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Issue #242 Thu 31 Oct

NYT Strands Hints & Answer — October 31, 2024

The calendar turns, and the local shops start clearing shelf space for the inevitable plastic masks. October thirty-first remains a day for the bold and the borrowed.

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COSTUME
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  • CLOWN
  • GHOST
  • MUMMY
  • PIRATE
  • PRINCESS
  • PUMPKIN
  • WITCH

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7 theme words · 7-letter spangram