The solved grid
1M
2D
I
3S
S
4O
L
5U
T
6I
O
7N
E
T
A
N
N
A
8L
E
9A
D
O
F
F
10D
A
D
A
S
T
G
O
E
I
A
11I
N
O
R
D
E
12R
13R
E
G
A
L
N
R
E
G
E
G
14A
N
15O
M
A
L
O
U
S
16T
P
W
L
T
H
17O
C
H
R
E
18M
A
19D
E
I
R
A
Z
O
I
A
O
W
20O
R
B
I
T
21B
A
S
E
N
J
I
N
I
T
A
H
N
22E
V
A
P
O
R
A
T
I
O
N
G
Across
2 Across Breakup from mangled idiots' nous and fifty (11) → DISSOLUTION Anagram
Anagram of “IDIOTS NOUS L”.
8 Across Begin, hidden in a flea doffs (4,3) → LEAD OFF Hidden word
Hidden inside “flea doffs”.
10 Across Informal fathers seen backwards in a visa dado (5) → DADAS Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “visa dado”.
11 Across Properly arranged, as found in a minor derby (2,5) → IN ORDER Hidden word
Hidden inside “minor derby”.
13 Across Turned lager fit for a king (5) → REGAL Reversal
LAGER reversed.
14 Across Strangely, a moan and soul seem out of place (9) → ANOMALOUS Anagram
Anagram of “a moan soul”.
17 Across Disco, magic, slouch, cellar, before end in a colour (5) → OCHRE Initialism
Last letters of: disco, magic, slouch, cellar, before.
18 Across Fortified wine, or an island off Portugal (7) → MADEIRA Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
20 Across Globe combines with IT support, to circle (5) → ORBIT Charade
ORB + IT.
21 Across Playful jibes given an unexpected twist yield a breed of dog (7) → BASENJI Anagram
Anagram of “jibes an”.
22 Across Vanishing after AV operation mangled (11) → EVAPORATION Anagram
Anagram of “AV operation”.
Down
1 Down Liquefying, found in caramel tingles (7) → MELTING Hidden word
Hidden inside “caramel tingles”.
3 Down Regularly sat too odd, was upright (5) → STOOD Alternate letters
Every other letter of “sat too odd”, starting with the first.
4 Down A clumsy fool is the heart of bloom, chart, offer (3) → OAF Middle letters
Middle letters of: bloom, chart, offer.
5 Down Below a turn, suffer through (7) → UNDERGO Charade
UNDER + GO.
6 Down Stomach upset from intake enclosing Roman numeral 501 (11) → INDIGESTION Container
DI inside INGESTION.
7 Down Nose-related, from sodium and salt (5) → NASAL Charade
NA + SAL.
9 Down Oh! A boa grip, a scrambled mess, means fear of open spaces (11) → AGORAPHOBIA Anagram
Anagram of “oh a boa grip a”.
12 Down Kingdom found in a cereal maker (5) → REALM Hidden word
Hidden inside “cereal maker”.
15 Down Be obligated to, from a jumbled tie, tow and O (3,2,2) → OWE IT TO Anagram
Anagram of “tie tow O”.
16 Down Defrosting from a mixed-up what gin (7) → THAWING Anagram
Anagram of “what gin”.
17 Down Overhead gas from a love-district (5) → OZONE Charade
O + ZONE.
19 Down Fire's ash caught between D and I, a Japanese soup stock (5) → DASHI Container
ASH inside DI.
21 Down A bleat, from blood type AB following A, recalled (3) → BAA Reversal
A AB reversed.
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