Wall Street Journal - Feb 16 2023 - Creature Feature

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Clues Answers
“Allegory of the Cave” originator PLATO
“Do I need to draw you ___?” AMAP
“Father ___” (2022 Mark Wahlberg biopic) STU
“Misty” singer MATHIS
60th of 366 LEAPDAY
Abbr. in many job titles ASST
Ailment that comes in waves MALDEMER
Almost express, but not quite? ONESTOP
Anoushka Shankar’s instrument SITAR
Barre bend PLIE
Beast of burden, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across PACKANIMAL
Big seller of licensed sports headwear LIDS
Biscotti flavorer ANISEED
Chuck TOSS
Circulation boosters FANS
Cunning SLY
Curve with lots of ups and downs SINE
Dart FLIT
Deadly African serpent MAMBA
Dell wares PCS
Doing UPTO
Enclosure for matches ARENA
Fish with a sweet tooth? DESSERTRAY
Galumphs PLODS
Headed for the fence, perhaps HOT
Hole marker PIN
Hoppy libation ALE
In the office, say ATWORK
Insect addicted to posting online? TWITTERANT
Iroquois Confederacy people ONEIDAS
Kiss-___ (wild pansies) MES
Laborer for a lord SERF
Lose it SNAP
Low point, of a sort EBB
Lunch named for its ingredients BLT
Mag. group EDS
Medicare option PARTB
Minor in French? ENFANT
Clues Answers
Mormon Church letters LDS
Of his vessel, he revealed “ I am at once captain, builder and engineer” NEMO
Ore. hours PST
Org. with hazmat suits OSHA
Output of some hackathons APPS
Overlooks, as faults SEESPAST
Pampering places SPAS
Parent’s stern assertion ISAYSO
Passing words? OBIT
Pee Wee Ellis’s instrument SAX
Person who could use a lift SKIER
Philosophies ISMS
Potato prep gizmo RICER
Purple poodle in “Clifford the Big Red Dog” CLEO
Require from ASKOF
Savings vehicle for srs IRA
Schmoozy snake? SOCIALADDER
Seethe SIMMER
Selling point? SHOP
Site of the Taftan volcano IRAN
Site with a “Success” newsletter for sellers ETSY
Slitherer prone to blunders? BLOOPEREEL
Some singles EXES
Spike Lee got his from NYU MFA
State as a fact AFFIRM
Stick around STAY
Suffering from a heavy caseload SLAMMED
Sumac with a multi-octave range YMA
Sushi topper ROE
Taxing time APRIL
The tiniest bit ATALL
Towel site ROD
Trader Vic’s specialty MAITAI
Type of 42-Across ALTO
Underwater research site SEALAB
Votes for YESES
Western decline? SET
Withdraws RECEDES