Cox Rathvon (Hex)
About
X's and O's
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
O's spell DROP THE BALL; X's spell TIMES SQUARE.
Across
1.
STROPS
3.
SARCASM
5.
MILADY
9.
NEWYEARSEVE
10.
ADIEU
13.
FOSTER
14.
AMULET
15.
CHALET
16.
SATIRES
17.
MADAME
Down
2.
TEAR
4.
ANON
6.
BADGER
7.
ANODES
8.
AVATAR
11.
ABUT
12.
TEEM
X's
a.
OMIT
b.
AQUINAS
c.
LARDS
d.
TALE
e.
MOUSSE
f.
POLITE
g.
REGULUS
h.
GRATIS
i.
LEANTO
j.
HOISTING
k.
CAVIAR
l.
SLIGHTS
m.
SEDANS
n.
LEMMON
o.
MAILED
O's
a.
GELATO
b.
GARBO
c.
DALLAS
d.
EARL
e.
LEARNER
f.
INEPT
g.
ELNORTE
h.
YOUNGER
i.
ARETHA
j.
NEROLI
k.
THORNTON
l.
LEAD
m.
THROES