New York Times Crossword AT THE HALLOWEEN PLAY ...
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1 Reposed
6 Ruler divisions:
Abbr.
9 Objective 12 Source of stress for a returning vacationer 18 Homes staffed
with butlers, say 20 Heartburn-relief
brand 22 Snapple competitor
23 At the Halloween play, when the black cat appeared, the ____
25 Really bother 26 Sound of a candy wrapper 27 Collectibles-like ticket stubs and matchbooks 29 Glassy square? 30 “Critique of Pure Reason” philosopher 31 Enemy of Bowser in video games
33 Music producer Gotti
35 Fr. religious title
36 ... the skeleton gave a ____
43 Belle of a ball 46 Bradley or
Patton: Abbr. 47 Citrus fruit with a portmanteau name
48 ... Frankenstein had ____
53 One of the kids on “Stranger Things”
57 Most common U.S. street name, surprisingly 58 Scarecrow
portrayer 59 Blanket that’s
worn
60 Follow closely,
as the curb 61 Pitcher Satchel in the Baseball Hall of Fame 63 Chow
65 “Of course I remember you!” often 66 Glasses, in slang
68 ... the critics loved the witch’s performance, ____
71 Tickled 72 Dragon-roll
ingredient 73 Friendly 74 Prepare, as
mushrooms 75 Vexation 76 Cassandra,
for one
78 Vocal critics 81 Hooded jacket 84 Great Lake name
85 ... the ghost had ____
88 Amazon, for
one 90 Old-timey title 91 No-go area, in brief
92 ... the vampire never ____
99 “Evil Woman” group, for short 100 Most common English letter, in Morse code 101 Joyce Carol with two O. Henry Awards
102 Slumps
106 Send emojis,
say
108 Southern shade
trees
112 It gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1991
115 Source of some tweets
117 ... the mummy was a hit ____ 119 Try to make out 120 Tot’s spot in
a lot
121 Certain Bach compositions 122 Fitting anagram of ANGER + E 123 In the style of 124 GI’s chow 125 Artoo-____
DOWN
1 Kiss
2 Oscar winner
Dern
3 Finish with 4 Final destination, perhaps 5 Long haul
6 Title for Emma
Bovary: Abbr. 7 Appreciative cry 8 Arrive unnoticed 9 “As I Lay Dying” father
10 Two of Us? 11 Fashioned 12 Them’s fighting words!
13 “It’s Raining ____” 14 “This minute!” 15 Formal
admission 16 Simple shelter 17 Glossy gown fabric
19 “30 Rock” was inspired by it, for short
21 Apt thing to wear during allergy season? 24 Mortar = sand
+ water + ____ 28 Gymnastics
event
32 With skill 34 French towns 37 What you’re doing at every moment 38 Bassoon
attachment 39 Buck
40 Like royal
flushes
41 Beg
42 Museum offering 43 Article of Cologne? 44 She raised Cain 45 Hit ABC dating show, with “The” 49 Component of béchamel sauce 50 Celebration of a
life, for short 51 Clouds (up) 52 Tickled
54 Spam filter, of a
sort
55 Capital of
Samoa
56 Lentil, e.g. 59 Card’s place:
Abbr.
61 Good thing to
make or break 62 One of two for a tee
64 It might be pale or amber 66 Late-night host
Meyers 67 Indiana city that’s 100 miles west of Lima, Ohio
68 Pale
69 Quaint “not” 70 Tidy up ... or
make less tidy 71 Produce on a
farm
73 Poster heading 75 Spy’s collection 77 Billy in the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame 79 Not up
80 Fatty tuna, in
Japanese cuisine 81 Lead-in to phobia 82 Common sight at a cash-only bar
83 AM radio abbr. 85 Capone
contemporary 86 Bone: Prefix 87 Like some Coast Guard rescues 89 Superfan
92 Do another
take of 93 Number of sides on a hendecagon 94 More crafty 95 ____ ark
96 ____ Jeffries, chair of the House Democratic Caucus 97 Them’s fighting
words!
98 Will matter 103 Stop, in France 104 Reach
105 Have the final word 107 “United States of ____,” show for which Toni Collette won an Emmy
109 Cow, in Cádiz 110 Bibliography abbr.
111 ____ vez (again, in Spanish) 113 Record speed,
for short
114 Gadget that once came with a click wheel 116 Rip (on)
118 It might start
with “I-”: Abbr.