Mystery Theater

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Solution grid

Across

  • 3.
    WEIR
  • 5.
    JETSAM
  • 6.
    STARTLING
  • 8.
    HOWLS
  • 9.
    DARE
  • 11.
    BRACER
  • 12.
    DELUGE
  • 13.
    SCAN
  • 17.
    FROG
  • 19.
    ATHENA
  • 20.
    BERG
  • 21.
    SITE
  • 24.
    ETHNIC
  • 27.
    THROBS
  • 29.
    CHEATS
  • 30.
    BEAGLE
  • 31.
    PANORAMA
  • 32.
    RIPSAW
  • 33.
    NOISES

Down

  • 1.
    PETRARCH
  • 2.
    DISLODGE
  • 3.
    WEASEL
  • 4.
    RAIDER
  • 6.
    SWAINS
  • 7.
    GRUFF
  • 8.
    ORATED
  • 10.
    REGRETS
  • 14.
    CABLE CAR
  • 15.
    MAGENTAS
  • 16.
    PASTRAMI
  • 18.
    OVERSEAS
  • 22.
    CHAP
  • 23.
    TOGA
  • 25.
    THAI
  • 26.
    CROWD
  • 27.
    STERN
  • 28.
    BLUE