Wall Street Journal Crossword Answers May 18, 2020

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Across

Palindromic pop group ABBA
Mental spark IDEA
Homages in verse ODES
Coercion FORCE
“You’re on!” DEAL
Parent company of Converse NIKE
*Gridiron official FOOTBALLREFEREE
Bring to a halt END
“The Luck of Roaring Camp” writer Harte BRET
$5 bills, slangily ABES
“So long!” CIAO
*Helper at an intersection TRAFFICCOP
Neon ___ (aquarium fish) TETRA
Building extension ELL
King known for his opulent tomb TUT
Member of an elite Navy group SEAL
Something spread rapidly online MEME
“The Thin Man” pooch ASTA
*Beach attendant LIFEGUARD
Many a Bahrain native ARAB
Smell ODOR
Track shape for a toy train OVAL
Negating conjunction NOR
Follower of Thurs. FRI
Like some waves TIDAL
*School exercise leader GYMTEACHER
Timber wolf LOBO
Soothing ingredient ALOE
Airline with kosher meals ELAL
Cathedral bench PEW
Exposes wrongdoing, and what each starred answer frequently does BLOWSTHEWHISTLE
McGregor of “Doctor Sleep” EWAN
“Jupiter Ascending” star Kunis MILA
Microwave component TIMER
Senators Kennedy and Cruz TEDS
Really small ITSY
Cincinnati sluggers REDS

Down

Have an impact on AFFECT
Hinterlands BOONIES
Male-bonding outing BRODATE
Take the stage ACT
Lazy sort IDLER
River mouth feature DELTA
Piece of corn EAR
Brewed beverage ALE
Last year before the A.D. years ONEBC
Takes the helm of a movie production DIRECTS
Makes, but barely EKESOUT
“Get it?” SEE
Recede EBB
Michelangelo’s field ART
Go out of business FAIL
Big name in tongue scrapers ORALB
Thighbone FEMUR
Wee hopper FLEA
Fundraising sch. group PTA
Boxing legend born in Kentucky ALI
Doc on the battlefield MEDIC
Sense of self EGO
Motrin alternative ADVIL
Throw ___ loop FORA
Turn to compost ROT
Lee with an Oscar for “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” ANG
Queen’s self-reference ROYALWE
Two bags of groceries, say ARMLOAD
Pet shelter sign ADOPTME
Placed a tag on LABELED
Phone bill additions FEES
Brings down LOWERS
Dots on a state map TOWNS
Dressy shoes HEELS
Broncos Hall of Famer John ELWAY
“Yay, team!” RAH
Exciting, in slang LIT
Wager BET
“Eww, enough already!” TMI
Top seller HIT
Title for Richard Branson SIR