HEY, PUMPKIN!
HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS
CANDY IS DANDY
BE WITCHED
GHOSTLY ACTORS
200

In the fairy tale "Cinderella", a pumpkin is magically turned into one of these

a carriage (coach)

200

Dye some gauze in black tea for an aged look & wrap yourself up as this guy whom Abbott & Costello met in a 1955 film

the Mummy

200

A 1950s song named for this goodie says, "Sweeter than candy on a stick, huckleberry, cherry or lime"

lollipop

200

This witch in "The Wizard of Oz" tries to thwart Dorothy & is almost certainly aquaphobic

the Wicked Witch of the West

200

Dead Charlie finds Hurley at a mental institution on this show, slaps him & tells him that his friends far away need him

Lost

400

In the "Peanuts" comics, this character espouses belief in the Great Pumpkin, who rises from the patch on Halloween

Linus

400

If the guys are gangsters, wear fringed dresses & be these '20s gals found in a Fitzgerald title

flappers

400

There are about 420 grains of rice in each of these milk chocolate bars Nestlé introduced in 1938

Crunch

400

Long used by witches as a symbol of protection, it has points representing earth, air, fire, water & spirit

a pentagram

400

A new "Return of the Jedi" ending unfortunately had a ghost played by Sebastian Shaw replaced by this actor

Hayden Christensen

600

Roasted pumpkin seeds are a tasty, healthy snack & called these in Spanish

a pepita

600

A costume for 2:
This double-crossing pair from Mad magazine, one in black & one in white, created by Antonio ProhĂ­as

Spy vs. Spy

600

First sold in 1928, they were sometimes called Penny Cups because they were sold for a penny

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

600

In "Macbeth" the song of the witches that begins "Double, double toil & trouble" mentions this pot used to cook potions

a cauldron

600

In "Beetlejuice" this teenage actress saw stranger things, like the ghosts of Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis

Winona Ryder

800

Some say pumpkins are vegetables, some say fruits, but either way, they're one of the "winter" varieties of this garden favorite

a (winter) squash

800

Roll up the sleeves of a blue denim workshirt, put a red bandana in your hair & you can be this feminist WWII icon

Rosie the Riveter

800

The bee on its wrappers calls the product "nutty little honey chews"

Bit-O-Honey

800

It takes a gathering of at least 3 witches to form one of these to practice witchcraft, & typically up to 13

a coven

800

On this show Denis Leary was often visited by ghosts, some of whom died during 9/11

Rescue Me

1000

Pumpkins are a good source of iron, potassium & this antioxidant substance converted into vitamin A in the body

beta carotene

1000

Dress in black with a red plastic flowerpot for a hat & you can "Whip It" good like a member of this New Wave group

Devo

1000

In a strange case of evolution, the eagle on the wrapper of this prism-shaped Swiss chocolate bar changed to a bear

Toblerone

1000

It's the term for a witch's helpful guardian spirit & may take the form of a pet or even a non-physical entity

a familiar

1000

Nicole Kidman finds out in this 2001 movie that the ghosts her family has been dealing with are a little closer to home

The Others