Cox Rathvon (Hex)
About
The Four Seasons
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
Explanation only
+ Answers
+ Grid entries
Across
1.
ARISES
: ARI(S)ES
→ enter as IRISES
5.
GLOSSY
: G(LOSS)Y(m)
9.
ORATOR
: ORATOR (hidden)
10.
POP
: POP (double def.)
→ enter as POPE
12.
FORMALITY
: FOR(MALI)TY
→ enter as NORMALITY
15.
TUTOR
: TUTOR (anag.)
16.
REMINDER
: REMINDER (anag.)
→ enter as REMAINDER
17.
UMPIRE
: UMPIRE (anag.)
→ enter as EMPIRE
19.
REPLY
: REPLY (double def.)
→ enter as RELY
20.
MOLE
: MOLE (double def.)
→ enter as POLE
22.
AIDED
: A(IDE)D (
die
anag.)
→ enter as ABIDED
24.
STIMULATE
: STIMULATE (anag.)
26.
ARMOR
: ARMOR (hidden)
29.
SINECURVES
: SIN + E(CUR)VE'S
→ enter as SINECURES
30.
ZENO
: ZEN + O
31.
SEXISTS
: SEXIS + TS (rev.)
→ enter as EXISTS
32.
FATTEST
: F+ AT + TEST
→ enter as ATTEST
33.
SWEETS
: S(WE)ETS
→ enter as TWEETS
Down
1.
SIGNORE
: SIGN + ORE
→ enter as IGNORE
2.
BROOD
: BROOD (homophone.)
→ enter as ROOD
3.
MAMBA
: MAM(BA
→ enter as SAMBA
4.
SOD
: SO-D
→ enter as SOLD
5.
GRINS
: G(R)INS
→ enter as GRINDS
6.
JITTERBUG
: JI(TTERBU)G (
butter
anag.)
→ enter as LITTERBUG
7.
SOFTPEDAL
: SOFTPEDAL (anag.)
8.
EARLY
: EARLY (double def.)
→ enter as YEARLY
11.
NOODLE
: NOODLE (anag.)
→ enter as POODLE
13.
IMPALEMENT
: I + (M+ PALE + MEN)T
→ enter as IMPLEMENT
14.
AIRSTRIPS
: A + IRST + RIPS
18.
MONROE
: MONROE (anag.)
20.
PIZZA
: PIZ + Z + A (rev.)
→ enter as PIAZZA
21.
LINNET
: L(INN)ET
23.
DESISTS
: DESISTS (anag.)
→ enter as DEISTS
25.
MOUSE
: M(O)USE
→ enter as LOUSE
27.
NET
: NET (double def.)
→ enter as NEXT
28.
BEAST
: BE(AS)T
→ enter as BEST