Across
2 Across Tiny fragments left when hermits seen wandering after a blast (11) → SMITHEREENS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “hermits seen”.
8 Across Bear's young with tiny circuit is cube-shaped (5) → CUBIC Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 3 and 2 letters long.
9 Across Wild rave with pal causes a fuss (7) → PALAVER Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “rave pal”.
10 Across Devoted fans arise when acid, sofa and ion are wildly mixed (11) → AFICIONADOS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “acid sofa ion”.
12 Across Flat fruit biscuit is also a bright orange reef fish (9) → GARIBALDI Double definition
Look for two different meanings of the same word.
17 Across Popular starter dish made when arcade salsa is mixed up (6,5) → CAESAR SALAD Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “arcade salsa”.
19 Across Villa redesigned with gold produces river deposits (7) → ALLUVIA Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “villa au”.
21 Across Very keen once agree is rearranged (5) → EAGER Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “agree”.
22 Across Outright rejection when flare faults are rearranged (4,7) → FLAT REFUSAL Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “flare faults”.
Down
1 Down Curved structure with artificial intelligence and a hundred seems old-fashioned (7) → ARCHAIC Charade
Join three pieces end to end, 4, 2 and 1 letters long.
2 Down Big snob rearranged, weeping (7) → SOBBING Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “BIG SNOB”.
3 Down Rich tie, jumbled, leaves one prone to scratching (7) → ITCHIER Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “RICH TIE”.
4 Down Fashionable, having ideas prepared, at first (3) → HIP Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Having, Ideas, Prepared.
5 Down Forty-nine set inside flushed, provoked (5) → RILED Container
Put a 2-letter run inside a 3-letter word.
6 Down Forest folk hidden in shovel vests (5) → ELVES Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “shovel vests”.
7 Down Call for silence atop a floor covering, a shoulder gesture (5) → SHRUG Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 2 and 3 letters long.
11 Down Greek letter with a couple then one, ancient African region (5) → NUBIA Charade
Join three pieces end to end, 2, 2 and 1 letters long.
13 Down Camera part holding the letter ess, diminishes (7) → LESSENS Container
Put a 3-letter run inside a 4-letter word.
14 Down Gale making one ill, jumbled, against the law (7) → ILLEGAL Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “GALE ILL”.
15 Down Wild animal containing an editor, of central government (7) → FEDERAL Container
Put a 2-letter run inside a 5-letter word.
16 Down Tea, very loud, will tease (5) → CHAFF Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 3 and 2 letters long.
17 Down Spy agency embracing fifty-one produces microscopic hairs (5) → CILIA Container
Put a 2-letter run inside a 3-letter word.
18 Down Young eel hides in gospel verse (5) → ELVER Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “gospel verse”.
20 Down Angry red fox, at first, gives a bark (3) → ARF Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Angry, Red, Fox.
