE
“___ Misérables” LES
1-Down member REP
Approximate BALLPARK
Arcade game with a ramp SKEEBALL
Armada action SEAWAR
Assay specimen ORE
Auctioned auto, often REPO
Before the buzzer INTIME
Beyond belief UNREAL
Big name in the fruit and vegetable business DOLE
Brazilian soccer superstar PELE
Carry a balance OWE
Catchphrase SLOGAN
Cooks for crews, say CATERS
Copied APED
Dems.’ foes GOP
Down SAD
Emotional request PLEA
Entices LURES
Excessively TOO
Exercise wheel runner HAMSTER
Expressed disapproval TSKED
Flamenco star José GRECO
Former 1-Down chair Michael STEELE
Gains back REWINS
Gin fizz holder HIGHB
Grub EATS
Hosp. workers DRS
Houdini feats ESCAPES
Icy ALOOF
Inst. holding “Campbell’s Soup Cans” MOMA
Island garland LEI
Japanese floor covering TATAMI
Clues Answers
Jimmy’s “Harvey” role ELWOOD
Laudatory verse ODE
Leaves to steep TEA
Lentil or lima bean LEGUME
Like some bobsleds and saws TWOMAN
Line from a con artist TRUSTME
Lord’s lackey SERF
Lose it GOB
Material for a film editor FOOTAGE
Nor. neighbor SWED
Owned HAD
Qualifying exam ORAL
Quick bursts SPURTS
Recipe verb ADD
Remove from active service MOTHBALL
Sag DROOP
Scam HUSTLE
School of Buddhism ZEN
Sculler’s implement OAR
Shade HUE
Social inferiors LESSERS
Softer part of hard rock POWERB
Sports group LEAGUE
Streamlined SLEEK
Summer projectiles WATERB
Ticklish Muppet ELMO
Tightening muscle TENSOR
Title matchmaker in an 1815 novel EMMA
Was in first place LED
Way off AFAR
Without charge FORFREE
Wolfgang Puck’s first restaurant SPAGO
Yoga surface MAT
[CLUED ELSEWHERE] LAD
[CLUED ELSEWHERE] LOONS
[CLUED ELSEWHERE] LGLASS
[CLUED ELSEWHERE] LISTIC
___ Rico PUERTO