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
Anagram of “atria”.
4 Across Ghost hidden in suspect reasoning (7) → SPECTRE Hidden word
Hidden inside “suspect reasoning”.
8 Across Fish holding something fashionable reveal coat's inner layers (7) → LININGS Container
IN inside LINGS.
10 Across Objects made when a printer's spacing unit sits inside something belonging to it (5) → ITEMS Container
EM inside ITS.
11 Across Formally marrying involves a grave sort, one full of vigour (11) → SOLEMNIZING Charade
SOLEMN + I + ZING.
13 Across In-place implants, dropping something popular, become residences (9) → DWELLINGS Deletion
INDWELLINGS without its initial IN.
15 Across Evening trendiness ahead of a storm brings a songbird (11) → NIGHTINGALE Charade
NIGHT + IN + GALE.
19 Across Silent herons always dive early, primarily for shelter (5) → SHADE Initialism
First letters of: Silent, herons, always, dive, early.
20 Across Fur seal, rearranged, delivers scoldings (7) → EARFULS Anagram
Anagram of “fur seal”.
21 Across A moth nap, disturbed, is a ghost (7) → PHANTOM Anagram
Anagram of “moth nap”.
22 Across Dye tissue hides legendary snow creatures (5) → YETIS Hidden word
Hidden inside “dye tissue”.
Down
1 Down Thanks briefly before London reveals a sharp claw (5) → TALON Charade
TA + LON.
2 Down Insects around a turn are female relatives (5) → AUNTS Container
U inside ANTS.
3 Down Ring-shaped, losing argon, means invalidate (5) → ANNUL Deletion
ANNULAR without its final AR.
5 Down Journey minus its start, a published version (7) → EDITION Deletion
EXPEDITION without its initial EXP.
6 Down Snipe it wildly, revealing ornamental neckwear pins (7) → TIEPINS Anagram
Anagram of “snipe it”.
7 Down Naval flags, a printer's unit before indications (7) → ENSIGNS Charade
EN + SIGNS.
9 Down Cable's men in disguise create a false impression (9) → SEMBLANCE Anagram
Anagram of “Cable's men”.
12 Down Yearn for a fool, produced a woodland plant (7) → PINESAP Charade
PINE + SAP.
13 Down Hound plus mother, cheers briefly, are established beliefs (7) → DOGMATA Charade
DOG + MA + TA.
14 Down Indulge after a narrow print space, to implore (7) → ENTREAT Charade
EN + TREAT.
16 Down Arrangement of ancient ruins resting amid yews, at first (5) → ARRAY Initialism
First letters of: ancient, ruins, resting, amid, yews.
17 Down Pure, disturbed by heat, will burst forth (5) → ERUPT Anagram
Anagram of “PURET”.
18 Down Small harbours, losing nitrogen, form a foundation (5) → BASIS Deletion
BASINS without N from the middle.
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