Musical Chairs

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Solution grid

Across

  • 1.
    ARCHERS
  • 7.
    LORRY
  • 11.
    COERCE
  • 13.
    LAPSE
  • 15.
    RADIO
  • 16.
    MANACLE
  • 17.
    GROVEL
  • 18.
    WEIRD
  • 20.
    VISORED
  • 22.
    ROSE
  • 23.
    MINDS
  • 25.
    SMILE
  • 28.
    MACE
  • 30.
    REPLETE
  • 32.
    STAND
  • 34.
    ALARUM
  • 36.
    MALLARD
  • 37.
    RAGAS
  • 38.
    SEATS
  • 39.
    RESORT
  • 40.
    TEASE
  • 41.
    GUESSED

Down

  • 2.
    ROAMER
  • 3.
    SPICED
  • 4.
    RIGHT
  • 5.
    REMOVE
  • 6.
    SLAVIC
  • 7.
    LANES
  • 8.
    OPAL
  • 9.
    RELIED
  • 10.
    MELODY
  • 11.
    CROWNS
  • 12.
    RECORDS
  • 14.
    CORNETS
  • 19.
    ROLL
  • 21.
    TONIC
  • 22.
    RIPPLE
  • 23.
    MEASURE
  • 24.
    SADIST
  • 26.
    BASEMEN
  • 27.
    GUITARS
  • 28.
    DRUMMER
  • 29.
    FANFARE
  • 30.
    METRIC
  • 31.
    ELATE
  • 33.
    ARGOS
  • 34.
    ALAS
  • 35.
    MASS