Wall Street Journal - Mar 15 2021 - Covert Plots

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Clues Answers
“Huh-uh!” NAH
“Let’s go, team!” RAH
“Seinfeld” role ELAINE
“The Beverly Hillbillies” character ___ May Clampett ELLY
Antismoking ad, e.g.: Abbr PSA
Auto-sharing company ZIPCAR
Barista’s display of creativity LATTEART
Big Apple-based fashion brand DKNY
Big dividends PAYOUTS
Break into pairs COUPLEUP
Byproduct of a belly-flop SPLASH
Calm the nerves of ASSURE
Canyon sound ECHO
Ceramics furnaces KILNS
Chimpanzee, for example APE
Choose OPT
College town of Maine ORONO
Cotton gin inventor Whitney ELI
Country music’s ___ Brown Band ZAC
Custard-filled pastry ECLAIR
Defeated decisively CREAMED
Dot on a map CITY
Double helix stuff DNA
Drafts in a tavern ALES
Easy victory ROMP
Exam taker TESTEE
Fashion-conscious fellow METROSEXUAL
Fixed a blown-out candle, say RELIT
Frances Hodgson Burnett novel, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme THESECRETGARDEN
Golf’s Tiger WOODS
Got too old for OUTGREW
Gratis FREE
Green science: Abbr ECOL
Grove fruit ORANGE
Having more stories, perhaps TALLER
Helps to commit a crime ABETS
High-IQ group MENSA
Clues Answers
It may have trapeze performers CIRCUS
Just peachy AOK
Kimono accessory OBI
Largest of all living turtles LEATHERBACK
Like negative numbers on a balance sheet RED
Like triple chocolate cake RICH
Lincoln nickname ABE
Louisiana cuisine CREOLE
Lucy of “Kill Bill” LIU
Money in coin form SPECIE
Nancy Drew and Hermione Granger, e.g HEROINES
Needlework piece SAMPLER
Origami need PAPER
Overly permissive LAX
Peaceful SERENE
Pizzeria features OVENS
Postal delivery MAIL
Pride member LION
Putting into law ENACTING
Quirky habit TIC
Sept. follower OCT
Slow cooker CROCKPOT
Sorta: Suffix ISH
Sounded like a goose HONKED
Soup legume LENTIL
Spiced beverage CHAI
Sports official REF
Start for cycle or sphere UNI
Steinbeck’s Tom Joad, for one OKIE
Sudan’s ___ Desert NUBIAN
Suffix with social or urban ITE
Summary of a five-star review LOVEDIT
Swedish furniture chain IKEA
Trustworthy RELIABLE
Twisty river shape ESS
Virginal CHASTE
___-de-France ILE