ACROSS

1 Halloween fliers

5 Laments loudly

9 Singer Lavigne

11 Tennyson’s “— Arden”

13 Poker action

14 Messing on TV

15 Series-ending abbr.

16 Stockpiles

18 Gains in abundance

20 Portly

21 Wandered

22 Show up

23 Blood color

24 Hotel feature

25 Quantities: Abbr.

27 Whirled weapons

29 Spoil

30 Memory triggers

32 Words of emphasis

34 Old hand

35 Frighten

36 More robust

38 Think up

39 Wintry weather

40 Pharaoh symbols

41 Nick and Nora’s dog

DOWN

1 Wearing less

2 Online icon

3 Does a Halloween activity

4 Bro’s sibling

5 Car type

6 Low bills

7 Does a Halloween activity

8 React to a ghost

10 Not owned

12 Rashness

17 Central

19 Times for preparation

22 Peaceful

24 Some diner seating

25 “Witness” group

26 Oldest Brady daughter

27 Lingerie buy

28 Parade site

30 Hammer ends

31 In a way, informally

33 Stage item

37 Imitating

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