The solved grid
1W
A
2S
H
3T
U
4B
5M
E
6S
A
7S
H
U
I
E
I
T
A
8Y
A
R
D
M
A
N
9X
E
R
O
X
R
P
E
A
O
10A
R
E
N
A
11G
I
D
D
Y
U
P
C
A
N
N
H
12C
E
L
13I
N
A
P
14T
15C
O
O
O
T
R
O
N
16R
E
17S
I
18G
N
S
19U
L
N
A
E
D
K
L
M
T
20I
C
I
L
Y
21E
X
P
I
R
E
22S
O
E
P
M
E
A
L
23N
O
R
T
H
24S
A
T
I
S
F
Y
Across
1 Across Stirred hut swab becomes a laundry basin (7) → WASHTUB Anagram
Anagram of “hut swab”.
5 Across Flat-topped hills hidden in become sassy remark (5) → MESAS Hidden word
Hidden inside “become sassy”.
8 Across Enclosure attendant becomes a rail worker (7) → YARDMAN Charade
YARD + MAN.
9 Across Photocopy or duplicate (5) → XEROX Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
10 Across Stadium recalled from an era (5) → ARENA Reversal
AN ERA reversed.
11 Across Cry urging a horse on, once giddying up loses its middle (7) → GIDDYUP Deletion
GIDDYINGUP without ING from the middle.
12 Across Animation frame made when cartoons employ layers, initially (3) → CEL Initialism
First letters of: Cartoons, Employ, Layers.
13 Across Unsuitable, even clumsy (5) → INAPT Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
15 Across Sound of pigeon heard in disco often (3) → COO Hidden word
Hidden inside “disco often”.
16 Across Singers, oddly, quit their posts (7) → RESIGNS Anagram
Anagram of “singers”.
19 Across Forearm bones found in consul naevi report (5) → ULNAE Hidden word
Hidden inside “consul naevi”.
20 Across One, in Celsius, texting affection online, coldly (5) → ICILY Charade
I + C + ILY.
21 Across Old flames surrounding a mystic guide lapse (7) → EXPIRES Container
PIR inside EXES.
23 Across Thorn twisted into a compass point (5) → NORTH Anagram
Anagram of “thorn”.
24 Across Pleasing, without its ending, will content (7) → SATISFY Deletion
SATISFYING without its final ING.
Down
1 Down For what reason did wild horses yield, initially? (3) → WHY Initialism
First letters of: Wild, Horses, Yield.
2 Down Dreamlike, we hear, like being sure real (7) → SURREAL Homophone
Sounds like “sure real”.
3 Down Kettledrums arranged from main tip (7) → TIMPANI Anagram
Anagram of “main tip”.
4 Down Mountain peak hidden in cab entry (3) → BEN Hidden word
Hidden inside “cab entry”.
5 Down A dime and a kiss, jumbled, could be blended (5) → MIXED Anagram
Anagram of “dime x”.
6 Down Wildly, a satyr may roam (5) → STRAY Anagram
Anagram of “satyr”.
7 Down Horn, nothing, and a call together make a wind instrument (9) → SAXOPHONE Charade
SAX + O + PHONE.
10 Down Alternating current, rope, and charged particle form a squeeze-box (9) → ACCORDION Charade
AC + CORD + ION.
11 Down Tangs mixed up become biting insects (5) → GNATS Anagram
Anagram of “tangs”.
14 Down Winning card followed by an alien makes for quite a boast (7) → TRUMPET Charade
TRUMP + ET.
15 Down Cartons broken open reveal guerrilla fighters (7) → CONTRAS Anagram
Anagram of “cartons”.
17 Down Slope enthusiast lurking in a whiskier drink (5) → SKIER Hidden word
Hidden inside “whiskier”.
18 Down Symbol, or computer icon (5) → GLYPH Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
21 Down Printer's spacing units excite monkeys, squealing initially (3) → EMS Initialism
First letters of: Excite, Monkeys, Squealing.
22 Down Crafty, in a sneaky way (3) → SLY Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
How this puzzle was checked
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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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