The solved grid
1T
I
2A
R
3A
4S
P
5E
C
6T
R
7E
A
U
N
D
I
N
8L
I
N
I
N
G
9S
10I
T
E
M
S
O
T
U
E
T
P
I
N
11S
O
L
E
M
N
I
Z
I
N
G
B
O
N
N
12P
13D
W
14E
L
L
I
N
G
S
S
I
O
N
A
15N
I
G
H
T
I
N
G
16A
L
17E
18B
E
M
R
C
R
R
A
19S
H
A
D
E
20E
A
R
F
U
L
S
A
T
A
A
P
I
21P
H
A
N
T
O
M
22Y
E
T
I
S
Across
1 Across Royal headpiece made from wrecked atria (5) → TIARA Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “atria”.
4 Across Ghost hidden in suspect reasoning (7) → SPECTRE Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “suspect reasoning”.
8 Across Fish holding something fashionable reveal coat's inner layers (7) → LININGS Container
Put a 2-letter run inside a 5-letter word.
10 Across Objects made when a printer's spacing unit sits inside something belonging to it (5) → ITEMS Container
Put a 2-letter run inside a 3-letter word.
11 Across Formally marrying involves a grave sort, one full of vigour (11) → SOLEMNIZING Charade
Join three pieces end to end, 6, 1 and 4 letters long.
13 Across In-place implants, dropping something popular, become residences (9) → DWELLINGS Deletion
Remove 2 letters from the start of a longer word.
15 Across Evening trendiness ahead of a storm brings a songbird (11) → NIGHTINGALE Charade
Join three pieces end to end, 5, 2 and 4 letters long.
19 Across Silent herons always dive early, primarily for shelter (5) → SHADE Initialism
Take the first letter of each: Silent, herons, always, dive, early.
20 Across Fur seal, rearranged, delivers scoldings (7) → EARFULS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “fur seal”.
21 Across A moth nap, disturbed, is a ghost (7) → PHANTOM Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “moth nap”.
22 Across Dye tissue hides legendary snow creatures (5) → YETIS Hidden word
The answer is hidden inside “dye tissue”.
Down
1 Down Thanks briefly before London reveals a sharp claw (5) → TALON Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 2 and 3 letters long.
2 Down Insects around a turn are female relatives (5) → AUNTS Container
Put a 1-letter run inside a 4-letter word.
3 Down Ring-shaped, losing argon, means invalidate (5) → ANNUL Deletion
Remove 2 letters from the end of a longer word.
5 Down Journey minus its start, a published version (7) → EDITION Deletion
Remove 3 letters from the start of a longer word.
6 Down Snipe it wildly, revealing ornamental neckwear pins (7) → TIEPINS Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “snipe it”.
7 Down Naval flags, a printer's unit before indications (7) → ENSIGNS Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 2 and 5 letters long.
9 Down Cable's men in disguise create a false impression (9) → SEMBLANCE Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “Cable's men”.
12 Down Yearn for a fool, produced a woodland plant (7) → PINESAP Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 4 and 3 letters long.
13 Down Hound plus mother, cheers briefly, are established beliefs (7) → DOGMATA Charade
Join three pieces end to end, 3, 2 and 2 letters long.
14 Down Indulge after a narrow print space, to implore (7) → ENTREAT Charade
Join two pieces end to end, 2 and 5 letters long.
16 Down Arrangement of ancient ruins resting amid yews, at first (5) → ARRAY Initialism
Take the first letter of each: ancient, ruins, resting, amid, yews.
17 Down Pure, disturbed by heat, will burst forth (5) → ERUPT Anagram
Rearrange the letters of “PURET”.
18 Down Small harbours, losing nitrogen, form a foundation (5) → BASIS Deletion
Remove 1 letter from the middle of a longer word.
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software, then the finished puzzle was read and edited by hand before
publication: definitions, indicators, enumerations and surface readings
all get looked at, and clues that don't hold up are rewritten. The
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