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a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Solution grid

Across

  • 1.
    DOPPELGANGER: DOPPELGANGER
  • 1.
    REALTY: REAL-TY
    2.
    EVOLVE: EVOLVE (love rev. + ve)
  • 1.
    AREAS: AREAS (hidden)
    2.
    STAIR: ST(A)IR
  • 1.
    STENO: STENO (anag.)
    2.
    TIMES: TI(M)ES
  • 1.
    ALIBIS: ALI-B-IS
    2.
    TRAILS: T-RAILS
  • 1.
    PENT: PENT (hidden)
    2.
    AURA: AURA (hidden)
  • 1.
    STATE: STATE (anag.)
    2.
    DARNS: DARN-S
  • 1.
    ACCOST: AC(CO'S)T
    2.
    SPIDER: SPIDER (anag.)
  • 1.
    POSE: P-O'S-E
    2.
    BATS: BATS (first letters)
  • 1.
    BRITON: BRITON (homophone of Britten)
    2.
    ELAPSE: ELAPSE (peels anag. around a)
  • 1.
    LINT: LI(quored-up preside)NT
    2.
    EAVE: E(A)VE
  • 1.
    STERNS: STE-RN'S
    2.
    LOSSES: LO-SSES

Down

  • 1.
    GESTAPO: GESTAPO (anag.)
    2.
    DRISTAN: DR(I)S-TAN
  • 1.
    AVAILED: AVAILED (anag.)
    2.
    OESTRUS: OESTRUS (anag.)
  • 1.
    NORM: N-OR-M
    2.
    PATE: P-AT-E
  • 1.
    PLAN: PLAN (hidden)
    2.
    GLEE: GLEE (hidden)
  • 1.
    EVASIONS: EVAS-I-ON-S (save rev.)
    2.
    ETIOLATE: ETIOLATE (anag. + e)
  • 1.
    RESTS: RESTS ([ac]tress anag.)
    2.
    LYRES: LYRES (hidden rev.)
  • 1.
    INACTIVE: IN-ACT I-VE
    2.
    ARTISANS: ART-IS-ANS
  • 1.
    OSTENDS: OSTENDS (anag.)
    2.
    PERSEUS: PERSEUS (super anag. around see])
  • 1.
    ADEPTS: ADEPTS (tapes anag. around d)
    2.
    ROSTER: ROSTER (anag.)
  • 1.
    ABBES: ABBES (anag.)
    2.
    SPELL: SPELL (double def.)
  • 1.
    CARAT: CARAT (hidden rev.)
    2.
    POLIO: POLIO (pool anag. around c)
  • 1.
    ASHE: A-SHE
    2.
    GOON: GO-ON