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Halloween Crossword - October 29, 2026
October 29, 2026
by Sanchita Koppa
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1. Up the stakes
5. Cinderella’s godmother, for one
10. To cry, in the past tense
14. Shades
15. A commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France; named after a river
16. ___ Bhatt, popular British-Indian actress
17. A British donkey
18. Popular recreation center, often called by a letter; plural
19. Avoid these during the holiday season; singular
20. A holy person, abbreviated
21. Common form of fossil fuel
22. US Department for those who served
23. Anderson known for eccentric, distinctive films
24. Quirk of mannerism
25. “What’s your ___?”; in terms of meeting up
27. Largest continent by landmass
29. Flip side of a nightmare
31. Spanish name derived from Agnes, or Ynez
32. Section instructor
33. That is, in writing
34. Southwest, but flipped
35. Gaming abbreviation to acknowledge a good effort
36. Certainly, in archaic English
38. “Silence ___ Lambs”
41. A dorm mediator
42. Component of Dubai chocolate
46. Popular Isla Vista street during Halloweekend
48. The finale
50. What many people wear on October 31st
51. The roam found on many college campuses
52. “Much ___ About Nothing”
53. With an arrow
54. Calendar year deductible, abbreviated
56. One who speaks for others, for short
57. Gaming competitor
60. Eye of a cyclops
62. After school program for kids generally between ages 5-11
64. Emma’s nickname
66. A spooky day
69. What you might say when 69D isn’t heard
70. Way to have your eggs
71. To inform
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1. A lightbulb moment
2. Popular hospital-themed costumes
3. A place to try things out
4. That, in Spanish
5. Be careful about giving them your real name
6. A fancy wardrobe
7. To carve
8. A Beabadoobee song, from “This is How Tomorrow Moves”
9. ___ or no
10. A sporty spouse, informally
11. The hour before a deadline
12. A costume with booty
13. ___ Nguyen, a young Sheldon’s friend
23. Is in the past?
26. Wood after fire
28. Savings and insurance company for older adults
29. Succumbs to
30. “Goodness gracious!”
31. Interested, in slang
36. A Halloween haul
37. Sudden movement or sound
39. “___, fi, foh and fum” (from King Lear, or Jack and the Beanstalk)
40. Venom’s host
41. Attained
43. ___ Eliot, author of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
44. To tag someone, in a group chat
45. ___ later (in text)
47. October porch decoration
49. An extinct, flightless bird
51. “I’m all ___” (for listening)
55. Next year, l’année prochaine, ___
58. Alpha ___, Gamma ___ Beta
59. A bud
60. Your friend in the year above you
61. A member of the flock
62. “Yikes!”
63. Weekend comedy show
65. ___, myself, and I
67. A millennial prefix (and a French article)
68. An old flame
69. A greeting
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