Word Square

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Word Square. a. ADO-RE b. HER-ON c. CREDO (anag.) d. R-OVER e. MARCH (double def.)

Across

  • 1.
    AFFOREST: AF(FORES)T
  • 6.
    WOMAN: WO(MA)N ("NOW" rev.)
  • 10.
    BELIEF: BE(LI)EF
  • 11.
    KIMONO: K(I)MON-O ("monk" anag.)
  • 12.
    ORIEL: ORIEL (homophone of "oriole")
  • 13.
    LISTENED: LI(STENE)D ("teens" anag.)
  • 14.
    CYPRESS: C-YPRESS
  • 16.
    TOFU: TOFU (hidden)
  • 17.
    THIS: THIS (anag.)
  • 20.
    ATOP: A-TO-P
  • 21.
    PAST: PA(S)T
  • 24.
    BIRD: BIRD (homophone)
  • 26.
    NINA: NI-NA (rev.)
  • 28.
    SMELLED: S(MEL)LED
  • 32.
    SAGUAROS: S(AGUA)ROS ("Ross" anag.)
  • 33.
    DECOR: (o)DE-COR(n)
  • 34.
    ETHANE: E-THANE
  • 35.
    PARADE: PAR(AD)E
  • 36.
    SETON: SET ON (rev.)
  • 37.
    SEAMILES: S(EA) MILES

Down

  • 1.
    ABOUT: AB(O)UT (rev.)
  • 2.
    FERVOR: F(E-RV)OR
  • 3.
    FLIPFLOP: F-LIP-F-LOP
  • 4.
    RELY: RE(al)LY
  • 5.
    STIR: S(T)IR
  • 6.
    WITS: W(a)ITS
  • 7.
    MONTH: MO(N)TH
  • 8.
    ANEMIC: A(NEM)IC (rev.)
  • 9.
    NODOSITY: NODOSITY (anag.)
  • 14.
    CUSPIDS: CU(S)PIDS
  • 15.
    STIPEND: S(TIP)END
  • 18.
    IAMBUSES: I-AM-BUSES
  • 19.
    MANIACAL: MANIACAL (anag.)
  • 22.
    PIRATE: PI(RAT)E
  • 23.
    ENCODE: EN(CO)DE ("need" anag.)
  • 25.
    RIGHT: RIGHT (homophone)
  • 27.
    ACRES: A(C)RES
  • 29.
    MANN: MANN (hidden)
  • 30.
    LOVE: LOVE (hidden rev.)
  • 31.
    EDAM: EDAM (rev.)

Word Square

  • a.
    ADORE: ADO-RE
  • b.
    HERON: HER-ON
  • c.
    CREDO: CREDO (anag.)
  • d.
    ROVER: R-OVER
  • e.
    MARCH: MARCH (double def.)