OCTOBER 31
MONSTER MANUAL
WORDS IN HALLOWEEN
IT'S A WITCH
GIVE THEM SOME CANDY
200

In 1941, after 14 years of construction, this landmark in the Black Hills was declared completed

Mount Rushmore

200

A wyvern is a smaller, 2-legged, 2-winged, usually non-fire-breathing type of this

A Dragon

200

You might spin one "of fortune"

A wheel

200

In this Shakespeare play, Hecate appears as queen of the witches

Macbeth

200

Requiring 20 min. of pulling, the salt water type of this has been described as a candy & an upper body workout all in one

Taffy

400

Tradition says Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on a Wittenberg church door in 1517, launching this religious revolution

The Reformation

400

Monsterologists are in debate on how this ugly demon differs from the version with "hob" in front

A Goblin

400

It may be short-eared or great horned

A owl

400

This novel by Gregory Maguire about the green-skinned Elphaba became a gravity-defying musical

Wicked

400

A smooth, heavy paste made from sugar & these nuts is the traditional basis of marzipan

Almonds

600

This Silver State officially joined the U.S. in 1864 as its 36th state

Nevada

600

The Orkney & Shetland Islands are where selkies, creatures that appear as these "S"ea mammals, call home

Seals

600

Temporary financial aid

A loan

600

The 2 female founders of Hogwarts are Helga Hufflepuff & this witch

Rowena Ravenclaw

600

Egg whites & sugar syrup go into recipes for this versatile goo found in Snickers & Toblerone

Nougat

800

The USA's first paved coast-to-coast highway, this more-than-3,000-mile presidential one was dedicated in 1913

The Lincoln Highway

800

It had a woman's head & a bird's body & met up with the Argonauts; c'mon, get...

Harpies

800

Saintly nimbus

A halo

800

A girl is whisked away to Endor College of Witchcraft by "The Little" this, the title of a classic by Mary Stewart

Broomstick

800

It's not booze, it's the liquid produced when cocoa beans are ground into paste, releasing the cocoa butter

Liquor

1000

In 1541, Michelangelo put the final touches on this huge fresco on the west wall of the Sistine Chapel

The Last Judgment

1000

In "The Once and Future King" this beast is described as "falco leonis serpentis"

A Griffin

1000

Rodin sculpted the "Gates of" this

Hell

1000

Alexandra Jane & Sukie are a bewitching trio in a Rhode Island town in this Updike novel

The Witches of Eastwick

1000

This confection of pecans & brown sugar is named for the French military officer whose cook is credited with inventing it

Pralines