Crossed Swords

by Mark Halpin

ANSWER: POINTER

ACROSS 1. Sash(-a) 4. [de(X/F)ter] F + actors 9. truTH ATtorneys 12. double definition 14. (l/d)aughter 16. re + (-m)adme(-n) 17. "sedan" anag. 18. CIA + O 19. [min(X/I)] "mini" anag. holding pr + t 22. "kith's" reversal 25. j(a + gu)ar 27. [fau(X/N)] "s(a + n)aid" rev. 30. [delu(X/D)e] prune + d 31 theoREM ON SIMple rev. 33. "glass let" anag. 35. "cinema" anag. 36. [o(X/H)] boisierouS OH CErtainly rev. 38. "this" anag holding X 40. [po(X/I)] "poor wise" -"poi" anag. 41. h + a bit + s(loppily) 43. "baritone" anag. 46. "into area" anag. 49. s(gnu)oy rev. 50. derVISH NUns 52. "a satyr" anag. 54. [fle(X/D)] (-d)rifts 56. "silent" anag. holding L 58. U(r)SA 59. "Dave" + e rev. 60. [Mexi(X/C)o] "ne(d +a )ed" rev. 61. "in vice is" anag. 62. fOR A TEchnical 63. "a + goy" rev. 64. th(E.R.)ing 65. (-m)asks

DOWN 1. double definition 2. "pans" rev. 3. "hide runt" homophone 5. "ail" homo. 6. double def. 7. [se(X/E)] "(-s)ee god" anag. 8. st(-u)ds 9. "on Chet" anag. 10. ana + is 11. too + K 13. "smile" anag. with G(erman) 15. [ma(X/N)] (-yo)u + "man" anag. holding R(un) 20. "dunes" anag. 21 D + CSI rev. 23. ta + mar + A 24. "Horace" anag. 26. "sage" anag. hoding I 28. [man(X/E)] mANE Willfully 29. "genres" anag. 30. [se(X/P)tet] ple(I)ad 32. teENS IGNored 34. "fish" anag. around A + R 35. [bo(X/O)] "baiter" - "bar" + ms. 37. [la(X/S)er] "hits" anag. 39. "they" anag. with O 42. "(cr)it(ic)" rev. + NY 44. [bo(X/O)] bo(RN + E)o 45. "(s)ara(d) + taut" rev. 47. A(Stan)A 48. N + and + I 50. "over" anag. with I 51. "you case" homo. 53. "sense" rev. 54. [re(X/D)] rub + Y 55. S + "etc. " anag. 56. [Le(X/E)] L(-e)e + vi(llains) 57. "dais" anag. 60. [ne(X/S)t] "Ned" rev.