CROSSWORD PUZZLE: AT THE HALLOWEEN PLAY ... By Peter A. Collins
ACROSS
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 AttheHalloweenplay,when
theblackcatappeared,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 ...theskeletongavea____
43 Belle of a ball
46 Bradley or Patton: Abbr.
47 Citrus fruit with a portmanteau name 48 ...Frankensteinhad____
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 ...thecriticslovedthewitch’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 ...theghosthad____ 88 Amazon, for one
90 Old-timey title
91 No-go area, in brief 92 ...thevampirenever____ 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 ...themummywasahit____
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.