Musical Chairs

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Across

  • 1.
    ARCHERS: (m)ARCHERS
  • 7.
    LORRY: lorry (homophone of "Lorre")
  • 11.
    COERCE: CO(mm)ERCE
  • 13.
    LAPSE: LAPSE (homophone of "laps")
  • 15.
    RADIO: RADIO (anag.)
  • 16.
    MANACLE: MANACLE (hidden )
  • 17.
    GROVEL: G-ROVEL (anag. + y)
  • 18.
    WEIRD: W-EIRD (anag. + w)
  • 20.
    VISORED: VISORED (anag.)
  • 22.
    ROSE: ROSE (double def.)
  • 23.
    MINDS: MINDS (double def.)
  • 25.
    SMILE: s(i)MlLE
  • 28.
    MACE: M-ACE
  • 30.
    REPLETE: replete (anag. without a, p)
  • 32.
    STAND: STAND (double def.)
  • 34.
    ALARUM: A-LARUM (mural rev.)
  • 36.
    MALLARD: (s)MAL(l)-LARD
  • 37.
    RAGAS: RAG-AS
  • 38.
    SEATS: SE(A)TS
  • 39.
    RESORT: RESORT (pun)
  • 40.
    TEASE: T-EASE
  • 41.
    GUESSED: GUESSED (homophone of "guest")

Down

  • 2.
    ROAMER: roamer (hidden)
  • 3.
    SPICED: SPICE-D (anag. + d)
  • 4.
    RIGHT: (up)RIGHT
  • 5.
    REMOVE: REM-(l)OVE(r)
  • 6.
    SLAVIC: SLA-VI-C
  • 7.
    LANES: LANES (anag. without y)
  • 8.
    OPAL: OP(tic)AL
  • 9.
    RELIED: relied (pun)
  • 10.
    MELODY: M-ELODY (anag. + m)
  • 11.
    CROWNS: CROWNS (double def.)
  • 12.
    RECORDS: R-E-CORDS
  • 14.
    CORNETS: CORNETS (double def.)
  • 19.
    ROLL: ROLL (homophone of "role")
  • 21.
    TONIC: TONIC (double def.)
  • 22.
    RIPPLE: RI(P)PLE (anag . + p)
  • 23.
    MEASURE: ME-A-SURE
  • 24.
    SADIST: SAD-IST (anag.)
  • 26.
    BASEMEN: BASEMEN (hidden)
  • 27.
    GUITARS: GUITARS (anag.)
  • 28.
    DRUMMER: DRU(M)MER (anag. + m)
  • 29.
    FANFARE: FANFARE (pun)
  • 30.
    METRIC: MET-RIC
  • 31.
    ELATE: E-LATE
  • 33.
    ARGOS: ARGOS (hidden )
  • 34.
    ALAS: ALAS ("saliva" rev. without i and v)
  • 35.
    MASS: MASS (double def.)