Trick or Treat

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Across

  • 1.
    ALLOW: ALLOW (hidden)
  • 5.
    LIGHT: LIGHT (double def.)
  • 10.
    PIRATES: P(IRATE)S
  • 11.
    PER: PER (hidden)
  • 12.
    TIN EAR: TI-N EAR
  • 13.
    CAGNEY: CAG(N)EY
  • 14.
    UNTIES: UNTIES (anag.)
  • 16.
    SIDE: SIDE (homophone)
  • 18.
    DIVA: DIVA (rev.)
  • 19.
    TRASHED: TRA-SHED ("tar" anag)
  • 23.
    GRANDEES: GRAND-EES ("see" rev.)
  • 26.
    SOLAR: SO(L)AR
  • 28.
    PEAR: PEAR (homophone)
  • 29.
    ASTER: ASTER (anag.)
  • 32.
    INSANE: IN(S)ANE
  • 33.
    DACRON: DACRON (anag.)
  • 34.
    ONO: ON-O
  • 35.
    ASCENT: AS-CENT
  • 36.
    TSETSE: TSETSE ("set" anag. twice)
  • 37.
    ATHENS: A(THE)NS

Down

  • 1.
    ARTIST: A-R(TIS)T ("sit" rev.)
  • 2.
    ERAS: ERAS(e)
  • 3.
    HALTER: H-ALTER
  • 4.
    PINE: PIN-E
  • 5.
    FATHERS: FAT-HERS
  • 6.
    LOG: LOG (double def.)
  • 7.
    AVENGE: AV(ENG)E
  • 8.
    TEACHER: TEA-CHER
  • 9.
    TYING: TYING (hidden)
  • 14.
    SABLE: SABLE (anag.)
  • 15.
    REIGNS: REIGNS (homophone)
  • 17.
    PEASANT: PEAS-ANT
  • 20.
    HEROIN: HERO(I)N
  • 21.
    ROOSTS: ROO(S)TS
  • 22.
    CARTS: CA(R)TS
  • 24.
    ARDEN: ARDEN (anag.)
  • 25.
    SPOTS: S(POT)S
  • 27.
    LASH: L-ASH
  • 30.
    NEAT: NE(A)T
  • 31.
    DON: DONE (double def.)