Cox Rathvon (Hex)
About
Post Mortem
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
Explanation only
+ Answers
+ Grid entries
Asterisked clues sent a letter to the Dead Letter Office.
Across
1.
CAB-ALA
5.
S(al)T-(p)EPPE(r)
9.
*D(RUG)-GIST
10.
E(X-C)EL
12.
*GRAPHICALLY (anag.)
13.
*HEURISM (anag.)
14.
SCATS (double def.)
17.
*FREES (homophone)
18.
SIFT (anag .)
19.
*STRE-P (anag. + p)
21.
BLUE (homophone)
24.
BASIN(g)
26.
*G-HER-KIN
28.
CONTRA(LT)OS (
cartoons
anag.)
29.
*R(OlL)ED
30.
C(ELEST)A (
steel
anag.)
31.
CYPRUS (anag.)
32.
*CORSAIR (hidden rev.)
Down
1.
*CARTHORSE (anag.)
2.
A-UGUR (anag. + a)
3.
*AGA(INS)T
4.
(l)LIPS (rev.)
5.
STIR (hidden)
6.
EX-ACTS
7.
*PEYOTE (anag.)
8.
ELLS (anag.)
11.
*CLA(VIC)LE (
a cell
anag.)
15.
A-EROS-OL
16.
*STERN-WARD
20.
*POINTER (double def.)
21.
BAR(T)ER
22.
*PA(C-IF)Y
23.
VISTA (anag.)
24.
BLOC (hidden)
25.
ARCS (anag.)
27.
*HELL-0