The solved grid
1E
M
2O
T
3I
O
4N
A
5L
L
6Y
7N
X
A
N
O
I
E
U
8E
A
R
9S
I
D
E
B
O
A
R
D
C
S
A
E
R
I
S
10M
I
N
I
11M
A
L
I
S
T
S
A
E
E
T
12S
13N
A
R
R
A
T
14I
O
15N
S
A
N
C
E
16P
R
17O
G
18R
E
S
S
I
V
E
19T
P
X
U
C
D
O
20H
O
L
Y
G
R
21A
I
L
22F
A
X
I
I
B
A
E
U
I
C
23P
S
Y
C
H
E
D
E
L
I
C
Across
1 Across Touchingly, a partner shares feeling (11) → EMOTIONALLY Charade
EMOTION + ALLY.
8 Across Organ found in the area (3) → EAR Hidden word
Hidden inside “the area”.
9 Across A disrobed model reshuffled to reveal dining furniture (9) → SIDEBOARD Anagram
Anagram of “a disrobed”.
10 Across Advocates of simplicity: musical half-note with a catalogue (11) → MINIMALISTS Charade
MINIM + A + LISTS.
13 Across Telling of events: inro and a rant mixed up (9) → NARRATION Anagram
Anagram of “inro a rant”.
16 Across Forward-thinking advance featuring Roman four and east (11) → PROGRESSIVE Charade
PROGRESS + IV + E.
20 Across Halo, girly rearranged into ultimate quest (4,5) → HOLY GRAIL Anagram
Anagram of “halo girly”.
22 Across Forte with an axe - transmit a document (3) → FAX Charade
F + AX.
23 Across Hallucinogenic goddess visits delicatessen for a hundred (11) → PSYCHEDELIC Charade
PSYCHE + DELI + C.
Down
1 Down Bosses found in apex ecstasy (5) → EXECS Hidden word
Hidden inside “apex ecstasy”.
2 Down Rower confused by a Romans translation (7) → OARSMAN Anagram
Anagram of “A ROMANS”.
3 Down More deranged when in saner company (7) → INSANER Charade
IN + SANER.
4 Down Approval when university fellow turns back (3) → NOD Reversal
DON reversed.
5 Down Defamation: fifty, one, and a unit of sound (5) → LIBEL Charade
L + I + BEL.
6 Down Decades for unknown listening organs (5) → YEARS Charade
Y + EARS.
7 Down Naturists from stud sin, shuffled (7) → NUDISTS Anagram
Anagram of “STUD SIN”.
11 Down Resources from names all mixed up (5) → MEANS Anagram
Anagram of “NAMES”.
12 Down Of Sappho's verse - sap, a Greek letter, and the speed of light (7) → SAPPHIC Charade
SAP + PHI + C.
14 Down Draped in ice: a cleidic egg scrambled (7) → ICICLED Anagram
Anagram of “CLEIDIC”.
15 Down Necessary to be found in kneed full stretch (7) → NEEDFUL Hidden word
Hidden inside “kneed full”.
17 Down Cattle show impudence for this wildflower (5) → OXLIP Charade
OX + LIP.
18 Down Precious stone gripping a musical note reveals the sport (5) → RUGBY Container
G inside RUBY.
19 Down Nervous twitch embracing cattle turns out poisonous (5) → TOXIC Container
OX inside TIC.
21 Down Openers of an ancient hymn - what an exclamation! (3) → AAH Initialism
First letters of: an, ancient, hymn.
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