Disguise

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Explanation only + Answers + Grid entries
Solution grid
Seventeen answers (indicated by an asterisk) shed an article of clothing (were "dis-guised") before entering the diagram.

Across

  • 1.
    IN-F-ANT (tan anag.)
  • 5.
    *CONEStoga (anag.) [toga]
  • 9.
    MONGREL (anag. + m)
  • 10.
    DID-O
  • 11.
    (w)EASEL
  • 13.
    OILER (hidden rev.)
  • 15.
    SHE-ETS (set anag.)
  • 16.
    *f-u(rUN)CLE (clue anag.) [fur]
  • 18.
    ARRIVED (anag. + a)
  • 21.
    GROS(s)
  • 22.
    ROE (homophone)
  • 23.
    *JEsuitS (suite anag. in JS) [suits]
  • 24.
    D-RAPE
  • 26.
    (f)AT-TAR
  • 28.
    DIADEM (hidden)
  • 30.
    IRIS (pun)
  • 32.
    *PARTICIpants (anag.) [pants]
  • 35.
    TEMPO (anag. + t)
  • 36.
    VERSUS (hidden)
  • 37.
    LEES (anag.)
  • 38.
    IC-ICLE (lice anag.)
  • 39.
    *BibLES (anag. without n) [bib]
  • 40.
    *hatRED (anag.) [hat]
  • 41.
    *sockETS ("change" p to s) [sock]

Down

  • 1.
    *double tIME (anag.) [doublet]
  • 2.
    *NOAH's ark (anag.) [sark]
  • 3.
    AGEE (the "first" and "last" of aiming)
  • 4.
    TENSES (anag. + t)
  • 5.
    C-LOUD
  • 6.
    ODIN (hidden)
  • 7.
    NIL (first letters)
  • 8.
    SORES (homophone of soars)
  • 12.
    S-ERE
  • 14.
    (pen)ELOPE
  • 15.
    *S(ARAb)and [arab]
  • 17.
    *CRAb louse (anag.) [blouse]
  • 19.
    ROT (rev. of tor)
  • 20.
    *b-raVER [bra]
  • 21.
    *GRAves-t [vest]
  • 23.
    JA-SP-ER
  • 24.
    DIRECT (double def.)
  • 25.
    *EMISsariES (anag.) [sari]
  • 27.
    TIMES (anag.)
  • 28.
    D-AVID
  • 29.
    *DISturbanCE (anag.) [turban]
  • 30.
    *cap-ITAL (tail anag.) [cap]
  • 31.
    *REveilLE (anag.) [veil]
  • 32.
    POS(tag)E
  • 33.
    TRIO (hidden)
  • 34.
    CU(L)T