Crossword Puzzle

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Unclued lights are words that go with “cross”: Double, Blue, Southern, Celtic, Iron, Charing, Maltese, Red.

Across

  • 1.
    BLIMEY: B-LIMEY (pun)
  • 5.
    ARTIST: ARTIST (anag.)
  • 10.
    EATING: (h)EATING
  • 11.
    EMENDS: E(ME)NDS
  • 12.
    MORGAN: MORGAN (double def.)
  • 13.
    SKIM: SKI-M
  • 14.
    HEMP: HEM-P
  • 16.
    ITEM: ITEM (anag.)
  • 17.
    TIES: TIES (odd letters in "toilets")
  • 19.
    PREY: P-REY
  • 24.
    PRAISE: P-RAISE
  • 25.
    WARDEN: WAR-DEN
  • 26.
    CONTENTS: CONTENTS (double def.)
  • 28.
    CHIN: C-HIN(t)
  • 29.
    LOAF: L-OAF
  • 31.
    DRAB: DRAB (double def.)
  • 32.
    GLIB: G-LIB
  • 33.
    PEER: PEER (double def.)
  • 34.
    TEAR: TEAR (double def.)
  • 37.
    NESTOR: NESTOR (anag.)
  • 38.
    ASKING: AS-KING
  • 39.
    ESTATE: E-STATE
  • 40.
    DOINGS: DO(IN)GS
  • 41.
    HEAPED: HE-APED

Down

  • 1.
    BEE: BEE (double def.)
  • 2.
    LAMB: LAMB (homophone)
  • 3.
    MINUET: MI-NUET ("tune" anag.)
  • 4.
    ENDEMIC: END-EMIC ("mice" anag.)
  • 6.
    ROOSTER: R(O)OSTER
  • 7.
    TURKEY: TUR(n)KEY
  • 8.
    SLAM: SLAM (double def.)
  • 9.
    TEN: TEN (rev.)
  • 15.
    PEGS: PEGS (double def.)
  • 18.
    SHOPWORN: S(HOP)WORN
  • 19.
    PARENTAL: PARENTAL (anag.)
  • 20.
    DURANT: DU-RANT
  • 21.
    RESENT: RE(SE)NT
  • 22.
    TART: TART (double def.)
  • 23.
    HIDE: HIDE (double def.)
  • 26.
    CRIB: CRIB (pun
  • 27.
    SLOG: SLOG (from "slo"["w"])
  • 28.
    CRETIN: CRETIN (homophone)
  • 30.
    FIESTA: FIESTA (anag.)
  • 33.
    PESO: PESO (hidden)
  • 35.
    ROTE: ROTE (double def.)
  • 36.
    CAD: C-A-D