Answer: CANDY
CANDY is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 55 times.
Referring Clues:
- Kind of bar
 - Brittle, say
 - Jawbreakers, e.g.
 - __ striper (hospital helper)
 - Liquor alternative, in verse
 - "Trick or treat" reward, often
 - It comes from Mars
 - Kisses, possibly
 - Halloween haul
 - *John of "Splash"
 - Kisses, for instance
 - Sweet treat
 - Cinema sales
 - Gum drop or lollipop
 - Theater-counter purchase
 - Trick-or-treater's haul
 - Kind of corn?
 - Eye or ear follower
 - Cook carrots, perhaps
 - Concession-stand buy
 - Concession stand buy
 - Trick-or-treaters' booty
 - Sweet stuff
 - Sweets
 - Party munchies
 - Halloween bagful
 - Pinata payload
 - John of 'SCTV'
 - Sweet, or, read another way, a hint to five long puzzle answers
 - St John ______
 - Sweet snack
 - Checkout counter staple ... or, when read as three words, what 20-, 31-, 47- and 55-Across have in common
 - Star of "'Splash"
 - Cook in sugar
 - It might come from Mars
 - Halloween treat
 - Easter basket fill
 - With 27-Down, striped holiday treat
 - Cook in heavy syrup until transparent
 - Cotton ___ (carnival snack)
 - Checkout counter display
 - Edible bar, say
 - Likely contents of a 44-Down
 - Jelly beans, e.g.
 - Sweet treats
 - Movie snack
 - Sweets ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers
 - Nash thought it dandy
 - Reese's output
 - Red Hots or Twix
 - Word with rock or hard
 - It may go on sale on November 1
 - The treat in "trick or treat"
 - Nerds or Smarties
 - Cadbury product
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - September 16, 2025
 - USA Today - September 15, 2025
 - LA Times - November 12, 2023
 - New York Times - October 26, 2023
 - New York Times - December 30, 2022
 - USA Today - August 04, 2022
 - New York Times - March 18, 2022
 - USA Today - January 19, 2022
 - LA Times - June 13, 2021
 - LA Times - November 11, 2020
 - Netword - April 25, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - April 01, 2018
 - LA Times - November 28, 2017
 - Netword - October 09, 2017
 - New York Times - September 28, 2017
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 18, 2017
 - Netword - July 06, 2017
 - Netword - June 25, 2017
 - USA Today - June 06, 2017
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 27, 2017
 
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