THE SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, 1025, BY BILL ZAIS
Across
1 Church leaders 7 Torn asunder 15 In sufficient quantity 20 Collier’s transport 21 Fact addition 22 “Truly” 23 Halloween costume for … a CNN anchor?
25 Net results? 26 Three times daily, in Rx’s 27 Yiddish cries 28 Scand. country 29 Bank abbr. 31 Side dish that’s sometimes
mashed 32 “Do we have approval?” 35 Misdeed 36 Is a buttinsky 38 7-5, e.g. 39 … a former “Dateline” host? 46 No one says his art was
pointless 48 Head, for short 49 “Lord, We Ask Thee ____
We Part” (hymn) 50 Turbaned sort 51 Beehive hairstyle, e.g. 52 Brewer Coors 55 Info for an airport run 57 “Cómo ____ usted?” 58 … a onetime House speaker?
63 Fender product 64 Winter Olympics event 65 Who said, “In waking a
tiger, use a long stick” 66 Eastern sch. with a noted
film program 67 Tuition, e.g. 68 Longtime Chicago
Symphony conductor 71 One of three for J. R. R.
Tolkien: Abbr.
73 “Tush!” 75 Aspects 77 ____ fault 78 Goose egg 80 Sports org. with 25-Across 82 Resembles week-old fl
owers, say 84 Hotel capacity: Abbr. 85 … an old Notre Dame basketball coach?
91 Doing 93 Cry of surprise 94 Like the expression
“Sakes alive!” 95 Execute perfectly 96 Eponym of a hot- dog chain 98 Letters before many a
state’s name 101 Mil. authority 102 First-aid supply 104 … a silent film star? 108 It never goes off 109 Singer Falana and
others 110 ____ mission 111 Snares 113 Caviar 115 The George W. Bush years,
e.g. 116 Stimpy’s TV pal 117 Be unsatisfied with, say 119 Ancient Hebrew liquid
measure 120 Insouciant syllables 122 … a pop-folk singer with numerous 1970s hits?
128 Gutter locales 129 Majority 130 “Time heals all wounds”
and others 131 Forecast that might call for
gloves and galoshes 132 Tied 133 Like a pirate’s treasure
Down
1 One of two at a wedding 2 Wrath 3 You can’t predict the
weather with this 4 Do really well on a test 5 Spreadsheet input 6 Theater sign 7 Doubtful 8 Cribbage one-pointers 9 One running races for a
living? 10 “True” 11 Lace 12 Con man 13 When the French toast? 14 Figure above God’s throne,
in Isaiah 15 How a phone may be
slammed down 16 ____ juice (milk) 17 Doesn’t take any chances 18 Actress Kedrova who won an Oscar for “Zorba the Greek” 19 Polite rural reply 24 Impend 30 Position of greatest
importance 32 Children, in legalese 33 Like ooze 34 Scored between 90 and
100, say 37 Besides 40 Cool, as soup 41 Hard labor spot 42 Common sitcom rating 43 Equal 44 Coal extractors 45 Vistas 47 Sleep on it 53 Noted remover of locks 54 “Run to ____” (1961 hit) 56 Petty braggart 59 Summer romance,
maybe 60 Carpet fuzz 61 Comment made with a
handshake 62 “Be that way!” 68 Like Christmas lights 69 Tuba sound 70 Party straggler 72 Religious deg. 74 Tater Tots maker 76 “Where should ____ the
check?” 79 Cell part 81 Water, e.g.: Abbr. 83 “Trick” or “treat,” e.g. 86 The “V” of R.S.V.P. 87 Slimy stuff 88 Flopped 89 Maxim tear-out 90 Winter Olympics
equipment 92 Too, too 97 Start of a rationalization 99 Attic function 100 Like some Roman
aphorisms 103 Out of action, in baseball
lingo 105 Functional 106 Really get to 107 Tic-tac-toe starters? 112 Coke, to Pepsi 113 Hwys. 114 Mouthy? 117 Sauce brand since
1937 118 Conference USA sch. 121 Actor Marvin 123 Book after Exodus: Abbr. 124 Guy whose face might get
slapped 125 Mai ____ 126 Gamer’s prefix with
pets 127 Retired boomer
Answers will appear next week