Wall Street Journal - Jan 21 2020 - Finish What You Start

Wall Street Journal - Jan 21 2020 - Finish What You Start
Clues Answers
“Compromising Positions” writer Susan ISAACS
“Have a sample” TRYONE
“How cute!” AWW
“Never mind” PC key ESC
“The Lord of the Rings” meanie ORC
“The Time Machine” race ELOI
“Think I’m too yellow?” DAREME
007 introduction BONDJAMESBOND
Alphabetizes, say SORTS
Annoy with sweetness CLOY
Apiece PER
App annoyances ADS
Army div INF
Aussie jumpers ROOS
Between ports ATSEA
Bus map indication STOP
Carefully places LAYS
Coffee shop lure AROMA
Comic strip reporter Brenda STARR
Creature viewed in biology class AMOEBA
Defiant cry when it’s time to leave IWONTGO
Early Hollywood studio RKO
Embroidery on some towels HIS
Emma Watson’s role in 2019’s “Little Women” MEG
Emulate a professor TEACH
Encouragement of individuality YOUDOYOU
Exclamation of disbelief WHATTHEWHAT
Folded fare TACO
Fuzzy fruits KIWIS
Garb DRESS
General on Chinese menus TSO
Good name for somebody living life to the fullest? MAX
Half-___ (Starbucks order) CAF
Heavy drinker SOT
High heart ACE
Hoodwink FOOL
Hydrocarbon suffix ENE
Imperfection FLAW
Incidentally, in texts BTW
Inventor’s inspiration IDEA
Investigated SAWINTO
JFK lander until 2003 SST
Jones of jazz ETTA
Kristen of “Bridesmaids” WIIG
Letters after upsilons PHIS
Letters outside a crowded theater SRO
Like eight of the last ten Best Picture winners RRATED
List-ending abbr ETC
Mao ___-tung TSE
Mismatch BADFIT
Official in stripes REF
On the whole ALLINALL
Org. in many Tom Clancy books CIA
Part of many an urban addr APTNO
Pigeon call COO
Polo of “The Fosters” TERI
Process SYSTEM
Prop for a Grim Reaper costume SCYTHE
QB goals TDS
Record holders? EXCONS
Retail’s Eddie ___ BAUER
Sarcastic apology SORRYNOTSORRY
Scrooge portrayer Sim ALASTAIR
Sen. Warren, e.g DEM
Shortcut alternative LONGWAY
Spoil ROT
Tagged on a diamond OUT
Telecom that became part of Verizon GTE
Track runners TRAINS
Unable to sit still FIDGETY
Under the weather ILL
Unscheduled winter breaks SNOWDAYS
Verbatim WORDFORWORD
Where a test-drive typically starts CARLOT
Will Smith’s singing/acting son JADEN
With the result SOTHAT
Work without ___ (risk failure) ANET
Youngster TOT