Cox Rathvon (Hex)
About
The Best Policy
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
Explanation only
+ Answers
+ Grid entries
Across
1.
SATE
: SATE
5.
PARNELL
: PARNELL
10.
TRALEE
: TRALEE
11.
DIVISIVE
: DIVISIVE
→ enter as D4IS4E
12.
RENAL
: RENAL
13.
STALKED
: STALKED
14.
INGRATE
: INGRATE
17.
VERMIN
: VERMIN
18.
GULLIVER
: GULLIVER
→ enter as GULL4ER
19.
IVORY
: IVORY
→ enter as 4ORY
20.
FOURSQUARE
: FOURSQUARE
24.
DIVAS
: DIVAS
→ enter as D4AS
27.
BUTTERY
: BUTTERY
29.
DELIVER
: DELIVER
→ enter as DEL4ER
31.
STEWART
: STEWART
32.
STARTLE
: STARTLE
33.
MOTIVE
: MOTIVE
→ enter as MOT4E
34.
CAPTIVE
: CAPTIVE
→ enter as CAPT4E
35.
REVIVER
: REVIVER
→ enter as REV4ER
36.
ORPHEUS
: ORPHEUS
37.
GELS
: GELS
Down
1.
STRINGY
: STRINGY
2.
ARENA
: ARENA
3.
TANGELO
: TANGELO
4.
TEL AVIV
: TEL AVIV
→ enter as TELAV4
5.
PESTLES
: PESTLES
6.
RIVALED
: RIVALED
→ enter as R4ALED
7.
ESKIMO
: ESKIMO
8.
LIVEWIRE
: LIVEWIRE
→ enter as L4EWIRE
9.
LEDON
: LEDON
15.
PRIVATE
: PRIVATE
→ enter as PR4ATE
16.
ELUSIVE
: ELUSIVE
→ enter as ELUS4E
20.
FIVESTAR
: FIVESTAR
→ enter as F4ESTAR
21.
QUOTERS
: QUOTERS
22.
RELATIVE
: RELATIVE
→ enter as RELAT4E
23.
OYSTERS
: OYSTERS
25.
ALCAPP
: ALCAPP
26.
FESTIVE
: FESTIVE
→ enter as FEST4E
28.
THEMES
: THEMES
29.
DISCO
: DISCO
30.
DRIVEL
: DRIVEL
→ enter as DR4EL