Universal Crossword Puzzle Answers October 31 2017

Clue	Solution
Hotel necessities	BEDS
Saber’s relative	EPEE
Water vehicle	BOAT
Gambler’s concern	ODDS
Chihuahua coins	PESOS
Chinese philosophy	TAO
"___ Town"	OUR
Of the highest degree	UTMOST
Ripped	TORN
Buckwheat dish	KASHA
Fancy window	ORIEL
Door part	HINGE
Nigerian metropolis	LAGOS
Cause of a major blowup	TNT
Neutral possessive	ITS
Canyon sound effect	ECHO
Applies incorrectly	MISUSES
Band boosters	AMPS
Grimace	MOUE
Opposite of pro	ANTI
Ts for Aristotle	TAUS
Besides	ELSE
Tach reading	RPM
Dermatologist’s concern	CYST
Jungle primate	APE
Informal negative	NOPE
Nitwit	DODO
Comparable	AKIN
Snail mail org.	USPS
Actress Perlman	RHEA
Shoulder-to-elbow bones	HUMERI
Molten rock	MAGMA
Yellowish-orange	OCHER
Zagreb native	CROAT
Throws a party	HOSTS
Picnic pest	ANT
Opening	GAP
Buoy, as one’s hopes	ELATE
Gym site since 1844	YMCA
Emulate a contented cat	PURR
It’s continental	ASIA
Some pantry items	CANS
Sheltered from the wind	ALEE
Indicate yes	NOD
Covert ___	OPS
Jazz variety	BEBOP
Plug or hype	TOUT
Former German leader Helmut	KOHL
Greek lyric poem	EPODE
Car, briefly	AUTO
Opera highlight	ARIA
Zombie’s translation of a Tom Clancy title?	DEADSTORMRISING
Sics	SETSON
Very active	ONTHEGO
Plant parts	STEMS
Many are commissioned	SALES
Part of a love-ly Latin trio	AMAT
Refer to	CITE
Colorful butterflies	MONARCHS
"Ed Wood" Oscar-winner Martin	LANDAU
Fighting words in a haunted house?	PUTUPYOURSPOOKS
Quakes	SEISMS
Type of bath for ewe?	SHEEPDIP
You, old-school	THEE
Countless years	EONS
Cafe order	MOCHA
Electric bill stat	USAGE
Word formed from initials	ACRONYM
Wool-yielding creature	ALPACA
Condition of an elderly female spirit?	GHOSTMENOPAUSAL
Butcher’s offering	MEAT
Clip a photo	CROP
Threefold	TRINE
Newspaper section	ARTS
Helps	AIDS
Wipe clean	ERASE