The solved grid
1H
2M
E
3T
A
4F
I
C
T
5I
O
6N
I
O
R
L
N
A
7K
U
N
D
A
L
I
N
8I
9N
O
T
E
N
E
N
O
U
10R
E
11I
12S
T
R
E
E
T
C
A
R
N
L
X
U
E
13L
14S
T
A
N
D
U
P
T
O
D
A
I
T
E
U
15Y
E
L
L
O
W
16F
I
N
17S
P
18Y
O
E
R
A
S
E
19F
I
N
20S
E
C
T
I
O
21N
A
L
F
C
T
V
O
L
22S
T
E
P
S
I
S
T
E
R
S
S
Across
2 Across Faulty time faction yields self-referential fiction (11) → METAFICTION Anagram
Anagram of “time faction”.
7 Across Awkwardly unlink aid, releasing yogic energy (9) → KUNDALINI Anagram
Anagram of “unlink aid”.
9 Across Large weight, turned, gives a negative (3) → NOT Reversal
TON reversed.
10 Across Rare Egyptian idol, initially, is a Portuguese king (3) → REI Initialism
First letters of: Rare, Egyptian, Idol.
12 Across Public road, then car, gives a tram (9) → STREETCAR Charade
STREET + CAR.
14 Across Confront comic routine followed by movement towards (5,2,2) → STAND UP TO Charade
STANDUP + TO.
15 Across Yellow finch, losing a chapter, yields a tuna type (9) → YELLOWFIN Deletion
YELLOWFINCH without its final CH.
17 Across Secret agent, or to catch sight of (3) → SPY Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
19 Across Some of stuff inside, a fish's flipper (3) → FIN Hidden word
Hidden inside “stuff inside”.
20 Across Coastline rearranged describes a modular furniture piece (9) → SECTIONAL Anagram
Anagram of “coastline”.
22 Across Pace followed by female siblings describes new family members (11) → STEPSISTERS Charade
STEP + SISTERS.
Down
1 Down Long walk, then right, taken by a rambler (5) → HIKER Charade
HIKE + R.
2 Down Meeting of nations, initially, opens the week (3) → MON Initialism
First letters of: Meeting, of, nations.
3 Down Astral snort, rearranged, reveals language experts (11) → TRANSLATORS Anagram
Anagram of “astral snort”.
4 Down Rifle rearranged describes a pilot (5) → FLIER Anagram
Anagram of “rifle”.
5 Down In harmful company, yet harmless (9) → INNOCUOUS Charade
IN + NOCUOUS.
6 Down Character, then five hundred, shows how one's disposed (7) → NATURED Charade
NATURE + D.
8 Down Fashionable and costly combination surprisingly means cheap (11) → INEXPENSIVE Charade
IN + EXPENSIVE.
11 Down Nice lines arranged, without a sound (2,7) → IN SILENCE Anagram
Anagram of “Nice lines”.
13 Down Bet followed by kills brings redundancies (7) → LAYOFFS Charade
LAY + OFFS.
16 Down Find aliens causing trouble suddenly, initially - hard data (5) → FACTS Initialism
First letters of: Find, aliens, causing, trouble, suddenly.
18 Down Yankee and South, clutching an old measure, produce shouts (5) → YELLS Container
ELL inside YS.
21 Down Son, turned back, gives refusals (3) → NOS Reversal
SON reversed.
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