Twisting Route

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Starting with the D of TORNADO, the route spells out Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion, ending in Kansas.

Across

  • 1.
    ESCROW: ES(C)ROW ("WORSE" rev.)
  • 5.
    TINGLE: TING(L)E
  • 10.
    TREENAIL: TR(EEN)AIL ("nee" rev.)
  • 11.
    WOOL: W-OOL (rev.)
  • 12.
    HARASS: HARAS-S ("Sarah" rev.)
  • 13.
    DIPOLE: DIP-OLE
  • 15.
    CESIUM: CESIUM (anag.)
  • 16.
    COASTAL: CO(A-ST)AL
  • 17.
    MARLA: MAR-LA ("Ram" rev.)
  • 19.
    TRIO: TRIO ("t" moved id "riot")
  • 22.
    NEON: N-EON
  • 23.
    TALLOW: T(ALL)OW
  • 25.
    RETORT: RE-TO(R)T
  • 27.
    FREDDY: FR-EDDY
  • 28.
    AURALLY: A(U)-RALLY
  • 31.
    ATHEIST: AT-HEIST
  • 32.
    DOCKETS: DOCKETS (anag.)
  • 33.
    DOILY: D-OILY
  • 34.
    ORNATE: OR(N)ATE

Down

  • 1.
    ETHIC: E-THIC(k)
  • 2.
    CERTAINTY: CERTAINTY (anag.)
  • 3.
    ONSET: ON(S)E-T
  • 4.
    WASSAIL: W(ASS)AIL
  • 5.
    TIDILY: TI-DIL-Y (rev.)
  • 6.
    ILIUM: ILIUM (double def.)
  • 7.
    GOODREAD: GOO-DREAD
  • 8.
    LOLL: L-O-L-L
  • 9.
    ELEGANT: ELEGANT ("agent" anag.)
  • 14.
    TORMENTOR: TOR(MEN)-TOR
  • 18.
    LORDLY: LORDLY (anag.)
  • 19.
    TORNADO: TORN-A-DO
  • 20.
    HARRIET: HARRIET (anag.)
  • 21.
    CORRIDA: CO-R-RID-A
  • 23.
    TOPEKA: TOPE-K-A
  • 24.
    WEAPON: WE(A)P-ON ("no pew" rev.)
  • 26.
    TASTE: TASTE (anag.)
  • 29.
    LEIS: LE(I)S
  • 30.
    YAYS: YA(Y)S ("say" rev.)