Trick or Treat

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Explanation only + Answers + Grid entries
Solution grid

Across

  • 1.
    ALLOW: ALLOW (hidden) → enter as SALLOW
  • 5.
    LIGHT: LIGHT (double def.) → enter as FLIGHT
  • 10.
    PIRATES: P(IRATE)S → enter as TRAIPSE
  • 11.
    PER: PER (hidden) → enter as PEER
  • 12.
    TIN EAR: TI-N EAR → enter as RETAIN
  • 13.
    CAGNEY: CAG(N)EY → enter as AGENCY
  • 14.
    UNTIES: UNTIES (anag.) → enter as UNITES
  • 16.
    SIDE: SIDE (homophone) → enter as IDES
  • 18.
    DIVA: DIVA (rev.) → enter as DIVAN
  • 19.
    TRASHED: TRA-SHED (tar anag) → enter as THRASHED
  • 23.
    GRANDEES: GRAND-EES (see rev.) → enter as DERANGES
  • 26.
    SOLAR: SO(L)AR → enter as ORALS
  • 28.
    PEAR: PEAR (homophone) → enter as EARP
  • 29.
    ASTER: ASTER (anag.) → enter as EASTER
  • 32.
    INSANE: IN(S)ANE → enter as SIENNA
  • 33.
    DACRON: DACRON (anag.) → enter as CANDOR
  • 34.
    ONO: ON-O → enter as ONTO
  • 35.
    ASCENT: AS-CENT → enter as NASCENT
  • 36.
    TSETSE: TSETSE (set anag. twice) → enter as SESTET
  • 37.
    ATHENS: A(THE)NS → enter as THANES

Down

  • 1.
    ARTIST: A-R(TIS)T (sit rev.) → enter as STRAIT
  • 2.
    ERAS: ERAS(e) → enter as ARES
  • 3.
    HALTER: H-ALTER → enter as LATHER
  • 4.
    PINE: PIN-E → enter as OPINE
  • 5.
    FATHERS: FAT-HERS → enter as FEATHERS
  • 6.
    LOG: LOG (double def.) → enter as LOGE
  • 7.
    AVENGE: AV(ENG)E → enter as GENEVA
  • 8.
    TEACHER: TEA-CHER → enter as HECTARE
  • 9.
    TYING: TYING (hidden) → enter as TRYING
  • 14.
    SABLE: SABLE (anag.) → enter as USABLE
  • 15.
    REIGNS: REIGNS (homophone) → enter as SIGNER
  • 17.
    PEASANT: PEAS-ANT → enter as PHEASANT
  • 20.
    HEROIN: HERO(I)N → enter as HEROINE
  • 21.
    ROOSTS: ROO(S)TS → enter as TORSOS
  • 22.
    CARTS: CA(R)TS → enter as CARETS
  • 24.
    ARDEN: ARDEN (anag.) → enter as GARDEN
  • 25.
    SPOTS: S(POT)S → enter as SPORTS
  • 27.
    LASH: L-ASH → enter as LEASH
  • 30.
    NEAT: NE(A)T → enter as ANTE
  • 31.
    DON: DONE (double def.) → enter as DONE