For Beginners

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

The finished diagram contains NO VICES. Accordingly, SLOTH, LUST, GLUTTONY, COVETOUSNESS, PRIDE, ENVY, and ANGER are banished.

Across

  • 1.
    YEAGER: Y-E-AGER
  • 5.
    TARPAULIN: TAR(PAULI)N
  • 11.
    TRENT: T(R)ENT
  • 12.
    SAILBOAT: S(AIL-BOA)T
  • 13.
    VICARIOUSLY: V(IC)ARIOUSLY
  • 14.
    PROVISOS: PRO(VI)-SOS
  • 15.
    ROWAN: ROW-AN
  • 18.
    ENDOWING: END-OWING
  • 19.
    SHIVERED: S-HIVE-RED
  • 20.
    NATAL: NATAL (double def.)
  • 24.
    OBESE: OBESE (hidden)
  • 26.
    LEAFIEST: LEAFIEST (anag.)
  • 29.
    LEATHERS: LEA(THE)R'S
  • 31.
    GLOAT: G(L-O)AT
  • 33.
    SELFSAME: SE(L-F)SAME
  • 35.
    NORTHEASTER: NORTHE-ASTER ("hornet" anag.)
  • 36.
    UNBELIEF: UN(BELIE)F ("fun" anag.)
  • 37.
    TREEN: TREEN (anag.)
  • 38.
    OTOSCOPES: O-TOS(COP)ES
  • 39.
    NINETY: N(I-NET)Y

Down

  • 1.
    REBIRTH: R(EBIRT)H (rev.)
  • 2.
    NARCOTIC: N(ARC)O-TIC ("car" anag.)
  • 3.
    HENRI: HENRI (anag.)
  • 4.
    ARTIST: ARTIST (hidden)
  • 5.
    VAMOOSE: V-A-MOOSE
  • 6.
    EPISODIC: EP(I-SOD)IC
  • 7.
    GALLEON: GA(L)LE-ON
  • 8.
    SLOW-WITTED: SLO(WWI)TTED
  • 9.
    TIARA: T(I)ARA
  • 10.
    ENTANGLE: ENT-ANGLE ("ten" anag.)
  • 16.
    DEVASTATES: DEVA-STATES
  • 17.
    IRENE: I-RENE
  • 18.
    UNDIES: UNDIES (pun)
  • 20.
    OASIS: O-AS-IS
  • 21.
    LIBELANT: LIBELANT (anag.)
  • 22.
    OVERSTEP: O(VERST)-EP
  • 23.
    EASEMENT: EASEMENT ("tease men" with "t" shifted)
  • 25.
    CHEERIO: CHE(E)RIO (anag. + "e")
  • 27.
    TABLETS: TAB-LETS
  • 28.
    UTTERLY: UTTERL-Y (anag. + "y")
  • 30.
    SAFARI: S(A-FAR)I
  • 32.
    YOBBO: YO-BB-O
  • 34.
    ESSEN: ESSE-N