The solved grid
1S
K
2I
F
3F
4M
A
5T
C
6H
U
7P
T
N
R
R
A
E
8A
L
P
H
A
9E
P
A
U
L
E
T
R
U
I
X
W
O
U
10T
O
T
A
L
11P
O
L
Y
G
O
N
E
L
E
I
12J
13C
A
R
N
A
T
14I
O
N
A
A
U
I
M
15S
I
T
I
16N
O
N
17P
O
18S
I
19T
M
O
A
E
A
T
U
20I
N
F
U
S
E
D
21I
D
E
A
L
N
F
A
R
N
I
22E
N
S
I
L
E
D
23S
W
O
O
P
Across
1 Across Financier Fisk oddly failed with an F, producing a small boat (5) → SKIFF Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “FISKF”.
4 Across Contest hidden in mismatch up north (7) → MATCHUP Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “mismatch up”.
8 Across Mountain followed by laugh gives first Greek letter (5) → ALPHA Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 3 and 2 letters long.
9 Across An EU petal, rearranged, is a shoulder decoration (7) → EPAULET Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “EU PETAL”.
10 Across Musical note before toddler, turned around, means everything (5) → TOTAL Reversal
Reverse a run of letters to build the answer, which begins with “T”.
11 Across Flat shape hidden in a monopoly gone sour (7) → POLYGON Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “monopoly gone”.
13 Across Vehicle's homeland yields a fragrant bloom (9) → CARNATION Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 3 and 6 letters long.
15 Across Some of deposit in one, auditing (3,2,2) → SIT IN ON Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “deposit in one”.
17 Across Suggest we please offer some ideas today, initially (5) → POSIT Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Please, Offer, Some, Ideas, Today.
20 Across Oddly fined us, ending up steeped (7) → INFUSED Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “FINED US”.
21 Across Perfect example harbours guide alone (5) → IDEAL Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “guide alone”.
22 Across Print unit and metric system guided fodder preserved (7) → ENSILED Charade
Join three pieces end to end, 2, 2 and 3 letters long.
23 Across Species holding courtship makes a sudden dive (5) → SWOOP Container
Put a 3-letter run inside a 2-letter word.
Down
1 Down Tesla and rats sent back to begin (5) → START Reversal
Reverse a run of letters to build the answer, which begins with “S”.
2 Down What's fed to a computer, found in cabin putty (5) → INPUT Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “cabin putty”.
3 Down Real fir, chopped up, seems weaker (7) → FRAILER Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “real fir”.
5 Down Tigers roam Africa with lions initially, searching thoroughly (5) → TRAWL Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Tigers, Roam, Africa, With, Lions.
6 Down Ring of light plus a general yields chemical family (7) → HALOGEN Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 4 and 3 letters long.
7 Down Confused, unite Pa to plant a garden flower (7) → PETUNIA Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “unite pa”.
9 Down Pale index, scrambled, made clear (9) → EXPLAINED Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “pale index”.
12 Down Flower made from German yes, small size, then coal pit (7) → JASMINE Charade
Join three pieces end to end, 2, 1 and 4 letters long.
13 Down Reductions hugging a power outage produce denim shorts (7) → CUTOFFS Container
Put a 3-letter run inside a 4-letter word.
14 Down Devilish youngster's melodies undermine (7) → IMPAIRS Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 3 and 4 letters long.
16 Down Found in banana salad, relating to the nose (5) → NASAL Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “banana salad”.
18 Down Shorthand, in brief, as secretaries type every notice officially, initially (5) → STENO Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Secretaries, Type, Every, Notice, Officially.
19 Down Flower, lit up unusually (5) → TULIP Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “lit up”.
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