Short and Sweet

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Unclued Lights: SNOW WHITE, BASHFUL, DOC, DOPEY, GRUMPY, HAPPY, SLEEPY, SNEEZY

Across

  • 1.
    FRENCH BED: FRENCH BED
  • 7.
    DOS: DOS (double def.)
  • 8.
    LINED: LINED (double def.)
  • 11.
    BROWN: BROWN (double def.)
  • 12.
    ANCIENT: AN(CI)ENT
  • 14.
    AGATES: AGATES ("se[tag]a" rev.)
  • 15.
    WERE: WERE (double def.)
  • 16.
    CESS: CESS (double def.)
  • 21.
    TAPS: TAPS ("spat" rev.)
  • 26.
    HOSPICE: HO-SPICE
  • 28.
    OARS: OARS (hidden)
  • 29.
    SAUNAS: SA-UN-AS
  • 30.
    PROCTOR: PROCTOR ("pro + ROTC" rev.)
  • 31.
    NONES: NONES
  • 32.
    DRY SPELLS: DRY SPELLS

Down

  • 1.
    FLABBY: FL-ABBY ("baby" anag.)
  • 2.
    ENCASE: ENCASE (anag.)
  • 3.
    NEIGHS: NEIGHS ("ig" inside "hens", anag.)
  • 4.
    HUNT UP: HUNT UP ("hun + put" rev.)
  • 5.
    BETEL: BETEL ("Beatle" anag. without "a")
  • 6.
    DROWSE: DROWSE (rev. + "e")
  • 9.
    INCA: INCA (hidden)
  • 10.
    DEAF: DEAF (hidden)
  • 11.
    BASALT: BASAL-T
  • 13.
    TRAPS: TRAPS (double def.)
  • 16.
    CREAM: CREAM (double def.)
  • 17.
    SPASMS: SPASMS ("pass" anag. + "Ms.")
  • 18.
    GROUND: G-ROUND
  • 19.
    MASKED: M-ASKED
  • 20.
    GOURDS: GOURDS ("o" in "drugs" anag.)
  • 22.
    APACHE: APACHE (homophone)
  • 23.
    PISTIL: PISTIL ("lit-sip" rev.)
  • 24.
    METRES: METRES (anag.)
  • 25.
    FRANC: FRANC (homophone)
  • 27.
    CLOT: CLOT (hidden)