The full solution for the NY Times October 31 2023 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Kathy Lowden and Erik Piepenburg and edited by Will Shortz.
Across Clues
- 1 Bill dispensers, in briefATMS
- 5 “___ Don’t Lie” (#1 Shakira hit)HIPS
- 9 “Sweet!,” quaintlyNEATO
- 14 “Pet” that’s a plantCHIA
- 15 Land unitACRE
- 16 Less cookedRAWER
- 17 Horror film franchise named after a holidayHALLOWEEN
- 19 Yoga poseASANA
- 20 Social media platform whose logo resembles a musical noteTIKTOK
- 21 Things often named with ordinal numbers: Abbr.STS
- 23 Horse’s gaitTROT
- 24 2018 slasher film set at a remote lake houseHESOUTTHERE
- 27 Soothing applicationsBALMS
- 31 Shredded salad ingredient in 2-Down cuisinePAPAYA
- 32 “The Time Machine” peopleELOI
- 33 Noah’s craftARK
- 34 Horror franchise with the antagonist GhostfaceSCREAM
- 38 In an emphatic mannerROUNDLY
- 40 Break, as a ruleVIOLATE
- 41 2017 horror film that won Best Original ScreenplayGETOUT
- 42 @@@ATS
- 43 ___ Rachel Wood of “Westworld”EVAN
- 44 State of restREPOSE
- 46 Warning signsOMENS
- 47 1973 horror film starring Julie Christie and Donald SutherlandDONTLOOKNOW
- 51 Asian nursemaidAMAH
- 52 Mac alternativesPCS
- 53 They can be grand or uprightPIANOS
- 58 Word with signal or silenceRADIO
- 60 2011 dark-comedy slasher film that takes place during a family reunionYOURENEXT
- 62 Cricket noiseCHIRP
- 63 Common sushi fishTUNA
- 64 RealmAREA
- 65 Football gainsYARDS
- 66 Make an impression?ETCH
- 67 Yearn (for)LONG
Vertical Clues
- 1 Eight, in EssenACHT
- 2 Southeast Asian cuisineTHAI
- 3 Food for a baby mammalMILK
- 4 Pepper’s partnerSALT
- 5 Ethan of “Boyhood”HAWKE
- 6 Epitome of coldnessICE
- 7 Washing machine settingPRESOAK
- 8 SpoofedSENTUP
- 9 Gun lobby org.NRA
- 10 Upper Manhattan neighborhood also known as El BarrioEASTHARLEM
- 11 In the loopAWARE
- 12 Voice above baritoneTENOR
- 13 Speak to a crowdORATE
- 18 Cries at a fireworks displayOOHS
- 22 Condition of equilibriumSTASIS
- 25 Nimble, as a nonagenarianSPRY
- 26 Tickle Me Elmo makerTYCO
- 27 Floating chunk of 6-DownBERG
- 28 Hand sanitizer ingredientALOE
- 29 OafLOUT
- 30 Musical interval used to convey sadnessMINORTHIRD
- 33 Catchy-yet-quirky music genreALTPOP
- 35 Roof overhangEAVE
- 36 ___ impasseATAN
- 37 Department store departmentMENS
- 39 Burr-versus-Hamilton face-offDUEL
- 40 Powerful engineVTEN
- 42 Invites on a dateASKSOUT
- 45 Immature egg cellOOCYTE
- 46 Scraped knee, perhapsOWIE
- 47 Mr. of “Pride and Prejudice”DARCY
- 48 Largest city in NebraskaOMAHA
- 49 Low pointNADIR
- 50 Big name in media and philanthropyOPRAH
- 54 Overly meticulousANAL
- 55 Emperor beginning in A.D. 54NERO
- 56 Yoked animalsOXEN
- 57 Without a plus-one, saySTAG
- 59 Black ___OPS
- 61 Tar Heels’ sch.UNC
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