Vampyren, "The Vampire", by Edvard Munch, 1894
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Monday, October 31, 2011 — Halloween
Puzzle by Jeff Chen / Edited by Will Shortz
This wicked little Monday crossword gives a nod to Halloween with VAMPIRE (38A. Creature who might disagree with the saying at the ends of 17-, 22-, 48- and 56-Across) resulting in “ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY”, within ALL AT ONCE (17A. Simultaneously), FLEA-BITTEN (22A. Like many itchy mutts), THINK TWICE (48A. Be deliberative) and CAMERA SHY (56A. Not wanting to be shot?).
Other — COWHAND (42D. Ranch worker), E. T. PHONE HOME (24D. Classic 1982 movie line spoken with an outstretched finger), MUHAMMAD ALI (11D. “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am” speaker), PLACATE (4D. Throw a bone to).
Mid-size — AHORA, AMISH, ARMOR, BEARD, CARATS, CARNEY, CIVIC, CRIMES, CURSE, DRESS, ERNIE and ERNST, ETHER, ETHICS, EVADE, FORUM, I’M HIP, ITALO, KREME, LOUPE, LUIGI, MAORI, “NO MAN is an island …”, NORA, OPIUM, OSIRIS, OUTTA, REARM, REMIT, REPLY, ROMPER, SNEERS, ST PAUL, TACET, TORAH.
Short stuff — ABE and ACE, AIL, ALIT, ARAB, ASAP, AVA, AYE, BEES, CAVA, CATS, CCL, CLAM, DITZ, DIV, EMMY, HAT, LONE Ranger, META, “O Sole MIO“, NCAA, RIPE, RPM, SAL, SCI, STAR, TUBA, UGH, VAIL, VCR, YAZ.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. “Now!,” in a memo; 5. Prefix with morphosis; 9. Knight’s protection; 14. Colorado skiing mecca; 15. Man from Oman, e.g.; 16. Jeweler’s magnifying tool; 19. Beatnik’s “Gotcha”; 20. “Damn!,” e.g.; 21. Minnesota’s capital; 26. Oscar : film :: ___ : TV; 27. “Get ___ here!” (“Scram!”); 28. Get guns again; 30. Yellow, as a banana; 31. Art of “The Honeymooners”; 34. Star pitcher; 37. Like reaction to fried ants; 39. Opposite of mult.; 41. Perjury and piracy, for two; 42. Vena ___ (passage to the heart); 43. Author Ephron and others; 45. No liquid or gaseous;46. Honey makers; 52. Moral standards; 54. Bar mitzvah scroll; 55. “Now!,” in Nicaragua; 60. Send, as payment; 61. Paradigm of happiness; 62. Final Four org.; 63. Gown. — DOWN: 1. Actress Gardner; 2. “I’ve got a mule, and her name is ___”; 3. Be under the weather; 5. Indigenous New Zealanders; 6. Young’s partner in accounting; 7. “Be silent,” musically; 8. Honest ___ (presidential moniker); 9. Came down to earth; 10. TV’s “___ Room”; 12. Drug from poppies; 13. Answer; 18. Oom-pah-pah instrument; 21. Derisive looks; 22. Discussion site; 23. One of the Mario Brothers; 25. Bert’s pal on “Sesame Street”; 29. Affirmative vote; 31. Gem units; 32. Like the witness in “Witness”; 33. Meas. of engine speed; 35. Honda model with a palindromic name; 36. Circumvent; 38. Passé TV hookup; 44. Egyptian god of the underworld; 45. Proxima Centauri, for one; 46. Feature of Dumbledore or Merlin; 47. Old-time anesthetic; 49. Author Calvino; 51. Krispy ___ doughnuts; 53. Meowers; 56.250 in old Rome; 57. Chem., for one; 58. Fedora or fez; 59. Big name in Bosox history.
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