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