Cox Rathvon (Hex)
Magic Rings
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
Across
1.
CORRAL
: CO(RR)AL
6.
STOP
: S + TOP
10.
PROVING
: PRO + VIN + G
11.
IRONED
: I + RON + ED
12.
TROVE
: s-T-a-R-l-O-u-V-r-E
13.
BITMAPS
: BITMAPS ("baptism" anag.)
14.
SHUT UP
: SHUT UP
16.
ULSTER
: ULSTER ("result" anag.)
17.
PAGER
: P(A + GE)R
19.
CORNMEAL
: C(O)RNMEAL ("Mr. Clean" anag.)
21.
RELATION
: RE + LATION
24.
BORES
: B+ ORES
26.
CHOLER
: CH+ OLER ("role" anag.)
29.
SATYRS
: SAT + YRS
30.
RECITAL
: RECITAL (anag.)
31.
THROE
: T(HR)OE
32.
TOPIC
: TO + PIC
33.
AIR GUN
: AIR GUN (anag.)
34.
CASTRO
: CAST + R + O
35.
TRAGEDY
: TR(AGED)Y
Down
1.
SUCCOR
: SUCCOR ("sucker" homophone.)
2.
SHOVEL
: SHOVE + L
3.
OVERSEE
: O+ VERSE + E
4.
ANTHEM
: ANTHEM (anag.)
5.
SEDITION
: S'EDIT+ I + ON (rev.)
6.
SIT-UP
: SI + TUP (rev.)
7.
READ
: READ(y)
8.
ORPHAN
: ORPHAN (anag.)
9.
PROSE
: P + ROSE
14.
STATES
: ST(ATE)S
15.
PANELS
: PA(NE)LS
18.
BOWLERS
: BOW(LERS
19.
CONTRACT
: CONTRACT ("Khan tracked" homophone.)
20.
ENLARGE
: ENLARGE (anag.)
22.
PORSCHE
: POR(SCH)E
23.
BRAWNY
: BRA+ W + NY
24.
SERTA
: SERTA (hidden)
25.
RATION
: (o)RATION
27.
ALLOWED
: ALL + OWED
28.
SOT
: SO + T