For Beginners
a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
The finished diagram contains NO VICES. Accordingly, SLOTH, LUST, GLUTTONY, COVETOUSNESS, PRIDE, ENVY, and ANGER are banished.
Across
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1.
YEAGER: Y-E-AGER
→ enter as EAGER
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TARPAULIN: TAR(PAULI)N
→ enter as ARPAULIN
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11.
TRENT: T(R)ENT
→ enter as RENT
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12.
SAILBOAT: S(AIL-BOA)T
→ enter as AILBOAT
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13.
VICARIOUSLY: V(IC)ARIOUSLY
→ enter as ICARIOUSLY
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PROVISOS: PRO(VI)-SOS
→ enter as ROVISOS
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ROWAN: ROW-AN
→ enter as OWAN
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ENDOWING: END-OWING
→ enter as NDOWING
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SHIVERED: S-HIVE-RED
→ enter as HIVERED
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NATAL: NATAL (double def.)
→ enter as ATAL
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OBESE: OBESE (hidden)
→ enter as BESE
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LEAFIEST: LEAFIEST (anag.)
→ enter as EAFIEST
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LEATHERS: LEA(THE)R'S
→ enter as EATHERS
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GLOAT: G(L-O)AT
→ enter as LOAT
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33.
SELFSAME: SE(L-F)SAME
→ enter as ELFSAME
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35.
NORTHEASTER: NORTHE-ASTER (hornet anag.)
→ enter as ORTHEASTER
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UNBELIEF: UN(BELIE)F (fun anag.)
→ enter as NBELIEF
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TREEN: TREEN (anag.)
→ enter as REEN
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OTOSCOPES: O-TOS(COP)ES
→ enter as TOSCOPES
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NINETY: N(I-NET)Y
→ enter as INETY
Down
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REBIRTH: R(EBIRT)H (rev.)
→ enter as EBIRTH
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2.
NARCOTIC: N(ARC)O-TIC (car anag.)
→ enter as ARCOTIC
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3.
HENRI: HENRI (anag.)
→ enter as ENRI
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4.
ARTIST: ARTIST (hidden)
→ enter as RTIST
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VAMOOSE: V-A-MOOSE
→ enter as AMOOSE
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EPISODIC: EP(I-SOD)IC
→ enter as PISODIC
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GALLEON: GA(L)LE-ON
→ enter as ALLEON
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SLOW-WITTED: SLO(WWI)TTED
→ enter as LOWWITTED
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TIARA: T(I)ARA
→ enter as IARA
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10.
ENTANGLE: ENT-ANGLE (ten anag.)
→ enter as NTANGLE
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DEVASTATES: DEVA-STATES
→ enter as EVASTATES
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IRENE: I-RENE
→ enter as RENE
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UNDIES: UNDIES (pun)
→ enter as NDIES
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20.
OASIS: O-AS-IS
→ enter as ASIS
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LIBELANT: LIBELANT (anag.)
→ enter as IBELANT
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22.
OVERSTEP: O(VERST)-EP
→ enter as VERSTEP
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EASEMENT: EASEMENT (tease men with t shifted)
→ enter as ASEMENT
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CHEERIO: CHE(E)RIO (anag. + e)
→ enter as HEERIO
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TABLETS: TAB-LETS
→ enter as ABLETS
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UTTERLY: UTTERL-Y (anag. + y)
→ enter as TTERLY
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SAFARI: S(A-FAR)I
→ enter as AFARI
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YOBBO: YO-BB-O
→ enter as OBBO
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34.
ESSEN: ESSE-N
→ enter as SSEN