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New York Times Sunday Crossword

At The Halloween Play …

- By Peter A. Collins, Edited by Will Shortz

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.

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