Pinwheel

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Solution grid

Clues

  • 1.
    TINSEL: TINSEL (anag.)
  • 1.
    OOLONG: O + O + LONG
  • 1.
    DEBRIS: DEBRIS (anag.)
  • 1.
    NAVAJO: N(AVAJ)O (rev.)
  • 2.
    IMAGED: I(MAGE)D
  • 2.
    TOO-TOO: TOO-TOO ("tutu" hom.)
  • 2.
    AT WILL: A + TWILL
  • 2.
    INJECT: I(NJ)ECT ("Ice-T" anag.)
  • 3.
    BLIZZARDS: B + LIZ(Z)ARDS
  • 3.
    BEAR FRUIT: BEAR FRUIT (anag.)
  • 3.
    TANGERINE: T(ANGER)INE
  • 3.
    SAXOPHONE: S(AX)O + P + HONE
  • 4.
    TONS: TON'S
  • 4.
    ALSO: ALSO (hid.)
  • 4.
    QUAY: QUAY ("key" hom.)
  • 4.
    KIRK: K + IRK
  • 5.
    NORDIC: NO(RD)IC ("coin" anag.)
  • 5.
    BRAHMA: BRAHMs + A
  • 5.
    ENAMEL: E(NAME)L
  • 5.
    MINGLE: MING + LE
  • 6.
    OTTAWA: OTTAWA (hid.)
  • 6.
    POKE AT: P(OK)EAT
  • 6.
    DO-SI-DO: DO(SI)DO ("is" rev)
  • 6.
    STAY ON: STA + YON
  • 7.
    PRAWN: P(R)AWN
  • 7.
    CONGA: CON + GA
  • 7.
    LOESS: LO(E)SS
  • 7.
    REDUB: R(ED)UB
  • 8.
    HIRE: HIRE ("higher" hom.)
  • 8.
    EARN: EA + RN
  • 8.
    MISO: M(IS)O
  • 8.
    EYED: EYED (even letters of "net yield")
  • 9.
    BOARD: BOAR + D
  • 9.
    LEMON: L + EMON ("Nome" rev.)
  • 9.
    PROEM: P(R)OEM
  • 9.
    AZTEC: AZTEC ("as tech" hom.)