The Best Policy

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Solution grid

Across

  • 1.
    SATE
  • 5.
    PARNELL
  • 10.
    TRALEE
  • 11.
    DIVISIVE
  • 12.
    RENAL
  • 13.
    STALKED
  • 14.
    INGRATE
  • 17.
    VERMIN
  • 18.
    GULLIVER
  • 19.
    IVORY
  • 20.
    FOURSQUARE
  • 24.
    DIVAS
  • 27.
    BUTTERY
  • 29.
    DELIVER
  • 31.
    STEWART
  • 32.
    STARTLE
  • 33.
    MOTIVE
  • 34.
    CAPTIVE
  • 35.
    REVIVER
  • 36.
    ORPHEUS
  • 37.
    GELS

Down

  • 1.
    STRINGY
  • 2.
    ARENA
  • 3.
    TANGELO
  • 4.
    TEL AVIV
  • 5.
    PESTLES
  • 6.
    RIVALED
  • 7.
    ESKIMO
  • 8.
    LIVEWIRE
  • 9.
    LEDON
  • 15.
    PRIVATE
  • 16.
    ELUSIVE
  • 20.
    FIVESTAR
  • 21.
    QUOTERS
  • 22.
    RELATIVE
  • 23.
    OYSTERS
  • 25.
    ALCAPP
  • 26.
    FESTIVE
  • 28.
    THEMES
  • 29.
    DISCO
  • 30.
    DRIVEL