Magic Rings

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

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