Haunted House

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Solution grid
Letters in the six boxes spell SHADES: sable, titian, gold, ocher, umber, rose.

Across

  • 1.
    CARESSABLE
  • 5.
    LEGENDS
  • 10.
    AMIGO
  • 11.
    NOEL
  • 12.
    ROOT
  • 13.
    ROCOCO
  • 14.
    REVISED
  • 16.
    ELAND
  • 17.
    NOODLES
  • 20.
    ALLIER
  • 21.
    VALISE
  • 25.
    ARTLESS
  • 27.
    PINTA
  • 29.
    CATNAPS
  • 32.
    TOMBAC
  • 33.
    DIETITIANS
  • 34.
    OLEO
  • 35.
    MELBA
  • 36.
    PERSEUS
  • 37.
    GOLDURNED

Down

  • 1.
    CARREL
  • 2.
    ALOE
  • 3.
    EATING
  • 4.
    SMOOCHERS
  • 5.
    LICENSE
  • 6.
    GOOGOL
  • 7.
    ENCUMBERED
  • 8.
    DECREED
  • 9.
    SLOW
  • 15.
    VAULT
  • 18.
    LIANA
  • 19.
    CARIOLE
  • 20.
    ASSAILS
  • 22.
    SESAME
  • 23.
    PINDAR
  • 24.
    MASSED
  • 26.
    LOBOS
  • 28.
    STOP
  • 30.
    TABU
  • 31.
    PETEROSE