Poof! solution
by Kegler
As indicated by 27 Across, THE LADY VANISHES (a movie directed by 4 Down, ALFRED HITCHCOCK),
twenty-three answers have a lady's name “vanish” before entry. Each of the twenty-three names is shown in red.
Across
| 1 | PO + ME + GRAN + ATE |
| 6 | POI (1st letters) |
| 9 | TRUTHFUL (HURL TUFT anag) |
| 12 | DEVIL (rev) |
| 14 | B + LAB |
| 15 | C + HATE + LA(I)NES |
| 17 | OF + F |
| 18 | IN + FAMi + lY |
| 19 | L + ID |
| 20 | POUR (hidden) |
| 21 | RE(A + SON)ED |
| 22 | T(HE(I)'D)IOT (TO IT rev) |
| 24 | EEL (even letters) |
| 25 | BI(R)D |
| 27 | THE LADY VANISHES |
| 28 | ELDER (2 defs) |
| 29 | S + CREW |
| 31 | SERT (TRES rev) |
| 32 | H(ERNIe)A |
| 36 | HAVEn |
| 38 | CAT(AMA + RAN)S |
| 40 | POIGNANCY (COP ANY GIN anag) |
| 41 | A + MAR + YLLIS (rev) |
| 42 | C(RED)O |
| 43 | SU + TRA (rev) |
| 44 | ITHACA (hidden) |
| 45 | GREBE (rev. hidden) |
| 46 | DISENFRANCHISED (DANCERS FINISHED anag) |
| 49 | I DO + L |
| 52 | HIRSUTE ("HER SUIT" hom) |
| 54 | shELVES |
| 55 | CA(LO)RIES |
| 56 | R(A)ILED |
| 57 | SEALS + KIN |
| 58 | NOW AND AGAIN (DANA IN A GOWN anag) |
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Down
| 1 | PROP + ELL + ENT (TEN anag) |
| 2 | REF(UT)ED (DEFER rev) |
| 3 | EVENING (2 defs) |
| 4 | ALFRED HITCHCOCK |
| 5 | ELI (hidden) |
| 6 | PAL(I)S + ADE |
| 7 | OBTAIN (IN BOAT anag) |
| 8 | ICE(SKATE)R (CAKE TIERS anag) |
| 9 | THE + O |
| 10 | FAINTHEARTED (hidden) |
| 11 | pUTTERER |
| 13 | V(I)RILE (LIVER anag) |
| 14 | BLINDALLEYS (SELL BADLY IN anag) |
| 16 | SI + DE + STEP (rev) |
| 23 | EA + R + NEST + NESS |
| 25 | BARC + A + ROLE (CRAB rev) |
| 26 | DIRENESS (SENDER IS anag) |
| 27 | TE(A + CA)DDIES |
| 30 | P + OLLYWOGS (SLOWLY GO anag) |
| 32 | H + ALL |
| 33 | ENLIST (TINSEL anag) |
| 34 | S + P(ECIM)EN (MICE rev) |
| 35 | RIO DE JANEIRO (ON RADIO I JEER anag) |
| 36 | H + OUR |
| 37 | VERBOTEN (BENT OVER anag) |
| 39 | BRAHMA (rev. hidden) |
| 47 | ISLE ("AISLE" hom) |
| 48 | D + RAG |
| 50 | LE MON(A)DE |
| 51 | RE(TIN)AL (NIT rev) |
| 53 | ANNUL + I |
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