Cox Rathvon (Hex)
About
Def Jam
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
Explanation only
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Each clue’s unaltered definition is given after its solution note.
Across
1.
REP + EATS (
per
rev. [parrots]
6.
BE(A)DS [rosary]
10.
A + BAN(DONE)D [left]
11.
NOT(I) + ON [whim]
12.
ALSO (hidden) [too]
14.
PO(LECA)T (
lace
anag.) [stinker]
15.
H(A + MM)ER [tool
16.
(s)EXIST [be]
17.
MI(RAC)LE (
car
rev.) [wonder]
22.
O + RDERED (
redder
anag.) [sorted]
23.
SP + IRE [steeple part]
24.
E + SCO(R)T [date]
27.
SIMPLER (anag.) [easier]
29.
TEES (
tease
homophone) [ball holders]
30.
SOLE+ M(a)N [earnest]
31.
UTTERANCE (anag.) [speech]
32.
PEST + O [sauce]
33.
ATTRAC + T (
cart at
anag.) [draw]
Down
1.
RAN + CH [spread]
2.
PAT + H [route]
3.
ENIGMAS. (anag.) [riddles]
4.
AD + ORE [hold dear]
5.
SNOOPER (anag.) [spy]
6.
BELLES (
bells
homophone) [pretty girls]
7.
A + FL + C(I)O [union]
8.
DI'S + ASTERS [wrecks]
9.
S + POTTED [saw]
13.
HAIRPIECE (anag.) [fake locks]
17.
MISS + TEP (
pet
rev.) [slip-up]
18.
LORETTA (hidden) [Lynn]
19.
SECU(L)AR (
saucer
anag.) [lay]
20.
TI(M)ERS [cooks' beefs]
21.
GELATO (first letters) [dessert]
25.
SHORT (R for U in
shout
) [low]
26.
TEN(E)T [principle]
28.
LENA (hidden rev.) [horne]