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FANGS FOR THE MEMORY, Puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski, edited by Will Shortz
A puzzle-size BAT (84A. [See instructions]) is the end result of the Sunday crossword note: When this puzzle is completed, connect the circled letters in alphabetical order from A to R to show the outline of an 84-Across. BOO (89A. Halloween cry)!
The ghastly and ghostly in this Gorski masterpiece include seven vampire films clued by date and portrayer of the infamous bloodsucking undead — NOSFERATU (23A. 1922 Max Schreck film), VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN (1955 Eddie Murphy film), DRACULA (1931 Bela Lugosi film), LOVE AT FIRST BITE (97A. 1979 George Hamilton film), NEAR DARK (1987 Adrian Pasdar film), TWILIGHT (117A. 2008 Robert Pattinson film), BLOOD TIES (1986 Brad Davis film).
Other — ABSORBS (6D. Sucks up), BANANA SHAKE (4D. Fruit-based fountain treat), EASY AS PIE (120A. “Piece of cake!”), ELAINE’S (10D. Noted New York eatery), ENAMELED (87A. Like some fondue pots), FEASTERS (55A. Saturnalia participants), FLOOD LINE (26A. High-water mark), GUERILLA (91D. Kind of warfare), IMBECILIC (17A. Doltish), MALL RATS (88D. Shopping center regulars), OBLIGATE (90A. Compel), ROCOCO STYLE (12D. What Chippendale furniture was made in), SILVER STAR (35D. Medal of valor), TEASHOP (50A. Cozy place?), THE NATURAL (41D. Bernard Malamud’s first novel), TRISTAN (44A. Lover of Isolde), VALHALLA (52A. Wagnerian opera setting) .
Mid-size — ADAGE, AGAIN, AMINO, ATEON, BLINI, BREAD, CARATS, CLARA, CLONE, DANES, DEFOE, ELIOT, EOCENE, EQUAL, EXIST (127A. Walk the earth), FORYOU, GIRLS, GRAPES, ICARE, ILIAD, INUSE, ITLLDO, ITNOW, KEBAB, LANAI, LODGE, MSNBC, MYEYE, NOMAS, PAINE, PEAHEN, PINATA, RETIE, ROREM, RUNSTO, SCALPS, SEATS, SNEAKS, SOLUS, STATS, TALCED, TELEX, THROE, TITAN, ULNAE, UNLIT (37D. Like the inside of a coffin).
Short stuff — AABB, ABOU, ACED, ACS, ADIA, AGRA, ANN, ARE, AROD, ASL, CDI, CIAO, CUE, CURB, DAB, DEES, DNA, EARP, EEL, ERA, EWAN, FORA, GEEK, ICI, INF, ISM, KALB, KEA, LAPP, LEEJ, LOOT, MEAT, MESA, MINE, MOA, MSS, MTV, NAYA, NES, NUIT (3D. When French ghouls come out?), OPS, OTTO, OURS, PET, PIU, PTS, RAH, RAJI, REBA, RIN, RULE, SAL, SERA (92A. When Italian ghouls come out?), SIC, SOO, SNO, SQMI, STOA, TAM, TIER, TOR, ULAN, UNA, UNTO, URNS (62A. Some gravesite decorations), VOA, WESS, YIP.
'Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world: now could I drink hot blood…
~ Hamlet, William Shakespeare
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Home of “Hardball”; 6. “Love is blind,” e.g.; 11. Moolah; 16. Even; 21. Odd Fellows’ meeting place; 22. Kind of acid; 24. Words of empathy; 25. Heavyweight; 27. “Enough, Jorge!”; 28. Super ___ (old game console); 30. It might come after you; 31. ___ Balls (Hostess snack food); 32. As written; 33. Tijuana table; 36. Parking spot; 38. Actor McGregor; 40. “Beetle Bailey” dog; 46. Oodles; 54. Crime scene matter; 59. Tech whiz; 61. Athenian porch; 63. Arctic herder; 66. Composer Ned; 72. Fix, as laces; 73. Coolers, for short; 74. System o beliefs; 77. “The Rights of Man” writer; 78. Mauna ___; 80. Argentine article; 81. Furry adoptee; 82. Water brand; 85. Cobb of “12 Angry Men”; 86. A bit of cheer?; 93. Poodle’s greeting; 95. Bygone flightless bird; 96. ___ Bator; 105. “Fine”; 108. Stage direction that means” alone”; 109. Ring figures; 116. ___ Tin Tin; 119. Bones also called cubiti; 123. Pianist/composer Schumann; 124. Tandem twosome; 128. “___ Ben Adhem”; 129. Belonging to you and me; 130. Many visitors to Legoland. DOWN: 1. Coconut filler; 2. Acreage fig.; 5. Makes a copy of; 7. Crusoe’s creator; 8. Breezed through; 9. Grade school door sign; 11. Russian pancakes; 13. Cheese ball?; 14. “Slumdog Millionaire” locale; 15. Subpar grades; 17. Gershwin’s “Concerto ___”; 18. Canine cousin; 19. “Do ___!” (“Stop procrastinating!”); 20. Maestro’s sign; 29. Skull caps?; 32. Sly sorts; 33. “Jersey Shore” airer; 34. All alternative; 39. Used, as a dinner tray; 42. Rocky pinnacle; 43. Saturn’s wife; 45. Souvenir from Scotland; 47. Early fifth-century year; 48. “Slander” author Coulter; 49. Bit of Vaseline; 51. Communication syst.; 53. Longtime Yankee nickname; 55. Roman squares; 57. O.K. Corral figure; 58. Exclude with “out”; 59. Bunch at a grocery store; 60. Epoch in which mammals arose; 64. One getting hit on at a party?; 65. Female fowl; 67. Selfish person’s cry before and after “all”; 69. Common rhyme scheme; 70. “Later!”: 71. Biblical preposition; 72. N.F.L. defensive lineman B.J. ___; 75. ___ soda; 76. “… And I’m the queen of England!”; 78. Serving on a stick; 79. Sushi bar order; 83. Sarah McLachlan hit; 85. It may be hidden at a hideout; 94. Units of cream: Abbr.; 95. Slush pile contents: Abbr.; 98. Least typical; 99. Cold war broadcasting inits.; 100. Gift giver’s words; 101. Epic translated by Alexander Pope; 102. Reaches altogether; 103. “Vous êtes ___” 104. Sprinkled with baby powder; 105. Like a locked lavatory; 106. Old-style fax; 107. Hawaiian veranda; 110. Q question shouted in exasperation; 111. Spasm; 112. Some of the fine print on sports pages; 114. 1988 #1 country album; 115. Newsman Marvin; 117. Layer; 118. Jazz saxophonist/flutist Frank; 121. Ontario’s ___ Canals; 122 “A ___ tardi” (“See you later,” in Italy.
