The Best Policy

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Across

  • 1.
    SATE: SATE
  • 5.
    PARNELL: PARNELL
  • 10.
    TRALEE: TRALEE
  • 11.
    DIVISIVE: DIVISIVE
  • 12.
    RENAL: RENAL
  • 13.
    STALKED: STALKED
  • 14.
    INGRATE: INGRATE
  • 17.
    VERMIN: VERMIN
  • 18.
    GULLIVER: GULLIVER
  • 19.
    IVORY: IVORY
  • 20.
    FOURSQUARE: FOURSQUARE
  • 24.
    DIVAS: DIVAS
  • 27.
    BUTTERY: BUTTERY
  • 29.
    DELIVER: DELIVER
  • 31.
    STEWART: STEWART
  • 32.
    STARTLE: STARTLE
  • 33.
    MOTIVE: MOTIVE
  • 34.
    CAPTIVE: CAPTIVE
  • 35.
    REVIVER: REVIVER
  • 36.
    ORPHEUS: ORPHEUS
  • 37.
    GELS: GELS

Down

  • 1.
    STRINGY: STRINGY
  • 2.
    ARENA: ARENA
  • 3.
    TANGELO: TANGELO
  • 4.
    TEL AVIV: TEL AVIV
  • 5.
    PESTLES: PESTLES
  • 6.
    RIVALED: RIVALED
  • 7.
    ESKIMO: ESKIMO
  • 8.
    LIVEWIRE: LIVEWIRE
  • 9.
    LEDON: LEDON
  • 15.
    PRIVATE: PRIVATE
  • 16.
    ELUSIVE: ELUSIVE
  • 20.
    FIVESTAR: FIVESTAR
  • 21.
    QUOTERS: QUOTERS
  • 22.
    RELATIVE: RELATIVE
  • 23.
    OYSTERS: OYSTERS
  • 25.
    ALCAPP: ALCAPP
  • 26.
    FESTIVE: FESTIVE
  • 28.
    THEMES: THEMES
  • 29.
    DISCO: DISCO
  • 30.
    DRIVEL: DRIVEL