Happy Halloween!
19-Across. Restaurant that operates within another restaurant: GHOST KITCHEN. Hand up if you knew of Ghost Kitchens.
27-Across. With 32-Across, embarrassing secret: SKELETON. //
And 32. See 27-Across: IN THE CLOSET. Together, this
gives us a SKELETON IN THE CLOSET.
42-Across. Emmy-nominated TV series based on a Hilary Mantel novel: WOLF HALL. That's Dame Hilary Mantel (July 6, 1952 ~ Sept. 22, 2022) to you.
She was best known for her historical fiction. She wrote a trilogy
about Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of Henry VIII, King of
England. Wolf Hall was the first book in the series,
followed by Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror and the Light. [Name # 1.]
And the unifier:
48-Across. Halloween attraction, or what 19-, 27-/32-, and 42-Across all might be a part of?: HAUNTED HOUSE.
And, what you might hear in a Haunted House:
36-Down. Evil laugh: MWA HA HA!
Across:
1. Hip-hop duo __ & Rakim: ERIC B. I am not familiar
with this duo of Eric B. (né Eric Barrier; b. Nov. 8, 1963) and Rakim (né
William Michael Griffin, Jr.; b. Jan. 28, 1968). The group was big in
the late 1980s and early 1990s. [Names # 2 and 3.]
6. Landlocked West African nation: MALI. The United States
Department of State currently lists Mali on its Do Not Travel list due to crime, kidnapping and terrorism.
10. Product prefix that evokes winter: SNO.
13. Gambling hub near Hong Kong: MACAU. Everything you
wanted to know about Macau but didn't know to ask.
14. Opinion piece: OP-ED. Opposite the Editorial Page.
15. Cloverleaf feature: LOOP.
16. Eggs (on): SPURS.
17. Gem from Australia or Ethiopia: OPAL. Hi, Kazie!
Is it bad luck to wear an Opal if it's not your birth stone?
18. Eclectic online digest: UTNE. Its full name is
the Utne Reader. It was first published in 1984 and is named after its
founder, Eric Utne.
22. Large cupboard: ARMOIRE.
25. Black belt discipline: KARATE.
26. Tosses: HEAVES.
29. Circle dances: HORAs.
30. "Finish the job!": DO IT.
31. Grass in a roll: SOD.
36. GI grub: MRE. We had the Meals Ready to Eat last Tuesday.
38. Flair: ELAN.
39. Campfire residue: ASHES.
45. Texas border city: EL PASO. The city and county of El
Paso, Texas is in the Mountain Time Zone, where as most of the rest of Texas
is in the Central Time Zone.
46. Glass raiser's opening: A TOAST.
47. Brother of Ophelia: LAERTES. A reference to Willie the
Shakes' play Hamlet. I'll let our Shakespeare scholar
expound on these characters. [Names # 4 and 5.]
51. Fighting: AT IT.
52. Christian of fashion: DIOR. Christian Ernest Dior (Jan.
21, 1905 ~ Oct. 24, 1957) was a French fashion designer. He is best
known for A-Line collection which made its debut in 1955. [Name # 6.]
53. TV channel with election night coverage: MSNBC. It's
short for Microsoft and the National Broadcasting Corporation.
57. "For __ jolly ... ": HE'S A.
58. Not new: USED.
59. Like more than 4 billion people: ASIAN.
60. Fruit juice suffix: -ADE. We miss you LemonADE!
61. Degs. for many profs: Ph.Ds. Today's Latin lesson.
The abbreviation for Doctor of Philosophy, or in the original Latin:
Philosophiae Doctor.
62. "Oppenheimer" director Christopher: NOLAN. J. Robert
Oppenheimer (né Julius Robert Oppenheimer; Apr. 22, 1904 ~ Feb. 18, 1967) was
an American theoretical physicist and director of the Manhattan Project's Los
Angeles lab. He is sometime called the Father of the Atomic bomb.
Christopher Nolan (né Christopher Edward Nolan; b. July 30, 1970) is a
British-born filmmaker who directed this past summer's blockbuster film about
Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb. [Names # 7 and 8.]
Down:
1. Ambulance gp.: EMs. Emergency Medicine. //
And 3-Down: Hosp. recovery area: ICU. Intensive
Care Unit. // And 20-Down. Surgery ctrs.: ORs.
Operating Rooms.
2. Knock sharply: RAP.
4. Moving day rental: CARGO VAN.
5. Most overgrown, say: BUSHIEST.
6. __ Tracks ice cream: MOOSE. Vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups and chocolate fudge. Apparently the name
was inspired by a mini golf course.
7. Spot on a sked: APPT. An appointment is a spot on a
schedule.
8. Plumbing problem: LEAK.
9. "That sounds tempting": I'D LIKE TO.
10. Phrase of finality: SO THAT'S THAT.
11. Far from: NONE TOO. Meh!
12. Allowing for modification, as a mortgage: OPEN END.
15. Loot: LUCRE.
21. "She's So High" singer Bachman: TAL. Tal Bachman (né
Talmage Charles Robert Backman; b. Aug. 13, 1968) is a Canadian
singer-songwriter who is best known for She's So High. [Name
# 9.]
22. Sound at a spa: AHH!
23. __ Speedwagon: REO. The band, which was formed in the
late 1960s, was named after the REO Speed Wagon truck that first produced in 1915 by Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 ~ 1950) of
Oldsmobile fame. [Name # 9]
24. Duchess of Parma who was Napoleon's second wife: MARIE LOUISE.
Archduchess Marie Louise (Dec. 12, 1791 ~ Dec. 17, 1847) was the Duchess
of Parma in her own right. She reigned as the Duchess of Parma, Piacenza
and Guastalla from April 1814 until her death 33 years later. In 1810,
she married Napoleon (Aug. 15mm 1769 ~ May 5, 1821). He was her first
husband. After his death, she married twice more. [Names # 10 and
11.]
27. L.A.'s region: SO-CAL. Southern California.
28. Pottery oven: KILN.
30. Big name in crossword puzzle magazines: DELL. [Name
adjacent.]
33. Warmed, as leftovers: HEATED UP.
34. Arthur Miller's "Death of a __": SALESMAN. Arthur Asher
Miller (Oct. 17, 1915 ~ Feb. 10, 2005) wrote many, many plays, but is probably
best known for his short marriage to Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 ~ Aug. 4,
1962). She was the second of his three wives. [Name # 12.]
35. Strong coffee in a tiny cup: ESPRESSO. Yummers!
37. Went round and round: ROTATED.
40. WNW's opposite: ESE.
41. Emergency letters: SOS. This is becoming a crossword
staple.
43. Fruit soda brand: FANTA. [Name Adjacent.]
44. Pres. after FDR: HST. Harry S Truman (May 8, 1884 ~ Dec.
26, 1972) was Vice-President until the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945). Roosevelt president to be elected for a
4th term. Truman was his 3rd Vice-President. His first
Vice-President was John Nance (Nov. 22, 1868 ~ Nov. 7, 1967). Nance
served from 1933 until 1941, Roosevelt's first two terms. Henry A
Wallace (Oct. 7, 1888 ~ Mpv. 18, 1965) was Roosevelt second Vice-President.
He served from 1941 until 1945. [Names # 13 and 14.]
45. __ de toilette: EAU. Today's French lesson.
Everything you wanted to know about Water of the Toilette but didn't know to ask.
47. Some Parliament members: LORDS.
49. Dinner plate: DISH.
50. Did a garden chore: HOED.
54. Zero, in soccer: NIL.
55. Sheep call: BAA.
56. TV channel with election night coverage: CNN. Cable News Network.
Here's the Grid:
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