Playing Tricks on the Eye

Where the clues are part of the illusion.
This puzzle blurs the lines with wordplay on magic, illusion, and perception. Features clever clues and pop culture trivia for a deceptive challenge.
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Across

  • 3A
    Movement known for its dizzying movements
  • 6A
    Story starter
  • 7A
    Hesitate or shimmer uncertainly
  • 10A
    Painter's essential shade
  • 12A
    Where waves waver
  • 13A
    What a good magician never reveals
  • 15A
    Pavarotti's vocal range
  • 16A
    What an illusion is designed to deceive
  • 18A
    College application component
  • 19A
    Sunday service
  • 20A
    What prisms bend and break

Down

  • 1D
    Not one or the other, but...
  • 2D
    Filters, or where you'd watch 'The Prestige'
  • 4D
    Finish in a horse race, or to set down
  • 5D
    A key part of a trick... or a corner
  • 7D
    Gnaw at one's mind
  • 8D
    Experienced pro
  • 9D
    How a good trick is supposed to look?
  • 11D
    Puts into service
  • 14D
    Stage vehicle or team leader
  • 15D
    A poker player's unintentional clue
  • 17D
    Or ___! (ultimatum part)