Cox Rathvon (Hex)
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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.
PARROTS
: REP + EATS (
per
rev. [parrots]
→ enter as REPEATS
6.
ROSARY
: BE(A)DS [rosary]
→ enter as BEADS
10.
LEFT
: A + BAN(DONE)D [left]
→ enter as ABANDONED
11.
WHIM
: NOT(I) + ON [whim]
→ enter as NOTION
12.
TOO
: ALSO (hidden) [too]
→ enter as ALSO
14.
STINKER
: PO(LECA)T (
lace
anag.) [stinker]
→ enter as POLECAT
15.
TOOL
: H(A + MM)ER [tool
→ enter as HAMMER
16.
BE
: (s)EXIST [be]
→ enter as EXIST
17.
WONDER
: MI(RAC)LE (
car
rev.) [wonder]
→ enter as MIRACLE
22.
SORTED
: O + RDERED (
redder
anag.) [sorted]
→ enter as ORDERED
23.
STEEPLE PART
: SP + IRE [steeple part]
→ enter as SPIRE
24.
DATE
: E + SCO(R)T [date]
→ enter as ESCORT
27.
EASIER
: SIMPLER (anag.) [easier]
→ enter as SIMPLER
29.
BALL HOLDERS
: TEES (
tease
homophone) [ball holders]
→ enter as TEES
30.
EARNEST
: SOLE+ M(a)N [earnest]
→ enter as SOLEMN
31.
SPEECH
: UTTERANCE (anag.) [speech]
→ enter as UTTERANCE
32.
SAUCE
: PEST + O [sauce]
→ enter as PESTO
33.
DRAW
: ATTRAC + T (
cart at
anag.) [draw]
→ enter as ATTRACT
Down
1.
SPREAD
: RAN + CH [spread]
→ enter as RANCH
2.
ROUTE
: PAT + H [route]
→ enter as PATH
3.
RIDDLES
: ENIGMAS. (anag.) [riddles]
→ enter as ENIGMAS
4.
HOLD DEAR
: AD + ORE [hold dear]
→ enter as ADORE
5.
SPY
: SNOOPER (anag.) [spy]
→ enter as SNOOPER
6.
PRETTY GIRLS
: BELLES (
bells
homophone) [pretty girls]
→ enter as BELLES
7.
UNION
: A + FL + C(I)O [union]
→ enter as AFLCIO
8.
WRECKS
: DI'S + ASTERS [wrecks]
→ enter as DISASTERS
9.
SAW
: S + POTTED [saw]
→ enter as SPOTTED
13.
FAKE LOCKS
: HAIRPIECE (anag.) [fake locks]
→ enter as HAIRPIECE
17.
SLIP-UP
: MISS + TEP (
pet
rev.) [slip-up]
→ enter as MISSTEP
18.
LYNN
: LORETTA (hidden) [Lynn]
→ enter as LORETTA
19.
LAY
: SECU(L)AR (
saucer
anag.) [lay]
→ enter as SECULAR
20.
COOKS BEEPERS
: TI(M)ERS [cooks' beefs]
→ enter as TIMERS
21.
DESSERT
: GELATO (first letters) [dessert]
→ enter as GELATO
25.
LOW
: SHORT (R for U in
shout
) [low]
→ enter as SHORT
26.
PRINCIPLE
: TEN(E)T [principle]
→ enter as TENET
28.
HORNE
: LENA (hidden rev.) [horne]
→ enter as LENA