Stocking Stuffers

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Solution grid
The extra letters spell The Joy of Sox

Across

  • 1.
    STRANGELY
  • 8.
    THEN
  • 9.
    ANA
  • 10.
    AUTOMATON
  • 11.
    MITOSIS
  • 12.
    PRIMATE
  • 16.
    REASONS
  • 17.
    CONQUER
  • 21.
    RAREBITS
  • 23.
    DRAGNET
  • 26.
    BEANS
  • 27.
    ALFIE
  • 29.
    CAJOLE
  • 32.
    SHUN
  • 33.
    OVERRAN
  • 35.
    TROUT
  • 37.
    POSTBOX
  • 38.
    PATENT
  • 39.
    ROUE

Down

  • 1.
    SAG
  • 2.
    THUMPER
  • 3.
    RETIRE
  • 4.
    NEMO
  • 5.
    ENTITY
  • 6.
    LOOSENS
  • 7.
    YANK
  • 13.
    MOSQUE
  • 14.
    PANORAMA
  • 15.
    BOURBONS
  • 17.
    CORDOBA
  • 18.
    RETELL
  • 19.
    PARSECS
  • 20.
    PINEAL
  • 22.
    STILE
  • 24.
    INURE
  • 25.
    LIBRETTO
  • 28.
    ENROBE
  • 30.
    ONYX
  • 31.
    CAPONE
  • 33.
    OOPS
  • 34.
    NET
  • 36.
    TAR