Cox Rathvon (Hex)
Musical Chairs
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
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.)