Answers to the June Puzzler July/August 2002 ATLANTIC MAGAZINE

"Layers"

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Layer 1 Across. 1. spraw + l (rev.) 6. tetras (anag.) 12. see + d 13. re(g)al 14. o + boe(homophone) 15. Int(r)o 16. ran(s)oms (Norma's anag.) 17. (p)ending 19. be(in)g21. enter (hidden) 23. ac(n)e 25. hu(g)e 28. f + rom 29. les's 30. i(n + s + e)t33. ten(e)t 35. (b)en(ok) + is 39. s(a + gin)aw 40. m + aria 41. t + rue 42. male(double def.) 43. city (odd letters) 44. t + epees 45. psycho (hidden) Layer 1 Down.2. pen's 3. re(ta)ins 4. wrong (anag.) 5. lead (double def.) 7. elan (hidden) 8.t(o) +inge 9. a + bout 10. some (homophone) 11. d(e's)ire 12. sin + bad 18. i(n) + hale 20. net + m(e)n 22. egos (hidden) 24. co(r)n 26. generic (anag. - e) 27. a + st + ray28. fi(e)st + a 31. s(eg)ue 32. tense (double def.) 33. ti(m)es 34. par + t 36. (e)name(l) 37. k(el)p 38. wit + h Layer 2 Across. a. leg (hidden) b. c + ages c. begin (anag.) d. ron (hidden) Layer 2 Down. a. cob (hidden) b. la(x)er (real anag.)c. get in (anag.) d. so + n Layer 3. (b)o(x)