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New York Times Crossword Answers – Oct 31, 2007

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This Halloween crossword was a real treat to solve. “TS of the Trade”, “Tise”, “Jeane Kirkpat”, “Enty”, “Pretments”, “St Pat”, “Peace Ties” and “Card T” were the answers that made up the theme, which turned out to be “T or T”. The date was a dead giveaway, and the answers make sense once you realize you’re not allowed to write the “Rick” or “Reat” in either “Trick or “Treat”. Candy, anyone?

Also, this puzzle was 16 x 15, breaking the usual rule of it being a 15 x 15 square. Ken Stern and Will Shortz are living on the edge, flouting the majestic conventions of the NYTC in this fashion.

1
W
2
A
3
S
4
P
5
S
  
6
W
7
K
8
R
9
P
  
10
M
11
S
12
R
13
P
14
A
G
O
R
A
  
19
O
L
I
O
  
16
O
T
O
E
17
X
A
X
E
S
  
18
L
U
G
S
  
19
O
P
A
L
     
20
T
S
21
O
F
T
H
E
22
T
R
A
D
E
23
I
24
M
25
A
M
  
26
P
E
E
T
  
27
R
E
T
S
  
26
Q
U
E
E
27
N
E
D
  
30
S
31
U
E
D
      
32
T
U
R
N
E
D
  
33
T
I
S
E
  
34
J
35
I
36
F
37
E
M
O
T
E
  
38
S
O
D
A
  
39
P
I
N
E
40
S
U
B
S
  
41
R
A
R
E
  
42
V
E
N
T
I
43
T
U
E
  
44
H
A
T
T
  
45
H
O
A
X
E
S
     
46
K
I
W
I
  
47
T
E
N
C
E
N
T
 
48
D
49
C
I
V
  
50
R
51
O
A
M
  
52
E
D
D
Y
53
J
E
A
N
E
54
K
I
R
K
P
55
A
T
      
56
A
I
R
S
  
57
A
C
T
E
  
58
N
I
59
E
60
C
61
E
62
N
O
D
E
  
63
O
A
H
U
  
64
D
E
L
L
A
65
E
N
T
Y
  
66
S
L
O
P
  
67
A
S
S
E
T

Across

  • 1. Big stingers
  • 6. Johnny Fever's workplace, in 1970s-'80s TV
  • 10. Amt. at a car dealership
  • 14. Ancient marketplace
  • 15. Mixed bag
  • 16. Siouan tribe
  • 17. Some horizontal lines
  • 18. Carries
  • 19. Birthstone of someone born on Halloween
  • 20. Professional secrets
  • 23. Muslim holy man
  • 26. Amanda of "The Whole Nine Yards"
  • 27. Off-site meetings, maybe
  • 28. Promoted, as a pawn
  • 30. Took to court
  • 32. Went bad
  • 33. Formal discourse
  • 34. "Choosy moms choose ___"
  • 37. Ham it up
  • 38. ___ pop
  • 39. Ride the ___ (sit out a baseball game)
  • 40. Heros
  • 41. Red in the middle
  • 42. Large, at Starbucks
  • 43. Elec. Day, e.g.
  • 44. Hockey feat
  • 45. Some urban legends
  • 46. Aussie's neighbor
  • 47. Like some old stores
  • 48. Early seventh-century year
  • 50. Wander
  • 52. Whirlpool
  • 53. U.N. ambassador under Reagan
  • 56. Shows
  • 57. Entr'___
  • 58. Certain flower girl
  • 62. Focal point
  • 63. Honolulu's home
  • 64. Reese of "Touched by an Angel"
  • 65. Plea
  • 66. Swill
  • 67. Balance sheet listing

Down

  • 1. 1. Candle material
  • 2. Turkish title
  • 3. Red ___
  • 4. Stain looseners on washday
  • 5. Lip
  • 6. Gobbled up, with "down"
  • 7. Movie for which Jane Fonda won an Oscar
  • 8. Starboard
  • 9. You might strike one
  • 10. Docked
  • 11. Mid-March honoree
  • 12. Map lines
  • 13. New York Cosmos star
  • 21. Like some columns
  • 22. Fig or fir
  • 23. Hurdle for Mensa membership
  • 24. Hawaiian dress
  • 25. Organism needing oxygen
  • 29. Born
  • 31. Can. neighbor
  • 33. Something said while holding a bag
  • 34. Having bad luck, say
  • 35. Mean
  • 36. Spunky
  • 38. Like The Onion
  • 39. War enders
  • 41. Uncooked
  • 42. Designer Diane ___ Furstenberg
  • 44. Honey site
  • 45. Rope material
  • 46. "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" author
  • 47. Begin, as a hobby
  • 48. Two-sport Sanders
  • 49. Entertainment from a magician
  • 51. Brand name in lawn care
  • 53. Chimpanzee researcher Goodall
  • 54. "Get Smart" org.
  • 55. "... ___ bottle of rum"
  • 59. Choices for Chicago commuters
  • 60. Cavs, on a scoreboard
  • 61. Nag (at)

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