Disguise

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Seventeen answers (indicated by an asterisk) shed an article of clothing (were "dis-guised") before entering the diagram.

Across

  • 1.
    INFANT: IN-F-ANT (tan anag.)
  • 5.
    CONESTOGA: *CONEStoga (anag.) [toga]
  • 9.
    MONGREL: MONGREL (anag. + m)
  • 10.
    DIDO: DID-O
  • 11.
    EASEL: (w)EASEL
  • 13.
    OILER: OILER (hidden rev.)
  • 15.
    SHEETS: SHE-ETS (set anag.)
  • 16.
    FURUNCLE: *f-u(rUN)CLE (clue anag.) [fur]
  • 18.
    ARRIVED: ARRIVED (anag. + a)
  • 21.
    GROS: GROS(s)
  • 22.
    ROE: ROE (homophone)
  • 23.
    JESUITS: *JEsuitS (suite anag. in JS) [suits]
  • 24.
    DRAPE: D-RAPE
  • 26.
    ATTAR: (f)AT-TAR
  • 28.
    DIADEM: DIADEM (hidden)
  • 30.
    IRIS: IRIS (pun)
  • 32.
    PARTICIPANTS: *PARTICIpants (anag.) [pants]
  • 35.
    TEMPO: TEMPO (anag. + t)
  • 36.
    VERSUS: VERSUS (hidden)
  • 37.
    LEES: LEES (anag.)
  • 38.
    ICICLE: IC-ICLE (lice anag.)
  • 39.
    BIBLES: *BibLES (anag. without n) [bib]
  • 40.
    HATRED: *hatRED (anag.) [hat]
  • 41.
    SOCKETS: *sockETS ("change" p to s) [sock]

Down

  • 1.
    DOUBLE TIME: *double tIME (anag.) [doublet]
  • 2.
    NOAHS ARK: *NOAH's ark (anag.) [sark]
  • 3.
    AGEE: AGEE (the "first" and "last" of aiming)
  • 4.
    TENSES: TENSES (anag. + t)
  • 5.
    CLOUD: C-LOUD
  • 6.
    ODIN: ODIN (hidden)
  • 7.
    NIL: NIL (first letters)
  • 8.
    SORES: SORES (homophone of soars)
  • 12.
    SERE: S-ERE
  • 14.
    ELOPE: (pen)ELOPE
  • 15.
    SARABAND: *S(ARAb)and [arab]
  • 17.
    CRAB LOUSE: *CRAb louse (anag.) [blouse]
  • 19.
    ROT: ROT (rev. of tor)
  • 20.
    BRAVER: *b-raVER [bra]
  • 21.
    GRAVEST: *GRAves-t [vest]
  • 23.
    JASPER: JA-SP-ER
  • 24.
    DIRECT: DIRECT (double def.)
  • 25.
    EMISARIES: *EMISsariES (anag.) [sari]
  • 27.
    TIMES: TIMES (anag.)
  • 28.
    DAVID: D-AVID
  • 29.
    DISTURBANCE: *DISturbanCE (anag.) [turban]
  • 30.
    CAPITAL: *cap-ITAL (tail anag.) [cap]
  • 31.
    REVEILLE: *REveilLE (anag.) [veil]
  • 32.
    POSE: POS(tag)E
  • 33.
    TRIO: TRIO (hidden)
  • 34.
    CULT: CU(L)T