Waste Recycling

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Explanation only + Answers + Grid entries
Solution grid
Extra clue: Computer program is for waste recycling. Answer: SOFTWARE (anag.)

Across

  • 1.
    CHARTREUSE: CHART-REUSE → enter as HARTREUSE
  • 10.
    AROSE: A-ROSE → enter as ARSE
  • 11.
    OPTIMUM: OPT-I-MUM → enter as OPTIMU
  • 12.
    SPOILAGE: S(PO)ILAGE → enter as SOILAGE
  • 13.
    ETUIS: ETU-IS (Ute rev.) → enter as ETIS
  • 14.
    HITHERMOST: HI(THERMOS)T → enter as HIHERMOST
  • 16.
    ACERB: ACE(R)-B → enter as ACRB
  • 17.
    STILLER: S-TILLER → enter as STILLE
  • 21.
    PIETIES: PIE-TIES → enter as IETIES
  • 23.
    SPIRE: S(P)IRE → enter as SPIE
  • 26.
    TOILETRIES: TOILE-TRIES → enter as TILETRIES
  • 28.
    ANGIE: ANGIE (anag.) → enter as ANIE
  • 29.
    CARAMELS: C(AR)AMELS → enter as CAAMELS
  • 31.
    TEASELS: TEASE-L-S → enter as TESELS
  • 32.
    HEMAN: HE-MAN → enter as HEAN
  • 33.
    BELABORING: BELA-BORING → enter as BELABORNG

Down

  • 1.
    SHASTA: SHASTA (hidden) → enter as HASTA
  • 2.
    FAROUCHE: FAR(OUCH)E → enter as AROUCHE
  • 3.
    ROSIER: R-OSIER → enter as RSIER
  • 4.
    REAR: REAR (hidden periph.) → enter as REA
  • 5.
    WEIGHT: W-EIGHT → enter as EIGHT
  • 6.
    ASPARTAME: A-SPAR-TAME → enter as SPARTAME
  • 7.
    PISTOLE: P-I-STOLE → enter as PITOLE
  • 8.
    EMITS: EMIT-S (rev.) → enter as EMIS
  • 9.
    QUESTED: Q-UESTED (Q anag.) → enter as QUSTED
  • 15.
    INFERTILE: INFER-TILE → enter as INFETILE
  • 18.
    LOISLANE: LOIS LANE (anag.) → enter as LOISLAN
  • 19.
    DICTATE: DICTATE (anag.) → enter as DITATE
  • 20.
    STYLIST: STY-LIST → enter as STLIST
  • 22.
    CICADA: CI(CAD)A → enter as CIADA
  • 24.
    PEELER: P(EEL)ER → enter as PEEER
  • 25.
    EASING: Ef-ASING → enter as EASNG
  • 27.
    INNER: (d)INNER → enter as INER
  • 30.
    GARB: GARB (rev.) → enter as ARB