Theme: Alternate Trick or Treat
18. TRICK: DOUBLE CROSS.
24. TREAT: SPRING FOR DINNER.
39. TRICK OR TREAT: HALLOWEEN CHOICE.
51. TRICK: OPTICAL ILLUSION.
61. TREAT: FIDO'S REWARD.
Boomer here.
Whew what a week gone by. Thanks to all you bloggers and readers who sent me a happy birthday. I was overwhelmed and feeling a bit older. I have never been 75 before so I am not sure how to act, However I do feel that I sleep longer now. Happy Halloween to you all!
Across:
1. "Knives Out" actress de Armas: ANA.
4. Skin care product: CREAM. Of the crop
9. Bread that's boiled before it's baked: BAGEL. They always look good but I have not eaten many..
14. Not good: BAD. BAD Leroy Brown!!
15. African animal with striped hindquarters: OKAPI.
16. Monte __: gambling resort: CARLO. I never gambled there and never drove the sporty Chevy.
17. Thanksgiving tuber: YAM. Am I going to celebrate Thanksgiving? Yes I YAM !
20. Genre of many works with "star" in the title: SCI-FI.
22. + or - atomic particle: ION.
23. Tot's scrape: OWIE. My little sisters used to get them - not me.
28. __-Saxon: ANGLO.
29. Mar.-to-Nov. hrs.: DST. I am now so old that I remember as a kid, we did not have DST in Minnesota.
30. "Sin City" actress Jessica: ALBA.
32. Sphere: ORB.
34. Waiting room seat: CHAIR. The VA had plenty of these.
43. Tough to climb: STEEP. Stairs in our home. C.C. has to help me climb.
44. Batman and Robin, e.g.: DUO. Abbot and Costello, Punch and Judy. Laurel and Hardy.
45. Get ready, informally: PREP. It's impossible to PREP for a birthday.
46. Flow back: EBB.
49. Flap on a jacket: LAPEL. Great place to pin a 300 pin.
58. Email heading word: FROM.
59. Rock's __ Speedwagon: REO.
60. Honolulu-born "E Lei Ka Lei Lei" singer: DON HO. Tiny Bubbles.
65. Spot for an AirPod: EAR. WHAT ??
66. Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie __": AMOUR.
67. Advisory group: PANEL. I remember all of the quiz shows that had PANELS.
68. $200 Monopoly buys: Abbr.: RRS. Take a ride on the Reading.
69. Doesn't wear out: LASTS. Bowling balls LAST. Golf balls find places to hide.
70. Mean and sarcastic: SNIDE.
71. "Catch my drift?": SEE. He joined the Navy to SEE the world. But what did he see, he saw the SEA!
Down:
2. Rights org. that awards the Spingarn Medal: NAACP.
3. Worthy of esteem: ADMIRABLE. Describes ALL of you crossword solvers and bloggers!!!
4. Programmer's task: CODING.
5. Former MGM rival: RKO.
6. __ de parfum: EAU. EAU Claire - city in Wisconsin.
7. Tough H.S. science class: AP BIO.
8. Noble address: MI LORD. Should not this be "MY LORD" ??
9. Slyly include in an email, for short: BCC.
10. "__ Burr, Sir": song in "Hamilton": AARON. Home run King HENRY.
11. In adulthood: GROWN. We have ADULT beans in our garden.
12. Borden mascot: ELSIE.
13. One who draws the short straw: LOSER. Or a pitcher on the Minnesota Twins.
19. Stops: ENDS. Baseball season ENDS soon. Enjoy the World Series.
21. Concluding episode: FINALE.
25. Healthy aura: GLOW. In the dark on Halloween.
26. Golfer's warning shout: FORE. Do not hit into the group ahead.
27. Calamine lotion target: ITCH. We used to get poison ivy when we were kids. Ouch !
30. Contented sighs: AHS. And Oooohs
31. Back muscle, informally: LAT.
33. __-and-breakfast: BED. Don't eat it in BED.
35. "Fingers crossed": HOPE SO. My Mother's name was HOPE. She had sisters named Faith and Charity.
36. Passenger planes: AIRLINERS. Pull out a credit card if you want to fly.
37. Hockey surface: ICE. Well-known in Minnesota.
38. Agt.: REP.
40. Oil cartel letters: OPEC. I am sure they are getting richer at $4.00 or more per gallon.
41. __ and void: NULL.
42. Christmas stocking disappointment: COAL. We used to heat a home with COAL.
47. "Hunting Season" novelist Nevada: BARR.
48. Censoring sounds: BLEEPS.
50. Rainy day creation: PUDDLE. We get them on our new driveway. They did not quite get it level.
51. Scraps used by nose-to-tail chefs: OFFAL. I have never heard of this.
52. __ donna: opera star: PRIMA.
53. Big commotions: TO-DOS.
54. Folding declaration at the poker table: I'M OUT. Bluffing seldom works.
55. Des Moines resident: IOWAN. Just South of the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
56. Windy City airport: O'HARE. Been there once. It's HUGE.
57. Viking language: NORSE. Minnesota Vikings speak English like the rest of us.
62. Graduating gp.: SRS. I believe this covers those who are 75 or more.
63. Singer DiFranco: ANI.
64. Checkers color: RED. Or black which is not a color
Boomer
