Matched Set

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Across

  • 1.
    SHIITE: SH(II-T)E
  • 4.
    HIGHCLASS: HI-G(H-C)LASS
  • 9.
    TAFFRAIL: TAFFRAIL ("fat" rev.)
  • 10.
    SUMMAE: SUMM(A)Er
  • 11.
    REVVED: RE(V-V)ED
  • 12.
    UPPERS: UP(PER)S
  • 14.
    ASHHEAP: A-SH-HE-A-P
  • 16.
    LIEGES: LIE(G-E)S
  • 17.
    INDUCE: INDUCE (anag.)
  • 19.
    ERRED: ERRED (pun)
  • 22.
    SATCHEL: SATCHEL (anag.)
  • 24.
    EXXON: E(X-X)ON
  • 25.
    TWIDDLES: TWID(D)LES (anag. + "d")
  • 27.
    BRAVER: B-RAVER
  • 28.
    SERVE: SE(RV)E
  • 30.
    PIAZZA: PI(A)ZZA
  • 31.
    PILLAR: P(ILL)AR
  • 32.
    ZAQQUM: ZAQQUM (first letters)
  • 33.
    DIRECT: DIRE-CT
  • 34.
    RESUMED: R(ESUM)ED ("muse" rev.)
  • 35.
    GROOMS: G-ROOMS

Down

  • 1.
    STRAWWINE: STRAW WINE (anag.)
  • 2.
    HAJJES: H(A-JJ)E'S
  • 3.
    TREKKED: TRE(KK)ED
  • 4.
    HICCUP: HICCUP (anag.)
  • 5.
    GARISH: GARISH (pun)
  • 6.
    CUDGEL: CUD-GEL
  • 7.
    LAYETTES: LAYETTES (anag.)
  • 8.
    ABBEYS: AB(BE)YS(s)
  • 13.
    ELECTRA: ELECT-RA
  • 15.
    ANNUAL: ANNU(AL)
  • 18.
    REGGIE: R-EGG-IE
  • 20.
    DESERTS: D-ESERTS ("trees" anag.)
  • 21.
    AORTAE: A-ORT-A-E
  • 22.
    SNAFUS: SN(AF)US ("suns" rev.)
  • 23.
    THEISM: THE(IS)M
  • 26.
    LEERIER: L-EERIER
  • 27.
    BAZAAR: BAZAAR (homophone)
  • 28.
    SAYYID: SAY(Y)ID (anag. + "y")
  • 29.
    VACUUM: VAC(U)UM