Cox Rathvon (Hex)
About
Trick or Treat
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
Explanation only
+ Answers
+ Grid entries
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