Haunted House

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Letters in the six boxes spell SHADES: sable, titian, gold, ocher, umber, rose.

Across

  • 1.
    CARESSABLE: C(ARE + S+ S)ABLE [sable]
  • 5.
    LEGENDS: LEGENDS (PUN)
  • 10.
    AMIGO: AM + I + GO
  • 11.
    NOEL: NO + EL
  • 12.
    ROOT: RO(O)T
  • 13.
    ROCOCO: RO + CO + CO
  • 14.
    REVISED: REV(IS) + ED
  • 16.
    ELAND: ELAN + D
  • 17.
    NOODLES: N + OODLES
  • 20.
    ALLIER: ALL + IE + R
  • 21.
    VALISE: VAL(I)SE
  • 25.
    ARTLESS: ARTLESS (pun)
  • 27.
    PINTA: PINTA (anag.)
  • 29.
    CATNAPS: CA(TNA)PS ("ant" rev.)
  • 32.
    TOMBAC: TOMBAC (anag.)
  • 33.
    DIETITIANS: DIETITIANS (anag.) [titian]
  • 34.
    OLEO: O + LEO
  • 35.
    MELBA: MELBA (anag.)
  • 36.
    PERSEUS: PER SE + US
  • 37.
    GOLDURNED: GOLDURNED (anag.) [gold]

Down

  • 1.
    CARREL: CARREL (homophone)
  • 2.
    ALOE: AL(O)E
  • 3.
    EATING: E(A + TIN)G
  • 4.
    SMOOCHERS: SMOOCHERS (anag.) [ocher]
  • 5.
    LICENSE: LICENSE (anag.)
  • 6.
    GOOGOL: GO(O)GOL
  • 7.
    ENCUMBERED: E + N(C)UMBERED [umber]
  • 8.
    DECREED: DE + CREE
  • 9.
    SLOW: S(L)OW
  • 15.
    VAULT: VAULT (double def.)
  • 18.
    LIANA: LIAN + A ("nail" rev.)
  • 19.
    CARIOLE: CAR(I)OLE
  • 20.
    ASSAILS: AS + SAILS
  • 22.
    SESAME: SE(t) + SAME
  • 23.
    PINDAR: PINDAR (hidden)
  • 24.
    MASSED: MASSED (homophone)
  • 26.
    LOBOS: LOBOS ("sob" rev.)
  • 28.
    STOP: S(TO)P
  • 30.
    TABU: TA + BU ("at" rev.)
  • 31.
    PETEROSE: PET + EROSE [rose]