Across
- 1. Both at the bar and in the afterlife
- 6. What you hope for when you knock
- 7. He sucks, but people still invite him in
- 10. Song that keeps dance floors alive since 1982
- 12. Warm fall drink that hides the rum well
- 14. Creepy thing that follows you everywhere
- 16. What you call a Halloween hangover
- 17. Pointy hat enthusiast
- 20. Verbal hex often muttered in traffic
- 23. What you get from horror movies or drafty houses
- 25. What to use when Uber’s too expensive
- 27. The reason so many packages arrived the last 2 weeks
- 30. Genre that makes you close one eye
- 31. An ancient parent
- 33. Free Halloween decorations nobody cleans up
- 34. He’s shocking at parties (literally)
- 36. The “or else” half of Halloween
- 37. Universal ghost greeting
- 38. Vampire’s favorite cocktail
- 39. Jack’s glowing headgear
Down
- 2. Seasonal gourd that ends up as pie or decoration
- 3. Halloween cookware
- 4. Pet that doubles as a bad luck warning
- 5. Poe’s favorite bird
- 8. Classic TV show with a twitchy nose
- 9. Octo-decorator
- 10. Deck that predicts love, doom, or laundry day
- 11. The only place people are truly dying to get into
- 12. Like your friend’s texts after midnight
- 13. Vampire’s K9
- 14. Closet resident you hope nobody finds out about
- 15. Ghost with better branding
- 17. Spider’s Internet
- 18. Divisive Halloween candy—love it or hate it
- 19. Cornfield security system
- 21. The ultimate “rest stop”
- 22. Happens on dating apps or in haunted houses
- 24. Witch’s favorite cocktail
- 26. Classic witch catchphrase and cult movie
- 28. Hides wrinkles better than Botox
- 29. A bad sign you can’t ignore
- 32. What enables Dentists
- 35. Hairiest guy at the party
- 38. A talented mouse