The solved grid
1K
N
2A
C
K
3G
A
4S
T
5R
I
6C
A
N
Q
A
A
7B
I
G
H
8T
9S
H
U
T
T
E
R
O
U
H
U
E
I
R
10B
A
I
L
I
F
F
11A
G
O
N
Y
S
N
F
M
O
12R
13H
Y
G
I
E
N
I
S
14T
N
E
A
R
S
O
15S
W
16A
R
M
17I
N
H
E
R
E
18D
U
D
A
N
L
M
O
19L
A
D
Y
B
U
G
20Y
I
E
L
D
T
E
O
N
O
21S
I
D
E
B
A
R
22D
O
T
E
S
Across
1 Across Flair of horse-dealer losing erbium (5) → KNACK Deletion
KNACKER without its final ER.
3 Across Of the stomach, found in yoga strict discipline (7) → GASTRIC Hidden word
Hidden inside “yoga strict”.
7 Across Bite, so to speak, coastal curve (5) → BIGHT Homophone
Sounds like “bite”.
9 Across Quiet, absolute window cover (7) → SHUTTER Charade
SH + UTTER.
10 Across Court officer reverses following pages, hip bones and black (7) → BAILIFF Reversal
FF ILIA B reversed.
11 Across Any go, scrambled, distress (5) → AGONY Anagram
Anagram of “any go”.
13 Across Ye insight, rearranged, tooth-cleaning expert (9) → HYGIENIST Anagram
Anagram of “ye insight”.
15 Across Heads of Sunday walks are rarely missed, crowd (5) → SWARM Initialism
First letters of: Sunday, walks, are, rarely, missed.
17 Across Was innate, concealed within cabin heredity (7) → INHERED Hidden word
Hidden inside “cabin heredity”.
19 Across Garden beetle hidden backwards in fugu, by dale (7) → LADYBUG Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “fugu by dale”.
20 Across Submit, produce (5) → YIELD Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
21 Across Braised strangely, boxed item in a paper (7) → SIDEBAR Anagram
Anagram of “braised”.
22 Across Loves excessively, grows feeble-minded (5) → DOTES Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
Down
1 Down Antelope swallows blood group, skewer dish (5) → KABOB Container
AB inside KOB.
2 Down Heartache from jumbled UI hangs (7) → ANGUISH Anagram
Anagram of “UI HANGS”.
4 Down Squishy meal reworked, fussily (11) → SQUEAMISHLY Anagram
Anagram of “SQUISHY MEAL”.
5 Down Proportion at heart of arm, cat, ate, big, dog (5) → RATIO Middle letters
Middle letters of: arm, cat, ate, big, dog.
6 Down Marsh near that spot persists (5,2) → CARRY ON Charade
CARR + YON.
8 Down Hating a bomb, shuffled, unnamed object (11) → THINGAMABOB Anagram
Anagram of “BOMB A HATING”.
9 Down Misery from refusing forte, askew (9) → SUFFERING Anagram
Anagram of “REFUSING F”.
12 Down Scores from reshuffled lustres (7) → RESULTS Anagram
Anagram of “LUSTRES”.
14 Down Craggy hill, guys, tonne, ordeal (7) → TORMENT Charade
TOR + MEN + T.
16 Down Extra tucked inside road dedication (5) → ADDED Hidden word
Hidden inside “road dedication”.
18 Down Idiots at party, new hairstyles (5) → DODOS Charade
DO + DOS.
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