Fast Thinking

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Explanation only + Answers + Grid entries
Solution grid
The unclued phrase is TAKE OUT FOOD.

Across

  • 1.
    PROPOSE: PROPOSE
  • 5.
    BUNCOED: BUNCOED → enter as COED
  • 8.
    STEWARDED: STEWARDED → enter as ARDED
  • 9.
    EMANCIPATE: EMANCIPATE → enter as EMANCI
  • 10.
    POURER: POURER
  • 11.
    AMASS: AMASS
  • 12.
    CLAUDE: CLAUDE
  • 14.
    RAISINGCAIN: RAISINGCAIN → enter as GCAIN
  • 16.
    MADEUP: MADEUP
  • 17.
    TAPERS: TAPERS
  • 22.
    SPAWNS: SPAWNS
  • 25.
    APELET: APELET
  • 27.
    GENIE: GENIE
  • 28.
    PROFIT: PROFIT
  • 30.
    SUETONIUS: SUETONIUS → enter as ONIUS
  • 31.
    REGION: REGION
  • 32.
    PHEROMONES: PHEROMONES → enter as PMONES
  • 33.
    BRANCHING: BRANCHING → enter as CHING
  • 34.
    SLAMBANG: SLAMBANG → enter as SANG
  • 35.
    HOSTESS: HOSTESS

Down

  • 1.
    PAPAGO: PAPAGO
  • 2.
    PIERROT: PIERROT → enter as RROT
  • 3.
    PERLITE: PERLITE
  • 4.
    SERUM: SERUM
  • 5.
    CAMERAMEN: CAMERAMEN → enter as CAME
  • 6.
    ONAGER: ONAGER
  • 7.
    DISAPPEARED: DISAPPEARED → enter as DISAPED
  • 11.
    ADAPTS: ADAPTS
  • 12.
    CAMELBACK: CAMELBACK → enter as CACK
  • 13.
    BUSONI: BUSONI
  • 15.
    CLASPS: CLASPS
  • 17.
    TOWERS: TOWERS
  • 18.
    AUTOMATON: AUTOMATON → enter as AUN
  • 19.
    TRICERATOPS: TRICERATOPS → enter as TRATOPS
  • 20.
    FREIGHT: FREIGHT
  • 21.
    OPPONENT: OPPONENT → enter as OPNT
  • 23.
    PELION: PELION
  • 24.
    BEINGS: BEINGS
  • 26.
    TORSO: TORSO
  • 28.
    PUNG: PUNG
  • 29.
    SOUPCONS: SOUPCONS → enter as CONS