Wall Street Journal - May 27 2020 - Linking Verbs

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Clues Answers
“A Death in the Family” author AGEE
“Argonautica” woman MEDEA
“In your dreams!” ASIF
“Let me repeat...” ISAID
“Monday Night Football” airer ESPN
“Wheel of Fortune” choice SPIN
“Wizard of Oz” plot device, or a reason for a performance? TORNADO
Atlas expanses SEAS
Battleship letters USS
Be frugal STINT
Brownie kin IMP
Bulldog backers YALIES
Cajun crony AMI
Can topper, of a sort, or a reason for using a can opener? TOILETSEAT
Catch sight of ESPY
Cave dweller BAT
Chick protector HEN
Clearly presented ARTICULATE
Collection of sacred songs PSALTER
Concerns for some srs SATS
Concert venue ARENA
Convent costume HABIT
Desert or tundra, e.g TERRAIN
Dismissive snort PFFT
Double, e.g HIT
Down on a map SOUTH
Eau, across the Pyrenees AGUA
Fans of foreign fashion XENOPHILES
Footwear for Scrooge McDuck SPATS
Grammarian’s gripe, and a hint to the circled words SPLITINFINITIVE
Grp. of women who excel at courses? LPGA
Heckelphone cousin OBOE
Heston was its pres NRA
Hill gofer AIDE
Hiss of history ALGER
Hugs, in love letters OOO
Improvises vocally SCATS
Income source for many islands, or a reason for bringing a case? TOURISTINDUSTRY
Clues Answers
It may be divalent ION
Lab that’s not very big PUP
Lake near Reno TAHOE
Laugh-a-minute RIOT
Like some arguments ORAL
Lock horns SPAR
Made peace, in a way MEDIATED
Model Kate UPTON
Montand of “Jean de Florette” YVES
Muscle strengthened by pulldowns LAT
No-frills BASIC
Noise in the fall? PLOP
Not ready for general release BETA
One who brings things into focus OPTICIAN
Pac-12 team UTES
Pale purple LILAC
Physics quantity MASS
Piece work MOSAIC
Pollster Silver NATE
Recurring themes MOTIFS
Rival of 18-Down SUNNI
Rival of 29-Down SHIA
Roguish SLY
Seriously wound MAIM
Show off a potty mouth CUSS
Sister brand of Ruffles LAYS
Somewhat ABIT
Sounds from pounds ARFS
Stick figure? YARD
Subprime mortgage, for example, or a reason for changing hands? TOXICASSET
Thelma’s road trip partner LOUISE
Three-part snacks OREOS
Two-time National League MVP, in 1954 and 1965 MAYS
Uncle in a top hat SAM
Where lavalavas are worn SAMOA
Winery device PRESS
Workplace watchdog org OSHA
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