The solved grid
1S
I
2N
G
3E
4G
A
V
O
5T
T
6E
Y
O
V
A
S
M
N
7R
O
A
D
R
U
8N
N
E
R
S
T
P
O
T
H
9S
P
O
O
10N
E
R
I
S
M
11S
E
U
R
I
M
E
H
T
12F
L
A
G
S
T
A
F
F
O
I
F
T
E
L
L
O
13C
R
E
D
I
B
I
L
I
T
Y
T
R
O
Z
O
14O
R
I
E
N
T
15A
T
I
O
16N
U
R
N
R
N
O
T
17C
A
G
I
E
S
T
18G
A
T
E
S
Across
1 Across Scorch discovered in fuel using energy (5) → SINGE Hidden word
Hidden inside “fuel using energy”.
4 Across Dance arranged from vote tag (7) → GAVOTTE Anagram
Anagram of “vote tag”.
7 Across Speedy birds making track for athletes (11) → ROADRUNNERS Charade
ROAD + RUNNERS.
9 Across Wordplay devices in noises romps, rearranged (11) → SPOONERISMS Anagram
Anagram of “noises romps”.
12 Across Pole: banner for office workers (9) → FLAGSTAFF Charade
FLAG + STAFF.
13 Across Believability - incredibility lacking its opening (11) → CREDIBILITY Deletion
INCREDIBILITY without its initial IN.
14 Across Direction found in oration, tine rearranged (11) → ORIENTATION Anagram
Anagram of “oration tine”.
17 Across Most secretive - cage, its contents scrambled (7) → CAGIEST Anagram
Anagram of “cage its”.
18 Across Entrances in some delegates (5) → GATES Hidden word
Hidden inside “delegates”.
Down
1 Down Not natural - itchy nets all jumbled up (9) → SYNTHETIC Anagram
Anagram of “itchy nets”.
2 Down And not found in minor opus (3) → NOR Hidden word
Hidden inside “minor opus”.
3 Down Girl by the Po given a ration - that's drying out (11) → EVAPORATION Charade
EVA + PO + RATION.
4 Down Rag sent back as fish (3) → GAR Reversal
RAG reversed.
5 Down African pest emerging from style fest in disarray (6,3) → TSETSE FLY Anagram
Anagram of “style fest”.
6 Down Printing measures: initially, exact margins set (3) → EMS Initialism
First letters of: exact, margins, set.
8 Down Renormalizing, lacking its introduction, is standardizing (11) → NORMALIZING Deletion
RENORMALIZING without its initial RE.
9 Down Furs feign in rough seas - distress (9) → SUFFERING Anagram
Anagram of “furs feign”.
10 Down Japanese American concealed in tennis either way (5) → NISEI Hidden word
Hidden inside “tennis either way”.
11 Down Hoots oust wildly - these are tiebreakers (9) → SHOOTOUTS Anagram
Anagram of “hoots oust”.
14 Down Monster found in floor covering (3) → ORC Hidden word
Hidden inside “floor covering”.
15 Down Wild rat displays creative skill (3) → ART Anagram
Anagram of “rat”.
16 Down Negative - primarily neither one thing (3) → NOT Initialism
First letters of: neither, one, thing.
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