Def Jam
a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Each clue’s unaltered definition is given after its solution note.
Across
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1.
PARROTS: REP + EATS ("per" rev. [parrots]
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6.
ROSARY: BE(A)DS [rosary]
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10.
LEFT: A + BAN(DONE)D [left]
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11.
WHIM: NOT(I) + ON [whim]
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12.
TOO: ALSO (hidden) [too]
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14.
STINKER: PO(LECA)T ("lace" anag.) [stinker]
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15.
TOOL: H(A + MM)ER [tool
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17.
WONDER: MI(RAC)LE ("car" rev.) [wonder]
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22.
SORTED: O + RDERED ("redder" anag.) [sorted]
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23.
STEEPLE PART: SP + IRE [steeple part]
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24.
DATE: E + SCO(R)T [date]
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27.
EASIER: SIMPLER (anag.) [easier]
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29.
BALL HOLDERS: TEES ("tease" homophone) [ball holders]
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30.
EARNEST: SOLE+ M(a)N [earnest]
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31.
SPEECH: UTTERANCE (anag.) [speech]
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32.
SAUCE: PEST + O [sauce]
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33.
DRAW: ATTRAC + T ("cart at" anag.) [draw]
Down
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1.
SPREAD: RAN + CH [spread]
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2.
ROUTE: PAT + H [route]
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3.
RIDDLES: ENIGMAS. (anag.) [riddles]
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4.
HOLD DEAR: AD + ORE [hold dear]
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5.
SPY: SNOOPER (anag.) [spy]
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6.
PRETTY GIRLS: BELLES ("bells" homophone) [pretty girls]
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7.
UNION: A + FL + C(I)O [union]
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8.
WRECKS: DI'S + ASTERS [wrecks]
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13.
FAKE LOCKS: HAIRPIECE (anag.) [fake locks]
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17.
SLIP-UP: MISS + TEP ("pet" rev.) [slip-up]
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18.
LYNN: LORETTA (hidden) [Lynn]
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19.
LAY: SECU(L)AR ("saucer" anag.) [lay]
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20.
COOKS BEEPERS: TI(M)ERS [cooks' beefs]
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21.
DESSERT: GELATO (first letters) [dessert]
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25.
LOW: SHORT (R for U in "shout") [low]
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26.
PRINCIPLE: TEN(E)T [principle]
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28.
HORNE: LENA (hidden rev.) [horne]