New York Times Sunday Crossword
At The Halloween Play …
New York Times Sunday Crossword Peter A. Collins Is The Chairman Of The Math Department At Huron High School, In Ann Arbor, Mich., Where He Has Taught For 40 Years. He Has Been Married For 33 Years And Has Four Adult Daughters, All Still In The Ann Arbor Area. The Genesis Of This Puzzle Was Hearing About An Actor Who Had [ Answer At 48- across]. That Made Him Think Of Frankenstein, And An
Idea Was Born. This Is Peter’s 114th Crossword For The Times. — W. s.
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 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 G. I.’ 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 and
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. for 40 years.