Cox Rathvon (Hex)
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a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
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