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a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Across

  • 1.
    DOPPELGANGER: DOPPELGANGER
  • 7.
    REALTY: REAL-TY EVOLVE: EVOLVE (love rev. + ve)
  • 8.
    AREAS: AREAS (hidden) STAIR: ST(A)IR
  • 9.
    STENO: STENO (anag.) TIMES: TI(M)ES
  • 10.
    ALIBIS: ALI-B-IS TRAILS: T-RAILS
  • 12.
    PENT: PENT (hidden) AURA: AURA (hidden)
  • 14.
    STATE: STATE (anag.) DARNS: DARN-S
  • 16.
    ACCOST: AC(CO'S)T SPIDER: SPIDER (anag.)
  • 18.
    POSE: P-O'S-E BATS: BATS (first letters)
  • 20.
    BRITON: BRITON (homophone of Britten) ELAPSE: ELAPSE (peels anag. around a)
  • 21.
    LINT: LI(quored-up preside)NT EAVE: E(A)VE
  • 22.
    STERNS: STE-RN'S LOSSES: LO-SSES

Down

  • 1.
    GESTAPO: GESTAPO (anag.) DRISTAN: DR(I)S-TAN
  • 2.
    AVAILED: AVAILED (anag.) OESTRUS: OESTRUS (anag.)
  • 3.
    NORM: N-OR-M PATE: P-AT-E
  • 4.
    PLAN: PLAN (hidden) GLEE: GLEE (hidden)
  • 5.
    EVASIONS: EVAS-I-ON-S (save rev.) ETIOLATE: ETIOLATE (anag. + e)
  • 6.
    RESTS: RESTS ([ac]tress anag.) LYRES: LYRES (hidden rev.)
  • 11.
    INACTIVE: IN-ACT I-VE ARTISANS: ART-IS-ANS
  • 13.
    OSTENDS: OSTENDS (anag.) PERSEUS: PERSEUS (super anag. around see])
  • 15.
    ADEPTS: ADEPTS (tapes anag. around d) ROSTER: ROSTER (anag.)
  • 16.
    ABBES: ABBES (anag.) SPELL: SPELL (double def.)
  • 17.
    CARAT: CARAT (hidden rev.) POLIO: POLIO (pool anag. around c)
  • 19.
    ASHE: A-SHE GOON: GO-ON