The solved grid
1F
L
2O
G
S
3O
C
4C
U
5R
T
6O
M
E
E
B
7C
H
E
S
8T
9G
R
A
H
A
M
S
A
G
R
R
S
D
E
10L
L
A
M
A
11A
T
E
L
I
E
R
I
N
D
L
N
V
12B
O
13G
14S
H
A
R
E
15G
O
A
R
I
F
T
S
T
16A
L
V
E
O
L
I
17S
H
18O
J
I
T
E
R
O
L
V
O
19I
R
O
N
M
A
N
20Y
E
A
R
N
O
U
E
R
21N
O
T
E
D
L
Y
22D
R
Y
L
Y
Across
1 Across Golfs shuffled, sells cheaply (5) → FLOGS Anagram
Anagram of “golfs”.
3 Across Strike someone, hidden in havoc, cur torments (5,2) → OCCUR TO Hidden word
Hidden inside “havoc cur torments”.
7 Across Revolutionary saint's box (5) → CHEST Charade
CHE + ST.
9 Across Legs embracing cheer, biscuits (7) → GRAHAMS Container
RAH inside GAMS.
10 Across Andean beast returning from a mall (5) → LLAMA Reversal
A MALL reversed.
11 Across Grander, losing street, artist's studio (7) → ATELIER Deletion
STATELIER without its initial ST.
12 Across Ends of climb into fog, marsh (3) → BOG Initialism
Last letters of: climb, into, fog.
14 Across Portion of company equity (5) → SHARE Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
15 Across Regularly seen in global trade, Indian state (3) → GOA Alternate letters
Every other letter of “global”, starting with the first.
16 Across Air sacs, lung inflammation minus archaic 'it is' (7) → ALVEOLI Deletion
ALVEOLITIS without its final TIS.
17 Across Josh, I rearranged sliding screen (5) → SHOJI Anagram
Anagram of “Josh I”.
19 Across Superhero concealed backwards in Vietnam nori roll (4,3) → IRON MAN Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “Vietnam nori”.
20 Across Annum, north, to pine (5) → YEARN Charade
YEAR + N.
21 Across Lend toy, shuffled, remarkably (7) → NOTEDLY Anagram
Anagram of “lend toy”.
22 Across Aridly, yet ironically (5) → DRYLY Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
Down
2 Down Centre of thick fog, blown amp, busy bee, fierce anger, sleek cat, the end (5) → OMEGA Middle letters
Middle letters of: fog, amp, bee, anger, cat.
4 Down Scaly lessee at sea, going on forever (11) → CEASELESSLY Anagram
Anagram of “scaly lessee”.
5 Down Garden I replanted, poring over books (7) → READING Anagram
Anagram of “Garden I”.
6 Down Remark under monitoring (11) → OBSERVATION Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
7 Down Fine-tuning brainiac lot, shaken (11) → CALIBRATION Anagram
Anagram of “Brainiac lot”.
8 Down Art fed norms, rejigged, changed completely (11) → TRANSFORMED Anagram
Anagram of “Art fed norms”.
9 Down Gad ration twisted, shading (9) → GRADATION Anagram
Anagram of “Gad ration”.
13 Down Gout holding I've, distribute (4,3) → GIVE OUT Container
IVE inside GOUT.
18 Down Video review system inside cry of protest, egg-producing organ (5) → OVARY Container
VAR inside OY.
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