Two Bits solution
by Kegler
As described by 20 Across, DEPILATORY (and hinted at by the title, “Two Bits” being the response to
“Shave and a Haircut”), six entries have a word meaning HAIR “cut” before entry.
Across
| 1 | P(ENT)AD (TEN anag) |
| 5 | GROWTH (hidden) |
| 9 | B(A + N + GAL)ORE |
| 11 | A + OUD + AD (DUO rev) |
| 13 | GLOCKENSPIEL (LEE PICKS LONG anag) |
| 15 | T(RACING)S |
| 16 | DEW + Y (WE'D rev) |
| 17 | HAYES ("HAZE" hom) |
| 18 | T(ERSE)R |
| 20 | DEPILATORY |
| 23 | PI(GS)TY |
| 25 | A + SSAM (MASS rev) |
| 27 | IDOL ("IDLE" hom) |
| 28 | C(H + AIRMAN'S)HIP |
| 31 | P(OUCH)ING |
| 32 | SERENA (A SNEER anag) |
| 33 | cENTER |
| 34 | RESIST (SISTER anag) |
| 35 | PLISS + E (SLIPS anag) |
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Down
| 1 | PAY THE PIPER (TYPE HAPPIER anag) |
| 2 | NOVA (rev) |
| 3 | TRICE + P.S. |
| 4 | A + E + GI'S |
| 5 | G(ON) + G |
| 6 | R + US + SET |
| 7 | WAITRESSES (SEE STRAW IS anag) |
| 8 | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (MANY IMPLORE HERO anag) |
| 10 | LIRA (rev hidden) |
| 12 | DEWEY ("DO WE" hom) |
| 14 | ENOL (rev) |
| 19 | ROS(SIN)Ie |
| 20 | DI + DOS (rev) |
| 21 | dITCHES |
| 22 | A LA + N |
| 24 | GOULASHES (A HUGE LOSS anag) |
| 25 | ANGEL (LANGE anag) |
| 26 | mAIDEn |
| 29 | MINT (2 defs) |
| 30 | HA(T)S |
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