Wall Street Journal - Aug 9 2021 - Olympic Flameout

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Clues Answers
“Dance a flamingo,” e.g MALAPROP
2.5 miles, in the Indy 500 ONELAP
2021, e.g YEAR
401(k) alternative IRA
Abu Dhabi ruler EMIR
Aphorism from Ben Franklin TIMEISMONEY
Author for another GHOSTWRITE
Bar on a car AXLE
Big Apple address letters NYNY
Big name in skin care OLAY
Boring tool AUGER
Boxing decision letters TKO
Bringer of wisdom, so they say AGE
Children’s footwear brand since 1919 STRIDERITE
Clairvoyant SEER
College bigwig DEAN
Color TV pioneer RCA
Company’s group of directors BOARD
Cooking wine SHERRY
Craze MANIA
Deck officers MATES
Deep pink CORAL
Domesticated TAME
Driveway topper TAR
Earth, in Arles TERRE
Expressway entrance sign MERGE
Film role for Chris Hemsworth THOR
Fire starter SPARK
First garden EDEN
Fool’s gold IRONPYRITE
Formal agreement PACT
Gorilla, e.g APE
Govt. spy organization CIA
Have debts OWE
Infantry units BRIGADES
Informal greetings HEYS
Instrument for Orpheus LYRE
It may be gathered through recon INTEL
Clues Answers
Japanese film genre ANIME
Jason’s ship ARGO
Lang. in Leipzig GER
Largest city on the Big Island HILO
Layered cookies OREOS
Less skillfully WORSE
Letters on some Olympic jerseys USA
Like a high, thin voice REEDY
Like some vows SOLEMN
Locomotive ENGINE
Meat-and-potatoes dish STEW
National Zoo favorites PANDAS
NPR’s Shapiro ARI
Olympics event, and what 17-, 24-, 47- and 57-Across have CLOSINGCEREMONY
Pitcher Nolan RYAN
Poet T.S ELIOT
Pricey watch ROLEX
Pueblo material ADOBE
Punk music offshoot EMO
Pupil’s place EYE
Rower’s need OAR
Rudiments of a subject ABCS
Samuel of the Supreme Court ALITO
Scratch, say MAR
Scroll in a synagogue TORAH
Targets of crunches ABS
Thumbs-up vote AYE
Toenail treatment, for short PEDI
Toothpaste brand owned by Colgate ULTRABRITE
Units of work ERGS
Urge IMPEL
URL punctuation DOT
Use a hula hoop, perhaps GYRATE
Ward with two Emmys SELA
Waterproof sealant CAULK
Well-maintained INGOODORDER
Whirling water EDDY
Yellowstone grazer ELK