The solved grid
1R
E
2R
O
3L
L
S
4W
R
5I
S
6T
E
E
E
A
N
E
7G
A
B
B
E
R
8S
9L
I
F
E
R
I
U
R
H
K
E
N
10M
I
S
S
Y
11E
M
I
G
R
E
S
E
E
L
N
N
12S
T
13O
P
L
I
G
H
14T
15A
V
F
R
U
16C
A
17L
C
U
L
I
18H
O
A
R
D
R
O
L
S
A
N
I
19A
R
O
M
A
20H
A
I
R
C
U
T
S
P
T
K
E
E
21H
O
Y
L
E
22H
O
U
N
D
E
D
Across
1 Across Redoes throws using rollers in disarray (7) → REROLLS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “rollers”.
4 Across Joint found in slow ristra of chillies (5) → WRIST Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “slow ristra”.
7 Across Wildly, grabs be transformed into big talkers (7) → GABBERS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “GRABS BE”.
9 Across Long-term convict hiding a loud note inside one who reclines (5) → LIFER Container
Put a 1-letter run inside a 4-letter word.
10 Across Cheeky young lady found by reversing Y's SIM card (5) → MISSY Reversal
Reverse a run of letters to build the answer, which begins with “M”.
11 Across Refugees resettling abroad, having lost time (7) → EMIGRES Deletion
Remove 2 letters from the middle of a longer word.
12 Across Halt, being not heavy, is a road signal (4,5) → STOP LIGHT Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 4 and 5 letters long.
16 Across Stones found in medical culinary practices (7) → CALCULI Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “medical culinary”.
18 Across Stash of hidden objects are rarely displayed, initially (5) → HOARD Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Hidden, Objects, Are, Rarely, Displayed.
19 Across Scent from a roam gone wild (5) → AROMA Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “a roam”.
20 Across Trim, found in chair cut for repairs (7) → HAIRCUT Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “chair cut”.
21 Across Shout to attract attention before a French article names the games authority (5) → HOYLE Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 3 and 2 letters long.
22 Across Hydrogen and Ed hold a circuit lacking its start, pursued relentlessly (7) → HOUNDED Container
Put a 4-letter run inside a 3-letter word.
Down
1 Down Diet plan emerges when an Italian lake and Germany, briefly, are reversed (7) → REGIMEN Reversal
Reverse a run of letters to build the answer, which begins with “R”.
2 Down Red buses, minus a middle letter, become picture puzzles (7) → REBUSES Deletion
Remove 1 letter from the middle of a longer word.
3 Down Little elephants eat ripe yams, initially showing suspicion (5) → LEERY Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Little, elephants, eat, ripe, yams.
4 Down Confused wink lag suggests ambling (7) → WALKING Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “wink lag”.
5 Down Deduce or imply (5) → INFER Double definition
Look for two different meanings of the same word.
6 Down Seabirds appear when stern is scrambled (5) → TERNS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “stern”.
8 Down Oysters and prawns hidden in bombshell fishnets (9) → SHELLFISH Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “bombshell fishnets”.
13 Down Release an egg, mangling the value to (7) → OVULATE Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “value to”.
14 Down Spellbound, having traced around north (7) → TRANCED Container
Put a 1-letter run inside a 6-letter word.
15 Down Aid duet reworked to have accounts checked (7) → AUDITED Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “aid duet”.
16 Down Turning up uninvited, minus its entrance, leads to a collision (5) → CRASH Deletion
Remove 4 letters from the start of a longer word.
17 Down Large orange owl perched yesterday, initially crazy (5) → LOOPY Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Large, Orange, Owl, Perched, Yesterday.
18 Down Initially, humble artists in Kyoto usually produce a short poem (5) → HAIKU Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Humble, Artists, In, Kyoto, Usually.
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